Denying Climate Change

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has come up with something they entitled The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 that prohibits the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.

`SEC. 330. NO REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES.

`(a) Definition- In this section, the term `greenhouse gas' means any of the following:

`(1) Water vapor.

`(2) Carbon dioxide.

`(3) Methane.

`(4) Nitrous oxide.

`(5) Sulfur hexafluoride.

`(6) Hydrofluorocarbons.

`(7) Perfluorocarbons.

`(8) Any other substance subject to, or proposed to be subject to, regulation, action, or consideration under this Act to address climate change.

`(b) Limitation on Agency Action-

`(1) LIMITATION-

`(A) IN GENERAL- The Administrator may not, under this Act, promulgate any regulation concerning, take action relating to, or take into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change.

`(B) AIR POLLUTANT DEFINITION- The definition of the term `air pollutant' in section 302(g) does not include a greenhouse gas. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, such definition may include a greenhouse gas for purposes of addressing concerns other than climate change.

Bolding mine.

Representative Ed Markey of Massachusetts tears into this nonsense.



So how do you prefer your fluorocarbons?

As an aside, I checked out the House Energy and Commerce site. Tweets from Republican members are displayed in a box entitled "what we're working on".

What is Rep Shimkus working on?