Shame on them all. They have no idea what they are voting on and apparently don't care. IF they did do their homework and also read the 1300 pages in the bill then they simply hold their own personal ideals over the success of the country and it's "average" American who will be paying the bill for their ego. Very sad day, so much stupidity in this fool bill.

How is some regulatory scheme supposed to be more efficient at fighting climate change than utilizing the information from the TTAPS study, one of the most groundbreaking scientific papers since "The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"?

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR ARROGANCE OVER THE ENERGY BILL; THEIR FAILURE TO EVEN READ THE BILL; THE WILLINGNESS TO STICK THEIR CONSTIUENTS WITH A BILL BASED ON JUNK SCIENCE. PLEASE FOLKS, LET US RETURN THE FAVOR IN NOVEMBER 2010!!

“Dear Congress,
You Cap Us,
We Trade You.
Love,
Your Boss”*

*This is from Scrappleface, but totally agree with the message. Where is the hard facts science that says the earth is warming – other than from Al Gore who had difficulty getting through divinity school (oh, excuse me – now that the earth is cooling, we now call it ‘CLIMATE CHANGE)?? What does the Congress have against jobs in America? Have they given any thought to the impact of their actions on American business? China and India must be laughing their heads off at the idiocy in Washington, DC!!

Please just read this folks – then please call your Senators!!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124597505076157449.html

CO2 levels are increasing in the atmosphere. It's not the first time in the history of our planet but it is happening faster than ever before. Legitimate science from researchers like James Hansen have pointed this out for 30 years.

The reason my rep voted against the bill is because we rely on coal which is the major energy supplier in my state. Even though coal is a major cause of of the increasing CO2 levels.

This bill won't do enough but it is a step in the right direction.

Fortunately the reps who voted for it were able to carry it through. I suppose the Dems who voted against it were granted a pass by the leadership so they could more easily protect their seat in the next election. Such is politics.

Cap and trade is a smart approach to starting to deal with the dangerous issue of man-made climate change -- it combines a market based approach with the government's obligation to protect us all.

The hugely successful acid rain cap and trade system has controlled sulfur dioxide emissions, bringing levels down more than 20% below the target levels, and at a cost less than 1/3rd of what experts originally predicted (and even less than the cost critics have predicted).

The early experiments with greenhouse gas cap and trade programs have been been promising -- we have learned much from the European Union Emissions Trading System and the US northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

This initiative will cost each American under $200 annually -- a fair price to pay for a healthy future for our grandchildren and our planet.