Last summer a clean energy summit was put on by the Center For American Progress in Las Vegas. A who's who of the clean energy movement was there, from Harry Reid, to Al Gore, Van Jones who at the time was the Green Jobs Czar, and even T. Boone Pickens.
"We'll take up clean energy legalisation after health care". Reid said at the conference.
So here we are into 2010, a health care overhaul has been signed into law, and Obama has extended an olive branch to opponents of comprehensive energy legislation with a promise to open up areas of the Atlantic for off shore oil exploration.
I am being bombarded with emails form Al Gore's group, The Alliance for Climate Protection, announcing, "We've Got Next", but what exactly does We've got next mean?
The Supreme Court has ruled that the EPA has the ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as part of the clean air act, but some are speculating that the Senates version of climate legislation will take away that authority.
What exactly this clean energy legislation will shape up to be remains to be seen, and whether or not clean energy legalisation will make good on Obama's campaign promises for a millions of green jobs, is far from known.
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