Democrat leading charge against global warming bill

Democrat leading charge against global warming bill:
"John Byrne

Raw Story
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Republican Sen. James Inhofe (R-KN) once called global warming the “greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.” Democrat Rick Boucher (D-VA) doesn’t agree — and supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 — but he’s leading the charge to water down the first-ever legislation to control greenhouse gases.

A key moderate Democrat from coal country, Boucher solidified his resistance to Democrats’ massive carbon trade global warming bill after being ousted from his seat on an energy committee, according to a report Tuesday.

It’s unclear whether Boucher is leading resistance to the bill because of a personal snub. He lost his chairmanship on a key House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommitee when liberal Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) ousted Michigan Democrat John Dingell earlier this year. Dingell, a close ally of the auto industry, aimed to water down provisions in the bill tightening carbon emissions standards."