Glenn Jacobs Gives Us a Closer Look at Fascistic Details of Cap n Trade Bill... Audio on Its Way!

Here are some of the points that Glenn Jacobs, of www.adventuresofcitizenx.com offered to Gard, upon Glenn loking deeper into the already economicall, constitutionally and scientifically backwards bill that passed Congress Friday night.

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72 544x376 -- Congress unconstitutionally delegates it legislative authority to the EPA. (And in this case, as in so many others, it doesn't even have the authority in the first place!)

• Title 1 Clea--Energy Subtitle E--Smart Grid Advancement appears to be a federal take over of the entire electric grid.

• Federal regulation of building codes--

Title 2--Energy Efficiency Subtitle A--Building Energy Efficiency Programs

SEC. 201. GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING CODES.

Section 304 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.6833) is amended to read as follows:

`SEC. 304. GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING CODES.

(b) National Energy Efficiency Building Codes-

(1) REQUIREMENT-

(A) IN GENERAL- There shall be established national energy efficiency building codes under this subsection, for residential and commercial buildings, sufficient to meet each of the national building code energy efficiency targets established under subsection (a), not later than the date that is one year after the deadline for establishment of each such target.

(d) Application of National Code to State and Local Jurisdictions-

(1) IN GENERAL- Upon the expiration of 1 year after a national energy efficiency building code is established under subsection (b), in any jurisdiction where the State has not had a certification relating to that code accepted by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2)(B), and the local government has not had a certification relating to that code accepted by the Secretary under subsection (e)(6)(B), the national code shall become the applicable energy efficiency building code for such jurisdiction.

• Federal regulation of lighting and appliances--

Title 2 Subtitle B--Lighting and Appliance Energy Efficiency Programs

• Under this subtitle is a new EPA program called WATERSENSE (Sec 215) will be created. It includes a new certification for plumbers, “publicize the need for proper installation and maintenance of WaterSense products by a licensed, and where certification guidelines exist, WaterSense-certified professional to ensure optimal performance.”

• Title 2 Subtitle D--Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs allows the Secretary of Energy more regulatory power over industry.

Title 7--Additional Greenhouse Gas Standards Part IV Subtitle E--Additional Market Assurances would give the FTC

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• greater regulatory power over energy markets including regulating derivatives and CDSs.

• TITLE IV--TRANSITIONING TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY Subtitle C--Consumer Assistance includes wealth redistribution (Sec 432 Energy Refund Program for Low-Income Consumers) and easy to understand changes to the tax code:

• `(4) MAXIMUM ENERGY TAX CREDIT-

`(A) IN GENERAL-

`(i) The maximum energy tax credit shall vary based on the number of individuals in the tax filing unit.

`(ii) The maximum energy tax credit for a filing unit of a particular size shall be equal to the average annual reduction in purchasing power for low-income households of that household size, as calculated by the Environmental Protection Agency, that results from the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under title VII of the Clean Air Act.

`(iii) The Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall calculate the maximum energy tax credit by August 31 of each year for the following calendar year using the most recent, reliable data available.

`(B) ENERGY TAX CREDIT CALCULATION-

`(i) DISTRIBUTION- For each calendar year, the Environmental Protection Agency shall determine pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) the aggregate reduction in purchasing power among all United States households that results from the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under title VII of the Clean Air Act and distribute that aggregate reduction in purchasing power among all United States households based on--

`(I) households' share of total consumption by all households;

`(II) the carbon intensity and covered-emissions intensity of households' consumption; and

`(III) the share of households' carbon and covered-emissions consumption that is not financed by Federal benefits subject to a cost of living adjustment that offsets increased carbon costs.

`(ii) MAXIMUM ENERGY TAX CREDIT- The maximum energy tax credit shall be equal to the arithmetic mean value of the amount allocated under clause (i) to households of a specified household size in the lowest income quintile. Tax filing units that include 5 or more individuals shall be eligible for the arithmetic mean value of the amount allocated under clause (i) to households that includes 5 or more individuals.

`(iii) AGGREGATE REDUCTION IN PURCHASING POWER- For purposes of this section, the aggregate reduction in purchasing power shall be based on the projected total market value of the emissions allowances used to demonstrate compliance with title VII of the Clean Air Act in that year, adjusted to reflect costs that were not incurred by households as a result of allowances freely allocated pursuant to section 782 of the Clean Air Act, as estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency, and calculated in a way generally recognized as suitable by experts in evaluating such purchasing power impacts.

`(iv) INCOME QUINTILES- Income quintiles shall be determined by ranking households according to income adjusted for household size, and shall be constructed so that each quintile contains an equal number of people.

• Title 4 Subtitle D--Exporting Clean Technology will increase foreign aid (including according to one report, subsidizing foreign lumber companies to not harvest trees).

