Before the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told her colleagues "we cannot hold back the future." She offered four words that she said represent the meaning of the legislation."Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs," she said.

Yeah - she's got thousand of dollars invested in the very industry she's promoting - along with other democrats.

Interesting enough - Spain has 18% unemployment -
they are losing 2 1/2 jobs for every 1 green job created

This is the biggest crime Nasty Pelosi has committed . We can pay through the nose but it is not going to change the future. Mother Nature will have her way and those creatures that do not adapt will perish. Why should we be the sacrificial lamb so that China and N. Korea can pump all the garbage they want into the air and have 100% employment?

The only way we can become energy self-sufficient is to build nuclear plants like the rest of the world.

Depending on who is counting the beans, Pelosi's boondoggle will cost us between $80 and $175 a year. When was the last time any government plan came in under-budget? I say it will cost that much a MONTH. How can they "protect consumers from energy price increases"? That worked real well in California. LOL Can you say BLACKOUT?

What moron devised the CAPTCHA? Even humans can't read it!

BRAVO!

DON'T DROP THE BALL, SENATE!

i'm leaving, the hate ashbury crowd of hippies is taking this country down the long road of busted dreams of peace, love, clean air, and joblessness!!

suff that is already going on in other countries. Lets play catch-up

I think in lieu of charging Bush/Cheney with war crimes, we should charge Obama and all the progressive imbeciles in the congress for robbing us blind. It is proven over and over that every progressive who voted for it, has their hands in the pockets and their investments in these "green" businesses. How in H3** are we going to sustain any reasonable life in the country of opportunity?? Obama is a sadistic power hungry czar. *czar is a word he's fond of* I am so glad everyone who voted for him was blinded by the celebrity and single handedly voted in a fascist dictator. Bravo Americans, no wonder we are not known for our intelligence. Has anyone ever read the Constitution? If you voters TRULY wanted socialism, why not just move to Europe and give us a break. Now there is no country we can move to. Do yourselves a favor, rip up your voter registration card from ACORN and read a history book. I think there should be IQ requirements before you could vote. I hope you like Cuba, you pathetic sheeple. Obama makes Bush look like George Washington. Now that's bad.

The vitriol posted here is typical of persons mired in the status quo. For those who take the time to think about what climate change, petrodictators and mounting unpredictability of the price of oil mean in this country, the path forward is pretty clear. It's in the Green Economy ... the world is changing, folks! China announced a 400 billion in clean energy last week. The train has left the station. Bravo to the House for passing this bill.

This is a great step towards creating new green jobs, improving our health and the health of our children, as well as reducing our dependence on foreign oil. It takes courage to change the status quo. Please contact your Senators to ask them to support this legislation as well.

to all the naysayers - this is the challenge that we all need to push through to yield a better place for everyone to live in the future. wake up folks - we've been stupid and selfish for way to long. we'll all be thankful of this bill in 20 years

American Big oil came to Alberta in the 1950/60's. These companies took the best, left the worst and did not care what they did to the health of the locals or their livestock. Over the years these environmental pollution problems compounded over and over as they grew. The natural environment was long ago overwhelmed to deal with all of anthropengic garbage/waste. Today, in Alberta we have sulfur refineries still producing astounding levels of CS2, dimethyl sulphate how many megatons of other gases and toxins like dioxin?that were built in the late 1950's into the 1960's. Have these megatons of air borne pollutants affected human health and impacted the environment to the tipping-point; climate change. You bet they have, years ago.

I know there have been plenty of people who are furious about how watered down this bill has become, but let's please not lose sight of the fact that just 6 months ago, we had an administration that didn't believe climate change was man made.

This bill is far from perfect, but gets things going, sets up the cap&trade market, and will be a huge impetus for continuing the investment in renewable energy. Most importantly it ends the discussion and starts the process.

Kevin Wilhelm, CEO Sustainable Business Consulting