Marina sugere mote para o Avatar 2
Jantamos ontem com James Cameron e sua esposa, no restaurante do Hotel Dupont, em Washington. Cameron está profundamente mobilizado pela causa da defesa da Amazônia e, particularmente, dos índios e, em relação aos Estados Unidos, disposto a se engajar profundamente num movimento de cidadania, que pressione o Senado a aprovar o Climate Bill que, no momento, parece escapar por entre os dedos, diante de uma puxada de tapete dos republicanos, e de um receio da administração Obama das conseqüências políticas desse processo num ano eleitoral, que se anuncia difícil.
“Nós, da área artística, podemos dizer coisas que os políticos e o cientistas não podem”, comentou Cameron, referindo-se à saia justa em que se encontram, nesse momento, os defensores de um drástico corte de emissões de C02; num memento em que a modesta recuperação da economia norte-americana ainda não se faz sentir no âmbito da criação de empregos e, em que um número decrescente de norte-americanos (no momento, seria apenas 38%) considera o clima um “assunto grave”.
Durante o jantar, Cameron comentou que já está trabalhando no Avatar 2, e Marina Silva permitiu-se uma sugestão de story line:
“Porque não inverter o Avatar 1? Fazer os avatares visitarem o velho planeta, ambientalmente destruído, tentando ajudar na sua recuperação?”
James Cameron gostou da idéia e garantiu o crédito para Marina, caso fosse utilizá-la de fato. Ele calcula que o Avatar 2 ficará pronto em quatro anos. Justo para a campanha de reeleição, alguém comentou...
Votação da Lei do Clima no Senado norte-americano se complica
Já percebemos a coisa chegando na nossa reunião com a chefe da EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), Lisa Jackson. Marina Silva, eu, Carlos Vicente, Juliano e Ana Maria estivemos com ela durante meia-hora numa tenda especial do Dia da Terra. O evento principal acontecerá hoje com um discurso de Marina, para mais de cem mil pessoas no National Mall, em Washington. Lisa manifestou o receio de que o debate sobre imigração vá atropelar a votação da Lei do Clima, no Senado, na semana que se inicia. Ela deixou transparecer um certo pessimismo e a impressão de que não conseguiriam votar a lei antes das eleições de novembro. Provavelmente, depois, a composição ficará pior para os democratas.
O parceiro republicano, que a duras penas os democratas pró-clima haviam conseguido, o senador Lindsay Graham, esta dizendo que vai retirar seu apoio ao projeto que tem sua coautoria por causa de divergências em relação à imigração. Como dizia ontem, no jantar que organizou para Marina, o ambientalista Tomas Lovejoy: "Toda hora encontram pretextos para não votar a Lei do Clima no Senado, primeiro a saúde, agora a imigração".
Eis o comunicado das ONGs, que acompanham de perto a situação, em artigo no Washington Post, sobre o possível retrocesso.
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO CURRENT STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE LEGISLATION SENATE NEGOTIATIONS
The following groups issued this statement today:
“Everyday the Senate fails to pass clean energy and climate legislation we put our economy, our national security and our environment at greater risk. Americans are demanding the millions of jobs, energy independence, and clean air and water comprehensive legislation can deliver. Inaction is too costly, and the challenge is too urgent.
“The tireless work of Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman is proof positive that bipartisan success is well within reach. The House has passed historic legislation; now it is time for the Senate and the White House to stay focused and finish the job. The moment is ours. Now is the time for our leaders to act.”
Alliance for Climate Protection
Blue Green Alliance
Environment America
Environmental Defense Fund
League of Conservation Voters
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club
Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/24/AR2010042402193_pf.html
Graham withdraws support for climate legislation
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 25, 2010; A03
The effort to enact climate and energy legislation this year suffered a critical blow Saturday when Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), the key Republican proponent of the bill, said he was unwilling to move ahead because of Democrats' push for immigration reform.
The move forced the other two authors of the bill, Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), to cancel a news conference planned for Monday that would have unveiled the climate and energy plan they negotiated with Graham, the only Republican who had been participating in the discussions.
In an interview Saturday, Graham said he did not see how the Senate could pass any climate and energy bill this year if Senate Democratic leaders and President Obama pushed for immigration reform, as they suggested they would last week.
"The political environment that we needed to have a chance [to pass the bill] has been completely destroyed" by the push for immigration, Graham said. "What was hard has become impossible. I don't mind doing hard things. I just don't want to do impossible and stupid things."