• Part 1--Domestic Adaptation Subpart B--Public Health and Climate Change dovetails nicely with socialized medicine in allowing the federal takeover of the entire health care system:

SEC. 461. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

It is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government, in cooperation with international, State, tribal, and local governments, concerned public and private organizations, and citizens, should use all practicable means and measures--

(1) to assist the efforts of public health and health care professionals, first responders, States, tribes, municipalities, and local communities to incorporate measures to prepare health systems to respond to the impacts of climate change;

(2) to ensure--

(A) that the Nation's health professionals have sufficient information to prepare for and respond to the adverse health impacts of climate change;

(B) the utility and value of scientific research in advancing understanding of--

(i) the health impacts of climate change; and

(ii) strategies to prepare for and respond to the health impacts of climate change;

(C) the identification of communities vulnerable to the health effects of climate change and the development of strategic response plans to be carried out by health professionals for those communities;

(D) the improvement of health status and health equity through efforts to prepare for and respond to climate change; and

(E) the inclusion of health policy in the development of climate change responses;

(3) to encourage further research, interdisciplinary partnership, and collaboration among stakeholders in order to--

(A) understand and monitor the health impacts of climate change; and

(B) improve public health knowledge and response strategies to climate change;

(4) to enhance preparedness activities, and public health infrastructure, relating to climate change and health;

(5) to encourage each and every American to learn about the impacts of climate change on health; and

(6) to assist the efforts of developing nations to incorporate measures to prepare health systems to respond to the impacts of climate change.

SEC. 462. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

Nothing in this subpart in any manner limits the authority provided to or responsibility conferred on any Federal department or agency by any provision of any law (including regulations) or authorizes any violation of any provision of any law (including regulations), including any health, energy, environmental, transportation, or any other law or regulation.

SEC. 463. NATIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.

(a) Requirement-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Health and Human Services, within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the basis of the best available science, and in consultation pursuant to paragraph (2), shall publish a strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the impacts of climate change on public health in the United States and other nations, particularly developing nations.

(2) CONSULTATION- In developing or making any revision to the national strategic action plan, the Secretary shall--

(A) consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Secretary of Energy, other appropriate Federal agencies, Indian tribes, State and local governments, public health organizations, scientists, and other interested stakeholders; and

(B) provide opportunity for public input.

(b) Contents-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall assist health professionals in preparing for and responding effectively and efficiently to the health effects of climate change through measures including--

(A) developing, improving, integrating, and maintaining domestic and international disease surveillance systems and monitoring capacity to respond to health-related effects of climate change, including on topics addressing--

(i) water, food, and vector borne infectious diseases and climate change;

(ii) pulmonary effects, including responses to aeroallergens;

(iii) cardiovascular effects, including impacts of temperature extremes;

(iv) air pollution health effects, including heightened sensitivity to air pollution;

(v) hazardous algal blooms;

(vi) mental and behavioral health impacts of climate change;

(vii) the health of refugees, displaced persons, and vulnerable communities;

(viii) the implications for communities vulnerable to health effects of climate change, as well as strategies for responding to climate change within these communities; and

(ix) local and community-based health interventions for climate-related health impacts;

(B) creating tools for predicting and monitoring the public health effects of climate change on the international, national, regional, State, and local levels, and providing technical support to assist in their implementation;

(C) developing public health communications strategies and interventions for extreme weather events and disaster response situations;

(D) identifying and prioritizing communities and populations vulnerable to the health effects of climate change, and determining actions and communication strategies that should be taken to inform and protect these communities and populations from the health effects of climate change;

(E) developing health communication, public education, and outreach programs aimed at public health and health care professionals, as well as the general public, to promote preparedness and response strategies relating to climate change and public health, including the identification of greenhouse gas reduction behaviors that are health-promoting; and

(F) developing academic and regional centers of excellence devoted to--

(i) researching relationships between climate change and health;

(ii) expanding and training the public health workforce to strengthen the capacity of such workforce to respond to and prepare for the health effects of climate change;

(iii) creating and supporting academic fellowships focusing on the health effects of climate change; and

(iv) training senior health ministry officials from developing nations to strengthen the capacity of such nations to--

(I) prepare for and respond to the health effects of climate change; and

(II) build an international network of public health professionals with the necessary climate change knowledge base;

(G) using techniques, including health impact assessments, to assess various climate change public health preparedness and response strategies on international, national, State, regional, tribal, and local levels, and make recommendations as to those strategies that best protect the public health;

(H)(i) assisting in the development, implementation, and support of State, regional, tribal, and local preparedness, communication, and response plans (including with respect to the health departments of such entities) to anticipate and reduce the health threats of climate change; and

(ii) pursuing collaborative efforts to develop, integrate, and implement such plans;

(I) creating a program to advance research as it relates to the effects of climate change on public health across Federal agencies, including research to--

(i) identify and assess climate change health effects preparedness and response strategies;

(ii) prioritize critical public health infrastructure projects related to potential climate change impacts that affect public health; and

(iii) coordinate preparedness for climate change health impacts, including the development of modeling and forecasting tools;

(J) providing technical assistance for the development, implementation, and support of preparedness and response plans to anticipate and reduce the health threats of climate change in developing nations; and

(K) carrying out other activities determined appropriate by the Secretary to plan for and respond to the impacts of climate change on public health.

