Senate rejects mandatory emissions cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday soundly rejected a plan to force American industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in a vote that came a day after lawmakers approved voluntary reductions.

The proposals to address global warming emerged in the Senate's debate of a broad energy bill to boost production of U.S. oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and alternative energy.

Majority Leader Bill Frist said he wanted to wrap up the entire package by the end of this week. Yet to be decided were Democratic amendments that would require better fuel mileage for U.S. cars, including gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles.

After two days of debating how far the nation should go to curb emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming, the Senate bowed to pressure from industry groups who feared strict measures would be too costly and eliminate jobs.



Totally sucks! We need to address global warming now!

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