Although the White House, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Kerry and Lieberman said they would continue to press ahead with the effort, Graham's departure greatly undermines Democrats' prospects of picking up the handful of Republican votes that would be needed for passage.
"If Senator Graham leaves the effort, a long shot becomes a no-shot," said Joe Stanko, who heads up government relations for the law firm Hunton & Williams and represents several industries that would face new federal regulation under a climate bill.
Graham said he has become convinced that Democrats have decided to push for an immigration overhaul in an effort to mobilize Hispanic voters, a key political bloc, and that only a focused effort on a climate and energy bill could ensure its passage.
Late last week, Reid raised the idea of bringing up immigration legislation before an energy bill, and President Obama on Friday criticized Arizona's tough new immigration law and said Congress must act on immigration or risk leaving the door open to "irresponsibility by others."
But Graham, who spent weeks working with Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on an immigration measure that will appeal to both parties, wrote in an open letter Saturday to leaders of the climate effort, "Moving forward on immigration -- in this hurried, panicked manner -- is nothing more than a cynical political ploy."
In an interview, Graham said he had spoken to Reid on Saturday and warned him that he would bolt unless he was assured that the Senate would take up energy legislation first.
"What's happened here is mid-terms are on us and Harry Reid's in a state with a heavy Hispanic vote," Graham said.
In a statement, Reid said he will not allow Graham "to play one issue off of another, and neither will the American people."
"As I have said, I am committed to trying to enact comprehensive clean energy legislation this session of Congress. Doing so will require strong bipartisan support and energy could be next if it's ready," Reid said. "I have also said we will try to pass comprehensive immigration reform. This, too, will require bipartisan support and significant committee work that has not yet begun."
Reid spokesman Jim Manley called the suggestion that Reid had factored political considerations into his scheduling "absolutely ridiculous."
"At the beginning of this Congress, Senator Reid considered immigration reform among the Senate's top priorities, and it continues to be a high priority for him. Nothing has changed, except that maybe the situation in Arizona again highlights why we need to fix our broken immigration system," he said.
The White House declined to indicate whether it would address Graham's concerns, issuing a statement by climate and energy czar Carol M. Browner saying: "We believe the only way to make progress on these priorities is to continue working as we have thus far in a bipartisan manner to build more support for both comprehensive energy independence and immigration reform legislation."
Kerry said he would continue to press for passage of comprehensive climate legislation.
"Joe and I will continue to work together and are hopeful that Lindsey will rejoin us once the politics of immigration are resolved," he said in a statement. "The White House and Senate leadership have told us . . . that this is the year for action, and until they tell us otherwise we're pressing forward."
“Nós, da área artística, podemos dizer coisas que os políticos e o cientistas não podem”, comentou Cameron, referindo-se à saia justa em que se encontram, nesse momento, os defensores de um drástico corte de emissões de C02; num memento em que a modesta recuperação da economia norte-americana ainda não se faz sentir no âmbito da criação de empregos e, em que um número decrescente de norte-americanos (no momento, seria apenas 38%) considera o clima um “assunto grave”.
Durante o jantar, Cameron comentou que já está trabalhando no Avatar 2, e Marina Silva permitiu-se uma sugestão de story line:
“Porque não inverter o Avatar 1? Fazer os avatares visitarem o velho planeta, ambientalmente destruído, tentando ajudar na sua recuperação?”
James Cameron gostou da idéia e garantiu o crédito para Marina, caso fosse utilizá-la de fato. Ele calcula que o Avatar 2 ficará pronto em quatro anos. Justo para a campanha de reeleição, alguém comentou...
Votação da Lei do Clima no Senado norte-americano se complica
Já percebemos a coisa chegando na nossa reunião com a chefe da EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), Lisa Jackson. Marina Silva, eu, Carlos Vicente, Juliano e Ana Maria estivemos com ela durante meia-hora numa tenda especial do Dia da Terra. O evento principal acontecerá hoje com um discurso de Marina, para mais de cem mil pessoas no National Mall, em Washington. Lisa manifestou o receio de que o debate sobre imigração vá atropelar a votação da Lei do Clima, no Senado, na semana que se inicia. Ela deixou transparecer um certo pessimismo e a impressão de que não conseguiriam votar a lei antes das eleições de novembro. Provavelmente, depois, a composição ficará pior para os democratas.
O parceiro republicano, que a duras penas os democratas pró-clima haviam conseguido, o senador Lindsay Graham, esta dizendo que vai retirar seu apoio ao projeto que tem sua coautoria por causa de divergências em relação à imigração. Como dizia ontem, no jantar que organizou para Marina, o ambientalista Tomas Lovejoy: "Toda hora encontram pretextos para não votar a Lei do Clima no Senado, primeiro a saúde, agora a imigração".
