The Waxman-Markey Climate Bill is a package deal combining climate change initiatives including cap and trade, smart energy grid , energy efficiency and renewable energy standards. Liberal House Democrats are trying to force the measure through as a package because they know cap and trade alone will not pass. Considerable irritation with the cap and trade proposal is growing on the Democratic side of the aisle because of the increasingly apparent punitive nature of the bill to consumers and certain regions of the country.
