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octoberlib

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 12:48 PM Oct 2012

House Republicans Voted Against the Environment More than 300 Times

After watching all the devastation wrought by Sandy on TV this morning I'd like to say a special f*ck you to the Republican party for making the House of Representatives the most pro pollution congress in history.


....SNIP...The House of Representatives added to its historic tally of anti-environment votes with a 245 to 161 vote on Friday approving the GOP’s “No More Solyndras Act” — a messaging bill that hampers Department of Energy loan guarantees to clean energy projects.
Under GOP leadership, the House has voted 302 times against the environment since 2011, according to the latest report from House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats. More than one hundred of these votes have favored profits in the oil and gas industry. Since June, the House has added 55 votes and counting to this list, amounting to more than one vote for every day it has been in session.
Here is a breakdown of some of Republicans’ votes against clean energy and in favor of oil:
– 133 votes targeting the Environmental Protection Agency
– 54 target the Department of Energy
– 128 block measures preventing pollution
– 55 to defund or repeal clean energy initaitives
– 47 votes to promote offshore drilling
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/09/14/851501/house-republicans-voted-against-the-environment-more-than-300-times-since-2011/


The House of Representatives has solidified itself as “the most anti-clean energy, do-nothing, pro-pollution Congress in history,” said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee.
Here’s a brief breakdown of the Republican votes:
42 votes against clean energy and energy efficiency: Despite GOP attempts to demonize government support of clean energy, 70% of voters say the government should be doing more to promote solar energy.
54 votes to provide gifts and subsidies to the Oil and Gas Industries: Meanwhile, according to OpenSecrets, 89% of oil and gas lobbying dollars have gone to Republicans this election cycle.
127 Votes to dismantle health, safety, and environmental regulations on fossil fuels: The GOP majority voted 95 times to undermine the Clean Air Act, even though it prevented 160,000 premature deaths in 2010, according to the EPA. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/10/10/986771/documenting-votes-from-the-most-anti-clean-energy-do-nothing-pro-pollution-congress-in-history/

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House Republicans Voted Against the Environment More than 300 Times (Original Post) octoberlib Oct 2012 OP
Imagine what world leaders would think if this dirty old man was elected. Democratopia Oct 2012 #1
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