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WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009. – As many as 98,700 jobs would be wiped out in Illinois if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average Illinois household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $870 a year.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 – As many as 45,700 jobs would be wiped out in South Carolina if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average South Carolina household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $1,020 a year.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Colorado found that 67 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 20 percent of Coloradoans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Florida found that 66 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 16 percent of Floridians supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Indiana found that 65 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 16 percent of Indianans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Missouri found that 67 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 15 percent of Missourians supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in North Dakota found that 70 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 14 percent of North Dakotans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2009 - A new poll of registered voters in Tennessee found that 70 percent opposed Waxman-Markey type climate change legislation, once they heard about analyses warning of potential job cuts and higher consumer fuel costs. Only 12 percent of Tennesseans supported it.

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2009 - As many as 184,100 jobs would be wiped out in Florida if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average Florida household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $1,100 a year.

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2009 - As many as 52,600 jobs would be wiped out in Missouri if a climate change bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law, a study shows. The average Missouri household would see its purchasing power drop by as much as $950 a year.