The Democrats latest measure to keep their boot on the throat of the economy.Via The WaPo Post Carbon:

Reid has drafted a scaled-back bill that appeals to the Democratic base, sources said, complete with a provision limiting the amount of greenhouse gases that the electric utility sector will be able to emit in the years ahead and a low-carbon fuel standard. It will also include a renewable energy standard, but it is still unclear if the measure will demand utilities to source 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar. The sources asked not to be identified because the bill details have not been announced publicly.

An aide to Reid said the leader will not provide all the measure’s details at the Tuesday Democratic Caucus lunch. “He is not unveiling a bill in caucus,” Reid spokesman Jim Manley said in an e-mail.

While Reid is going to try to pick up Republican votes as well as unify the Democratic Caucus behind his plan, if he brings his bill to the floor next week it may just signal the starting gun for a debate that will culminate in the fall, after the August recess. (emphasis added)

Renewable energy standard, just like Eigg, Scotland. Their ‘renewable energy’ system can’t provide reliable power for 87 people.

This is not going to help our economy.