Citing economic impacts to his rural Third District, Rep. John Salazar was one of forty-four House Democrats to vote against the American Clean Energy Security Act (ACES), which would have taken a first step toward limiting carbon emissions. A story in the Post-Independent quotes an email the paper received from Salazar's press secretary Eric Wortman: "The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimate...
Coal plant 'will hit African poor' - Hounslow Chronicle Creating a new coal plant in Kent could lead to 100,000 more people in the developing world losing their water supply during dry seasons, it has been claimed. Anti-poverty campaigners at the World Development Movement (WDM) also said the controversial plan could be responsible for up to 60,000 more people suffering from drought in Africa. And...
Two articles from the ProgressNow Daily News Digest caught my eye this morning. The first is about additional clean energy development in Colorado. The other puts violent speech from a Con politician on display. I'll start with the clean energy story : potential development in the San Luis Valley that is being looked at by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as part of an effort to build solar power infrastructure...
From the Colorado Independent : Colorado environmental groups were quick to criticize Democratic Congressman John Salazar Saturday after he joined the two Republican members of the state delegation in voting against the American Clean Energy and Security Act Friday. The landmark climate change bill, which seeks to reduce carbon emissions in the United States 80 percent by 2050, passed out of the House...
The Jackson Cover-up While people lit candles and brought flowers, the Democrats in Congress were rubbing their hands with glee--wow, who could have planned it better? Pelosi vowed to have it passed by July 4--anyone checking out her whereabouts Thursday? Everyone was looking the other way, not paying attention. The ever non-vigilant obamedia were self absorbed and weepy, scurrying around for any story...
The American Clean Energy and Security Act passed today in a narrow 219-212 vote , with 8 Republicans voting for it and 44 Democrats voting against. Colorado split down party lines with the exception of Congressman John Salazar who opposed the legislation.
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to round up Democratic support for a vote on legislation to combat climate change, but Colorado Rep. John Salazar is among the holdouts. Salazar, a Democrat in his third term, said he is concerned that the proposed bill to set emission limits on power utilities and other caps on carbon emissions would translate into significantly...
I read an article from yesterday that provides a good place to bring a number of climate and energy related items together. Controversial deals behind climate bill presents the unfortunate circumstance of some Democrats' refusal to back the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) unless agriculture intensive areas were largely exempted from paying for the measures included in the legislation....
Tell your Congressman to vote no on the Cap & Trade legislation, H.R. 2454. It is coming to a vote today. If you live in Grand Junction: Congressman John Salazar - 970-245-7107 Email/webpage: http://www.house.gov/salazar/contact.shtml Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. ” — Barack Obama, January 17, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle Obama:...
As the Pueblo Chieftain reports: After a Denver newspaper mistakenly said Rep. John Salazar was calling a "truce" in his opposition to the Army's expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, the three-term Democrat sent out an even tougher statement Thursday, saying he would oppose any expansion of the training area while he serves in Congress. The confusion came after the House Armed Services...
Jeff Archuleta, father of season 7 American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, was charged with soliciting a massage parlor prostitute, stemming from a raid in January. According to Sgt. John Salazar of the Midvale Police Department, Jeff was allegedly on a massage table while a masseuse was also in the room wearing only underwear during the raid. [...]
ET confirms that the father of "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta was caught inside a massage parlor earlier this year and cited for soliciting prostitution. Police in Midvale, UT say officers discovered Jeff Archuleta inside a purported massage parlor last January when the business was raided. Jeff was allegedly on a massage table and a masseuse was also in the room wearing only...
"The Insider" confirms that the father of "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta was caught inside a massage parlor earlier this year and cited for soliciting prostitution. Police in Midvale, UT say officers discovered Jeff Archuleta inside a purported massage parlor last January when the business was raided. Jeff was allegedly on a massage table and a masseuse was also in the...
"The Insider" confirms that the father of "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta was caught inside a massage parlor earlier this year and cited for soliciting prostitution. Police in Midvale, UT say officers discovered Jeff Archuleta inside a purported massage parlor last January when the business was raided. Jeff was allegedly on a massage table and a masseuse was also in the...
ET confirms that the father of "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta was caught inside a massage parlor earlier this year and cited for soliciting prostitution. Police in Midvale, UT say officers discovered Jeff Archuleta inside a purported massage parlor last January when the business was raided. Jeff was allegedly on a massage table and a masseuse was also in the room wearing only...
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