Wednesday 29 December 2010

Obama under pressure to deliver on climate

Jan. 2 isn't your ordinary Sunday.
It's the day the Obama administration will officially start regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and critics have issued dire predictions of economic destruction.
With all the fiery rhetoric about how damaging the regulations could be, the White House is under pressure to fulfill its vow to tackle climate change while avoiding the appearance it's hindering job growth.
gop lawmakers have already launched a series of efforts to hamstring the Environmental Protection Agency — and that's before the rules have even officially kicked in. Those efforts are expected to increase in frequency and in force in the next Congress as repulicans claim the House majority and industries continue to lobby against the greenhouse gas regulations.