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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers
(NAM) and the Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth are kicking off a
four-state tour today with a forum in Manchester, New Hampshire, in
their quest to turn public opinion against a pending climate change
bill in Congress. Over the next few weeks they plan to hold similar
events in Fargo, North Dakota (March 18), Billings, Montana (March 19),
and Columbus, Ohio (April 21).
The climate legislation, informally called the Lieberman-Warner bill
after its main sponsors, Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Ct.) and John Warner
(R-Va.), would establish a cap-and-trade system to reduce global
warming pollution. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) maintains
such a cap-and-trade regime is critical to prevent the worst
consequences of global warming.
The Chamber and NAM are longtime foes of government regulation and have
been fighting efforts to curb global warming for years. The relative
newcomer of the three groups, the Alliance for Energy and Economic
Growth, was founded in 2001 by the energy industry. Read rest of story...
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