ID HJM011

Urges Idaho's congressional delegation to vote "NO" on cap-and-trade legislation, stating the cost to families greatly exceeds any environmental benefit.

Estimates cap-and-trade will cause a 94 percent drop in farm income (over $50 billion by 2035) and cost households $890-$1,218 annually, approximately 2 percent of average household income.

Claims cap-and-trade would have little or no detectable impact on global average temperatures and could increase greenhouse gas emissions by forcing companies to relocate to countries with inferior pollution controls.

Opposes the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade system for creating a billion-dollar commodity market subject to Wall Street speculation and expanding federal government authority over energy utilities and manufacturers.

Supports use of all energy sources that reduce carbon emissions, including nuclear, clean-coal, wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower technologies.