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Cap-and-trade: A Salon debate

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:25:00 +0000

Today is the third and final day of our dialogue between two very different voices on the subject of climate change legislation. Steve Everley is manager of policy research at American Solutions and a contributing author to "To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine," by Newt Gingrich, and David Roberts writes about energy politics for Grist.

You can read Monday's exchange here and Tuesday's here. Today's dialogue is below. Roberts and Everley will both provide some final thoughts, which will be posted at the bottom later tonight.

David Roberts: I found your answer on climate change somewhat unsatisfying. You accurately note that it's a heavy political lift, most voters don't prioritize it, and it's easier to push for action on other grounds. You go on to ask, "Why would I bother to discuss global warming?" I can think of one reason: It's happening! It's not a poll, it's a real thing in the world.

Cap-and-trade: A Salon debate

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:21:00 +0000

Today is the second of Salon's three-day dialogue between two very different voices on the subject of climate change legislation. Steve Everley is manager of policy research at American Solutions and a contributing author to "To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine," by Newt Gingrich, and David Roberts writes about energy politics for Grist.

You can read Monday's exchange here. For Day 2, Roberts led off this morning and Everley's reply is now up and can be found below Roberts' post.

Steve Everley: Before plowing ahead, I would like to make a couple of points about Mr. Roberts’ first comments.

Cap-and-trade and energy politics: A Salon debate

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Over the next three days, Salon will be featuring a dialogue between two very different voices on the subject of climate change legislation. Steve Everley is manager of policy research at American Solutions and a contributing author to "To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine," by Newt Gingrich, and David Roberts writes about energy politics for Grist.

Everley led off with his thoughts this morning, and a response from Roberts followed a few hours later (it appears below Everley's post).

Steve Everley: With the unemployment rate near 10 percent, creating jobs should be the first consideration of our elected leaders, but instead President Obama and his liberal allies in Congress are insisting on enacting a national energy tax that will kill jobs and drive American businesses overseas.