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| Subject: Lame Obama carbon plan draws shit-all applause in St. Louis region Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:47 am | |
| In the past, President Barack Obama’s proposals to combat climate change have generated suspicion in Missouri and hostility in the coalfields of the president’s home state. Obama’s new proposal to regulate carbon emissions triggered much the same negative reaction Tuesday from bistate politicians and board rooms on Tuesday. And environmental advocates questioned whether the president could achieve his goal in a relatively short period of time.
“A war on coal,” was the refrain from Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt on Capitol Hill where he and other Republicans who have formed a united front against most of the president’s pro-environment agenda.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/obama-carbon-plan-draws-little-applause-in-st-louis-region/article_23b56e83-4af3-54bc-8c65-819687467928.html |
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