Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Saturday, March 28, 2009 11:26:59 PM
They want a wind farm, but not in their backyard. They want CEO's to stop flying corporate jet, but they won't. While many citizens are losing jobs, they give themselves pay raises.
Feinstein is working on legislation that would designate hundreds of thousands of acres of desert land as a national monument, which would put them off-limits for solar and wind energy projects. That could result in a green- versus-green confrontation, pitting those who want to protect the desert ecosystem against those who believe renewable-energy projects are a vital part of the struggle to avert catastrophic climate change.
It's all part of being a politician, I guess. Do what I say, not what I do. The rules don't apply to me.