In June, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACESA), also known as Waxman-Markey. This bill, which started out as an extremely weak and compromised measure, was further watered down during its journey through the House—in fact, much of the bill was written directly by corporate lobbyists. The final result? A thoroughgoing “polluter protection bill” that, in the words of the nation’s top climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, will “do more harm to the environment than doing nothing at all.”

Among the problems with ACESA are: