Midwest Coal States Feel Left Out Of Energy Talks

New York Times:

Already, the Congressional Democrats Mr. Obama will need to carry out his mandate are feuding with one another.

By coincidence or design, most of the policy makers on Capitol Hill and in the administration charged with shaping legislation to address global warming come from California or the East Coast, regions that lead the country in environmental regulation and the push for renewable energy sources.

That is a problem, says a group of Democratic lawmakers from the Midwest and Plains States, which are heavily dependent on coal and manufacturing. The lawmakers have banded together to fight legislation they think might further damage their economies.

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Comments

[sheila]

12:11 PM on 01/27/2009

what baloney. why can't these states evolve with the times? they have had 30 years to see the writing on the wall, and at least 5 to diversify their jobs base and start manufacturing solar panels and weatherizing homes in their wasteful states. it's like complaining that they aren't allowed to have slaves any more so now they can't earn as much. get with the 21st century and try to displace Germany and China as the world leaders in rooftop PV production (and installation). even though your sky is too filthy to see it, thanks to your favorite fuel, the sun shines in Missouri, too. get to work, and stop complaining.