Here's one more reason why the final US climate bill really ought to be significantly strengthened: Climate Progress has done a
bit of number - crunching of the EIA's Short Term Energy Outlook and finds that as it stands now, by the end of 2009 the US will already be halfway towards the emission reductions stipulated in ACES: The EIA projections say that by the end of 2009, United States» emissions will fall 6 %, due to «weak
economic conditions and
declines in the consumption of most fossil fuels.»