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"Don’t drive or light up"
Manchester Republican Mayor Frank Guinta went on the offensive last week with a stinging Web ad attacking incumbent Democratic congresswoman Shea-Porter for supporting the energy cap and trade bill.
As a 2010 congressional opponent, Guinta took the GOP party line that this was a light-switch tax hike.
“People are losing their jobs and their homes,” Guinta said. “Businesses are failing and families are hurting. I do not understand why Carol Shea-Porter would put her party’s interests before the interests of the voters of New Hampshire.
“Thanks to her vote, if you drive a car or flip on a light switch, you will now pay a national energy tax.’’
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=elhS7Pqc49U
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ALSO...
Did Frank Guinta pulled off a big first quarter in campaign financing, which ended Tuesday, June 30, 2009?
Former Congressman Jeb Bradley and his 2008 primary opponent, John Stephen, each brought in $150,000 in their first quarter.
We’ll know in mid-July 2009 where Guinta landed.
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Source: Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph on Sunday, July 5, 2009.
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"Senate should follow House's lead and pass clean energy bill"
By DAVID P. CURRIER, Op-Ed, nashuatelegraph.com - August 2, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives took a historic step to address America's economic, energy and climate challenges by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES).
Although I don't agree with them most of the time, U.S. Reps. Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter both made the smart and bold choice to vote in favor of legislation that will unleash investment in clean energy and, for the first time, put national limits on global warming pollution.
Focus on energy and climate legislation now moves to the Senate, where the debate will become even more fierce. At this critical moment, there are several compelling reasons why our senators should work to strengthen and pass it.
Most importantly, this legislation will jumpstart our economy, create jobs, reduce energy costs and improve long-term national security.
The opposition – funded largely by front groups for the very fossil fuel industry that is bleeding the New Hampshire economy to the tune of more than $3 billion each year – has been using flagrantly false information and scare tactics to stall clean energy and climate legislation.
These are the same groups that let gasoline reach $4 a gallon last summer and have kept us addicted to buying oil from countries that threaten our national security. These groups want to hold us back from unleashing investment in clean, safe energy – like wind, biomass, solar and energy efficiency – that will stabilize and reduce energy costs and make America a world energy technology leader.
In fact, independent analysis finds that clean energy/climate legislation will have a dramatically favorable impact on our economy. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the University of New Hampshire, McKinsey & Company, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Pew Charitable Trusts and the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) have all found very large economic and job gains from replacing fossil fuels with clean, low-carbon, made-in-America energy.
PERI's most recent analysis finds that annual investment of $150 billion in clean energy and energy efficiency – approximately the combined investment levels in ACES and the current economic stimulus plan – would generate long-term utility bill savings of more than $600 per household and create 1.7 million net new jobs across the U.S. economy, three times more jobs than a similar investment in fossil fuels. New Hampshire would gain 8,000 jobs, reducing unemployment here by 1.0 percent.
For too long, environmental protection and economic policies have been seen in conflict with each other. Now the evidence is clear: We can invest in clean energy, strengthen our economy and fight global warming.
Moreover, the clean energy economy is decidedly good for households and businesses – both pressed to reduce costs. That's why across the country and in New Hampshire, we are seeing growing support from businesses and consumers for strong clean energy and climate legislation.
Remarkably, a new Mellman Group/Public Opinion Strategies poll finds that the fossil industry scare campaign has had almost zero impact on voter support for clean energy/climate legislation. Only 27 percent of voters buy the argument that such legislation will cost Americans jobs.
Sixty-six percent of Republicans and 81 percent of Northeastern voters favor action to reduce global warming pollution. By more than 2-to-1, voters support a stronger over a weaker requirement that power companies produce electricity from clean sources.
We Americans are known for our ingenuity and resourcefulness. We are pioneers in software, biotech, the Internet and dozens more industries that have powered our economy. Now our leaders in the Senate can help America capitalize on these qualities by investing in our clean-energy future.
As this legislation moves to the Senate, there will be opportunities to improve it; for example, by setting strong targets on carbon emissions and fulfilling the potential of increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Last month, Reps. Hodes and Shea-Porter made the smart choice by voting “yes” to America's clean energy future. Now, we need Sens. Judd Gregg and Jeanne Shaheen to do the same.
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David P. Currier, of Henniker, is a former member of the New Hampshire Senate and the founder of Bound Tree Medical, a medical product supply company.
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The Speaker Pelosi lead House Congressional 2009 global warming initiative backed by U.S. President Barack Obama squeaked through the House — though it opened major rifts in the party — but arrived in the Senate as a dead letter.
Many of the House Democrats felt stung by their politically scorching votes to combat global warming by raising Americans' electric bills, a top Pelosi priority, despite mounting evidence the Senate probably won't vote on it this year. However, the Senate, or at least some of its committees, may also take a stab at global warming in 2009.
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Source:
"Analysis: To-do list largely undone" (By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer – August 8, 2009): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_an/us_obama_congress_analysis
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FIGHTING BACK AGAINST FOX. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is trying to parlay what she calls "attacks" against her by Fox News and conservative groups into campaign dollars.
"Help me fight the Fox News attack!" heads her most recent fund-raising e-mail to backers, sent out on Tuesday.
"Lately, I have come under the fiercest attacks I have ever experienced," Shea-Porter writes. "I have Fox News, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the NH GOP, the Tea Party protesters, the Birthers, the Deathers, Glenn Beck's 9/12ers, the Tenthers and the Susan B. Anthony anti-choice group attacking me to name just a few.
"They have shouted at town halls and on radio interviews, and are writing ugly untrue letters." She asks for "your financial help to fight back."
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SOURCE: "John DiStaso's Granite Status: Bender may jump into Senate race" (By JOHN DISTASO, Senior Political Reporter, NH Union Leader, September 24, 2009).
John DiStaso is senior political reporter of the New Hampshire Union Leader.
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