BP Oil Disaster Has Americans Clamoring for Energy and Climate Bill
As the oil continues to spew forth from a hole in the ocean floor in the Gulf of Mexico, Americans have turned their shock into a renewed call for energy and climate legislation. Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the BP offshore oil spill should accelerate the passage of new energy policy. To that end, Senator Reid has stated, "We have to take care of this issue. Alternative energy is what we need to move to as rapidly as we can." Reid has also announced that he will move forward on energy and climate legislation before tackling immigration -- an issue many feared would put an energy bill on the back-burner again.