Eis o comunicado das ONGs, que acompanham de perto a situação, em artigo no Washington Post, sobre o possível retrocesso.
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO CURRENT STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE LEGISLATION SENATE NEGOTIATIONS
The following groups issued this statement today:
“Everyday the Senate fails to pass clean energy and climate legislation we put our economy, our national security and our environment at greater risk. Americans are demanding the millions of jobs, energy independence, and clean air and water comprehensive legislation can deliver. Inaction is too costly, and the challenge is too urgent.
“The tireless work of Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman is proof positive that bipartisan success is well within reach. The House has passed historic legislation; now it is time for the Senate and the White House to stay focused and finish the job. The moment is ours. Now is the time for our leaders to act.”
Alliance for Climate Protection
Blue Green Alliance
Environment America
Environmental Defense Fund
League of Conservation Voters
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club
Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/24/AR2010042402193_pf.html
Graham withdraws support for climate legislation
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 25, 2010; A03
The effort to enact climate and energy legislation this year suffered a critical blow Saturday when Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), the key Republican proponent of the bill, said he was unwilling to move ahead because of Democrats' push for immigration reform.
The move forced the other two authors of the bill, Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), to cancel a news conference planned for Monday that would have unveiled the climate and energy plan they negotiated with Graham, the only Republican who had been participating in the discussions.
In an interview Saturday, Graham said he did not see how the Senate could pass any climate and energy bill this year if Senate Democratic leaders and President Obama pushed for immigration reform, as they suggested they would last week.
"The political environment that we needed to have a chance [to pass the bill] has been completely destroyed" by the push for immigration, Graham said. "What was hard has become impossible. I don't mind doing hard things. I just don't want to do impossible and stupid things."
Although the White House, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Kerry and Lieberman said they would continue to press ahead with the effort, Graham's departure greatly undermines Democrats' prospects of picking up the handful of Republican votes that would be needed for passage.
"If Senator Graham leaves the effort, a long shot becomes a no-shot," said Joe Stanko, who heads up government relations for the law firm Hunton & Williams and represents several industries that would face new federal regulation under a climate bill.
Graham said he has become convinced that Democrats have decided to push for an immigration overhaul in an effort to mobilize Hispanic voters, a key political bloc, and that only a focused effort on a climate and energy bill could ensure its passage.
Late last week, Reid raised the idea of bringing up immigration legislation before an energy bill, and President Obama on Friday criticized Arizona's tough new immigration law and said Congress must act on immigration or risk leaving the door open to "irresponsibility by others."
But Graham, who spent weeks working with Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on an immigration measure that will appeal to both parties, wrote in an open letter Saturday to leaders of the climate effort, "Moving forward on immigration -- in this hurried, panicked manner -- is nothing more than a cynical political ploy."
In an interview, Graham said he had spoken to Reid on Saturday and warned him that he would bolt unless he was assured that the Senate would take up energy legislation first.
"What's happened here is mid-terms are on us and Harry Reid's in a state with a heavy Hispanic vote," Graham said.
In a statement, Reid said he will not allow Graham "to play one issue off of another, and neither will the American people."
"As I have said, I am committed to trying to enact comprehensive clean energy legislation this session of Congress. Doing so will require strong bipartisan support and energy could be next if it's ready," Reid said. "I have also said we will try to pass comprehensive immigration reform. This, too, will require bipartisan support and significant committee work that has not yet begun."
Reid spokesman Jim Manley called the suggestion that Reid had factored political considerations into his scheduling "absolutely ridiculous."
"At the beginning of this Congress, Senator Reid considered immigration reform among the Senate's top priorities, and it continues to be a high priority for him. Nothing has changed, except that maybe the situation in Arizona again highlights why we need to fix our broken immigration system," he said.
The White House declined to indicate whether it would address Graham's concerns, issuing a statement by climate and energy czar Carol M. Browner saying: "We believe the only way to make progress on these priorities is to continue working as we have thus far in a bipartisan manner to build more support for both comprehensive energy independence and immigration reform legislation."
Kerry said he would continue to press for passage of comprehensive climate legislation.
"Joe and I will continue to work together and are hopeful that Lindsey will rejoin us once the politics of immigration are resolved," he said in a statement. "The White House and Senate leadership have told us . . . that this is the year for action, and until they tell us otherwise we're pressing forward."
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