Evan Bayh votes against a national renewable electricity standard that even Republicans supported.

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/21/evan-bayh-votes-against-a-national-renewable-electricity-standard-that-even-republicans-supported/

Evan Bayh votes against a national renewable electricity standard that even Republicans supported.


This morning, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) “was the only Democrat to oppose a renewable-energy requirement” that even some Republicans supported. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee “voted down an amendment offered by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions that would have removed the renewable electricity standard from the energy package the panel is currently debating” by a vote of 9 to 13. Even though the Energy Information Administration has found that a much stronger standard would only affect electricity prices in Indiana by 6 percent in 2026, Bayh argued Indiana would be hit hard:

Bayh said Indiana would be among the states that would bear a disproportionate share of the cost of meeting the requirement. He said a fairer system would be offering tax credits for producing power from renewable sources.

The standard of 15 percent renewable energy or efficiency gains by 2021 is significantly weaker than President Obama’s preferred standard of 25 percent by 2025. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) joined 11 Democrats in support of the standard, and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) did not vote.

[w4rma]

1. That twerp doesn't hold a candle to his father. (nt)

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. Evan Bayh is a piece of shit

HE sent me an email discussing how wonderful he is in regard to the credit card bill that just passed. Remarkably, the day I read his email, I opened my Chase credit card statement and found my 8% interest credit card is now a 30% interest rate credit card. Our government is merely the enforcement arm of powerful corporations.