(c) Revision- The Secretary shall revise the national strategic action plan not later than July 1, 2014, and every 4 years thereafter, to reflect new information collected pursuant to implementation of the national strategic action plan and otherwise, including information on--

(1) the status of critical environmental health parameters and related human health impacts;

(2) the impacts of climate change on public health; and

(3) advances in the development of strategies for preparing for and responding to the impacts of climate change on public health.

(d) Implementation-

(1) IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH HHS- The Secretary shall exercise the Secretary's authority under this subpart and other provisions of Federal law to achieve the goals and measures of the national strategic action plan.

(2) OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES- The Secretary and Federal officials of other relevant Federal agencies shall administer public health programs and initiatives authorized by provisions of law other than this subpart, subject to the requirements of such statutes, in a manner designed to achieve the goals of the national strategic action plan.

(3) CDC- In furtherance of the national strategic action plan, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall--

(A) conduct scientific research to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the impacts of climate change on public health; and

(B) provide funding for--

(i) research on the health effects of climate change; and

(ii) preparedness planning on the international, national, State, regional, and local levels to respond to or reduce the burden of health effects of climate change; and

(C) carry out other activities determined appropriate by the Director or the head of such agency to prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on public health.

SEC. 464. ADVISORY BOARD.

(a) Establishment- The Secretary shall establish a permanent science advisory board comprised of not less than 10 and not more than 20 members.

(b) Appointment of Members- The Secretary shall appoint the members of the science advisory board from among individuals--

(1) who have expertise in public health and human services, climate change, and other relevant disciplines; and

(2) at least 1/2 of whom are recommended by the President of the National Academy of Sciences.

(c) Functions- The science advisory board shall--

(1) provide scientific and technical advice and recommendations to the Secretary on the domestic and international impacts of climate change on public health, populations and regions particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and strategies and mechanisms to prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on public health; and

(2) advise the Secretary regarding the best science available for purposes of issuing the national strategic action plan.

SEC. 465. REPORTS.

(a) Needs Assessment-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall seek to enter into, by not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an agreement with the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine to complete a report that--

(A) assesses the needs for health professionals to prepare for and respond to climate change impacts on public health; and

(B) recommends programs to meet those needs.

(2) SUBMISSION- The agreement under paragraph (1) shall require the completed report to be submitted to the Congress and the Secretary and made publicly available not later than 1 year after the date of the agreement.

(b) Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Reports-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, in consultation with the advisory board established under section 464, shall ensure the issuance of reports to aid health professionals in preparing for and responding to the adverse health effects of climate change that--

(A) review scientific developments on health impacts of climate change; and

(B) recommend changes to the national strategic action plan.

(2) SUBMISSION- The Secretary shall submit the reports required by paragraph (1) to the Congress and make such reports publicly available not later than July 1, 2013, and every 4 years thereafter.

SEC. 466. DEFINITIONS.

In this subpart:

(1) HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT- The term `health impact assessment' means a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population.

(2) NATIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN- The term `national strategic action plan' means the plan issued and revised under section 463.

(3) SECRETARY- Unless otherwise specified, the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 467. CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH PROTECTION AND PROMOTION FUND.

(a) Establishment of Fund- There is hereby established in the Treasury a separate account that shall be known as the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Fund.

(b) Availability of Amounts- All amounts deposited into the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Fund shall be available to the Secretary to carry out this subpart subject to further appropriation.

(c) Distribution of Funds by HHS- In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary may make funds deposited in the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Fund available to--

(1) other departments, agencies, and offices of the Federal Government;

(2) foreign, State, tribal, and local governments; and

(3) such other entities as the Secretary determines appropriate.

(d) Supplement, Not Replace- It is the intent of Congress that funds made available to carry out this subpart should be used to supplement, and not replace, existing sources of funding for public health.

Subpart C--Natural Resource Adaptation

SEC. 471. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this subpart are to--

(1) establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve the Nation's natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification; and

(2) provide financial support and incentives for programs, strategies, and activities that protect, restore, and conserve the Nation's natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification.

SEC. 472. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION POLICY.

It is the policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian tribes, and other interested stakeholders to use all practicable means and measures to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources to enable them to become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification.

SEC. 473. DEFINITIONS.

In this subpart:

(1) COASTAL STATE- The term `coastal State' has the meaning given the term in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453).

(2) CORRIDORS- The term `corridors' means areas that provide connectivity, over different time scales (including seasonal or longer), of habitat or potential habitat and that facilitate the ability of terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, or plants to move within a landscape as needed for migration, gene flow, or dispersal, or in response to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification or other impacts.

(3) ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES- The term `ecological processes' means biological, chemical, or physical interaction between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and includes--

(A) nutrient cycling;

(B) pollination;

(C) predator-prey relationships;

(D) soil formation;

(E) gene flow;

(F) disease epizootiology;

(G) larval dispersal and settlement;

(H) hydrological cycling;

(I) decomposition; and

(J) disturbance regimes such as fire and flooding.

(4) HABITAT- The term `habitat' means the physical, chemical, and biological properties that are used by fish, wildlife, or plants for growth, reproduction, survival, food, water, and cover, on a tract of land, in a body of water, or in an area or region.

(5) INDIAN TRIBE- The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.)

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