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UQ: Will Pass- SnoweAnd, energy reform is close now , but Snowe supports Dayen June 30th (David, pollster, 6-30-10, http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/06/30/snowe-other-republicans-dip-their-toe-in-utility-only-cap-strategy/ ) ET Despite entreaties from Lindsey Graham to give up, I’m actually marginally more optimistic that something will pass on climate and energy, at least a tiny bit more today than yesterday. Really. OK, tiny in a sub-atomic sense. This is mainly because our overlord Olympia Snowe dared to support a utility-only cap as a solution to evade the EPA command-and-control approach. “As I have long advocated, working toward energy independence is an imperative for our economic and national security. Which is why today I urged the President to seize control of our own energy destiny and, for the first time, establish clearly defined national timetables for clean energy production, benchmarks for oil consumption reduction, and goals for game-changing research – which no other president has ever done, to ensure we actually attain that independence [...] While there is consensus among us on energy, on the complex and difficult question of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, there is no consensus at this time. From my perspective, I’ve long asserted that placing a price on carbon will send the appropriate signals to entrepreneurs that would unleash the innovation to position America as a global clean energy industry leader. However, today we are in different and perilous economic times with last week’s new jobless claims actually increasing by 12,000, to a total of 472,000 Americans, and the full impact of the BP spill is yet unknown [...] And yet, we also recognize the threat of blanket and ad hoc EPA regulations that would threaten at least 1,600 major employers should we fail to act. Which is why I believe that one possibility is to more narrowly target a carbon pricing program through a uniform nationwide system solely on the power sector which is the sector with the most to lose from the EPA regulations and it’s also the sector in which businesses actually make decisions today based on prices 20 to 30 years in the future.” I don’t agree with her assessment of the EPA regulations, but Snowe seems to be the one Republican responding to that looming action by moving to a carbon pricing scheme. She abandons an economy-wide approach in favor of a utility-only cap, which is really the only kind of carbon pricing that even has a chance of making it into legislation. Similarly, Susan Collins tepidly endorsed the utility-only cap, if it’s organized in her preferred cap-and-dividend strategy. Marc Ambinder cites George Voinovich, George LeMieux and Scott Brown as other potential Yes votes for this. But given all the coal-state Dems, whether there are 60 votes for such an approach is completely unclear. And what support there is in the environmental community and among pro-climate business leaders stresses a utility-first, not utility-only, approach, which Republicans may balk at. I think Dave Roberts is right to be pessimistic And Snowe is key to passage Sharon June 30th (Susan, Deputy News Director, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/12777/Default.aspx ) ET Some environmentalists are hoping Maine's two moderate Republican senators could be the key to breaking the stalemate on clean energy legislation in Congress. This week, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins met with the President about a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Senator Snowe says she would support putting a price on carbon emitted from power plants, something environmentalists welcome, other Republicans oppose and scientists say doesn't go far enough. UQ: Will Pass- SummitAnd the summit was key to getting key votes- will be pushed through now Jenkins June 30th (Jesse, director of Energy and Climate Policy at the Breakthrough Institute, http://theenergycollective.com/jessejenkins/38947/seconds-clock-democrats-may-waste-last-chance-clean-energy-win , 6-30-10, The Energy Collective) ET Heading into the Tuesday morning White House summit, Republicans eyed as key swing votes for any clean energy or climate bill telegraphed clear intentions: cap and trade would be a practical non-starter, but they were ready to act with the President on measures to promote zero-carbon electricity, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and greater energy technology innovation, clean up dirty coal plants, and improve energy efficiency. The summit offered President Obama a prime opportunity to reset the Senate energy debate by calling a new play: take up the energy provisions Republicans have offered, counter with a more aggressive proposal on similar fronts, and begin earnest negotiations with GOP swing votes to ensure passage of a final bill that could move America towards a clean energy economy before the Congressional clock expires. Energy reform will pass- holding a summit just like health care and will shove it through CNN Wire Staff June 22nd ( CNN Politics, 6-22-10, http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/22/energy.bill.senate/ ) ET President Barack Obama called Tuesday for the Senate to "stand up and move forward" on the issue in the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster. "This has to be a wake-up call to the country, that we are prepared and ready to move forward on a new energy strategy that the American people desperately want but for which there has been insufficient political will," Obama told reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the White House. However, two Senate leadership aides told CNN later Tuesday that the White House abruptly postponed a planned meeting Wednesday with senators from both parties to try to reach agreement on a proposal that can pass the Senate. The Senate aides, one from each party, did not know why the meeting was called off. The White House had portrayed the talks as a chance for all participants to pitch their best ideas, similar to the health care summit earlier this year that emboldened Democrats to push through a Senate bill with no Republican support. "Senators from both parties with an array of ideas are coming to the table," Emanuel said of Wednesday's meeting, sounding like Obama did when he announced the health care summit that brought together top congressional Democrats and Republicans in February. This time, announced participants were only from the Senate, including Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, the co-sponsors of a comprehensive proposal that would reshape the U.S. energy industry. Others who were to take part in the postponed meeting included Democratic senators Barbara Boxer of California and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, along with Republican senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Richard Lugar of Indiana and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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