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 5/10 Good --- weblogs.sun-sentinel.com http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/dcblog/index.xml
| William E. Gibson, who has been covering Washington for the Sun-Sentinel for nearly 25 years, writes on politics and policies that affect South Floridians. ... |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 --- 76 days ago http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/dcblog/2008/05/south_floridian_lob
Reversing global warming has become a popular cause, but advocates for legislation to prevent air-pollution are finding a tough political climate in Washington this campaign season.
``There’s a lot of support. But at this point, we don’t know if we have the numbers for this to fly right now,’’ says Doug Young of Tamarac, president of the Broward County Audubon Society.
Young was one of 18 environmentalists who were making the rounds on Capitol Hill last week to promote a bill that would set limits on carbon emissions. He met with staff members of Congressman Robert Wexler and Florida Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez.
He said he found support from Wexler, a co-sponsor of the bill, and from Nelson, while Martinez’ staff expressed concerns that the legislation might stifle the economy in ways that pinch some lower-income workers.
It's all part of a long lobbying process.
``We want to get candidates to speak up and talk about global-warming climate change,’’ Young said. ``We want to shift away from fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy, and shift the auto industry to less dependence on fossil fuels.’’
He and other advocates hope the bill passes this year, or at least comes up for debate to set the stage for passage next year when a new president and new session of Congress are sworn into office.
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