Reply #216: Both houses of AL legislature pass ALEC resolution to prohibit EPA from regulating greenhouse gases [View All]

April 11, 2011
Resolution against regulation of greenhouse gases passes
Posted by Conservation Alabama

A House Joint Resolution to encourage Congress to prohibit EPA from regulating greenhouse gases has passed both houses of the legislature and awaits Governor Robert Bentley’s signature.

While it is not surprising this non-binding resolution was adopted by the legislature, what is surprising is that it nearly did not pass. The Senate Rules Committee only passed the resolution by a 5-4 vote before the full Senate adopted it on a voice vote. Pushed by Birmingham-area legislators, the resolution was drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative think-tank that touts limited government, free markets, and federalism.

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