Death of Michael Jackson, Climate change bill
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, made an odd comparison Thursday on Fox Business channel, saying that passage of the climate change/cap-and-trade legislation was akin to the death of pop icon Michael Jackson.
Fox Business had just reported on Jackson's death when Bishop appeared to complain about the House fast-tracking the energy legislation, reports climateprogress.org:
Host David ASMAN: Congressman Bishop is there any chance at all that this thing won't pass tomorrow?
BISHOP: Well there's hope, we'll see if -- I mean you guys covered a national tragedy today, let's hope we don't give you a tragedy tomorrow as well.
(Asman chuckles)
The House passed the legislation Friday night.
-- Thomas Burr
Fox Business had just reported on Jackson's death when Bishop appeared to complain about the House fast-tracking the energy legislation, reports climateprogress.org:
Host David ASMAN: Congressman Bishop is there any chance at all that this thing won't pass tomorrow?
BISHOP: Well there's hope, we'll see if -- I mean you guys covered a national tragedy today, let's hope we don't give you a tragedy tomorrow as well.
(Asman chuckles)
The House passed the legislation Friday night.
-- Thomas Burr
12:50 PM
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The bank [Goldman-Sachs] owns a 10 percent stake in the Chicago Climate Exchange, where the carbon credits will be traded. Moreover, Goldman owns a minority stake in Blue Source LLC, a Utah-based firm that sells carbon credits of the type that will be in great demand if the bill passes.
Source: Matt Taibbi, "The Great American Bubble Machine"
[Note: The bill in question has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now headed to the U.S. Senate.]
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