is still a raw deal. The Wall Street Journal does a great job of breaking down what's really going on behind the smoke and mirrors of the new "American Power Act."Myth #1: This isn't cap and trade.Except that it is. 

It looks like the long-awaited Murkowski Resolution of Disapproval will be up for vote shortly.  Many readers have taken action to urge their Senators to cosponsor the bill (if you haven't, do so here) and these efforts have helped bring the bipartisan support up to 41 cosponsors. 

As we've blogged before, there is a movement underfoot in California to help push back the harmful state cap and trade scheme during tough economic times.  This week, those folks got one step closer to seeing their proposed suspension on the ballot this November. The San Jose Mercury News reports:

Writing at FoxNews.com, Deneen and Tom Borelli of the National Center for Public Policy Research chalk up the current cap and trade will-they-or-won't-they to another win for the tea party folks.  Last week, we wrote about the intense pressure Sen.

Two days ago the LA Times reported that Al Gore has picked up a pricey new Italian-style villa with "ocean view, fountains, six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms" all for a mere $8,875,000. 

This past Saturday two amazing things happened: 1. Over 100 grassroots activists from a wide coalition of groups across South Carolina braved some seriously nasty weather to pull off simultaneous protests outside each of Senator Graham's district offices against his support of cap and trade.

Policy experts, lawmakers, businesses, and constituents from across the country have continued to express their well justified opposition to the idea of a government-run cap and trade system in the U.S. Currently, a new version of a cap and trade based bill is being considered.