PA Antis Split Over Issue of Carbon Capture & Sequestration
Pennsylvania Democrat leftists face a conundrum. Do they listen to one set of environmentalist wackos, including the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Nature Conservancy, and Clean Air Task Force? Or do they listen to a different set (on the same ideological side of the aisle), including Better Path Coalition, 350 Pittsburgh, 412 Justice, the Center for Coalfield Justice, and the Clean Air Council? Two weeks ago, the first set of wackos threw their support behind PA Senate Bill (SB) 831, the Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS) Act (see PA House Advances Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS) Act). Earlier this week, the latter group of wackos sent lawmakers a letter opposing SB 831. What’s a lib Dem to do?
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