Editing Ed Markey (section)

===Tenure===
[[File:EdMarkey-Committee on Natural Resources.jpg|right|thumb|Markey as ranking member of the [[United States House Committee on Natural Resources|House Natural Resources Committee]]]]
Markey was a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]], and the ''[[National Journal]]'' gave him a "Composite [[Modern liberalism in the United States|Liberal]]" score of 89.2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1780103&type=category&category=National%20Journal |title=National Special Interest Groups |work=Vote Smart |access-date=December 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215062009/http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1780103&type=category&category=National%20Journal |archive-date=December 15, 2006  }}</ref>

====Environment and energy====
In December 2007, Markey became the first US politician to use [[Second Life]], through which he addressed the delegates of the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|UNFCCC]] in [[Bali]] as part of [[OneClimate]]'s Virtual Bali event. It was estimated that the [[carbon dioxide]] he saved by not flying to Bali was around 5.5 tons.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://globalwarming.markey.house.gov/mediacenter/pressreleases_id=0140.html | title=Remarks of the Avatar of the Hon. Edward J. Markey on the virtual island of Bali, Indonesia in Second Life |website=globalwarming.markey.house.gov| date=December 11, 2008 | access-date=October 19, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030102553/http://globalwarming.markey.house.gov/mediacenter/pressreleases_id%3D0140.html | archive-date=October 30, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Pressure from Markey prompted [[BP]] to provide a live underwater video feed showing oil leaking out of a pipe in the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bp-bows-to-pressure-for-oil-leak-livestream/ |title=BP Bows to Pressure for Oil Leak Livestream |work=[[CBS News]] |date=May 19, 2010 |access-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> Markey has been a longtime critic of the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] (NRC) and has been critical of the NRC's decision-making on the proposed Westinghouse [[AP1000]] reactor design and the NRC response to the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/u-s-regulator-says-fukushima-lessons-can-percolate/ |title=U.S. Regulator Says Fukushima Lessons Can Percolate |author=Wald, Matthew L. |date=July 28, 2011 |work=The New York Times|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/35103/page2/ |title=Fukushima's Spreading Impact |author=Peter Fairley |date=March 15, 2011 |work=[[Technology Review]] }}</ref>

In reply to [[List of Governors of Alaska|Alaska's Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]'s position on how the [[American Clean Energy and Security Act]] (also known as Waxman-Markey, named after Markey and [[Henry Waxman]]) could have a negative impact for Alaskans,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us4palin.com/governor-palin-opposes-waxman-markey-bill/ |title=Governor Palin Opposes Waxman-Markey Bill |website=us4palin.com|author=Devito, Ron|date=June 30, 2009 |access-date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> Markey wrote an article criticizing Palin's inaction on [[global warming]] and her environmental positions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2009/06/markey-predicts-us-economy-will-rebound-soon.html |title=Markey predicts U.S. economy will rebound soon |work=Boston Business Journal |date=June 11, 2009 |access-date=December 17, 2012}}</ref>

Markey sarcastically suggested in August 2010 that [[climate change denial|global warming deniers]] form their own country on an iceberg: "An iceberg four times the size of [[Manhattan]] has broken off [[Greenland]], creating plenty of room for global warming deniers to start their own country." Markey also said that, at the time, 2010 was the hottest recorded year and that "scientists agree Arctic ice is a canary in a coal mine that provides clear warnings on climate".<ref name="Start country">{{cite news|title=Markey: Deniers of global warming should 'start their own country'|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/168458-markey-deniers-of-global-warming-should-start-their-own-country/|newspaper=The Hill|date=August 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name=Skeptics>{{cite news|title=MA pol: warming skeptics should move to ice island |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/07/ma_pol_warming_skeptics_should_move_to_ice_island/%27|newspaper=Boston|date=August 7, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=April 2014|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Markey has derided Republicans' stance on global warming, stating during a hearing: "I won't physically rise, because I'm worried that Republicans will overturn the law of gravity, sending us floating about the room."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/03/10/174942/markey-flat-earthers/?mobile=nc | title=During Climate Hearing, Markey Asks If Anti-Science GOP Will Repeal Gravity, Heliocentrism, Relativity |work=ThinkProgress|author=Johnson, Brad| date=March 10, 2011 | access-date=September 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902205415/http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/03/10/174942/markey-flat-earthers/?mobile=nc | archive-date=September 2, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In January 2011, House Republicans eliminated the [[United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming|Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming]], which [[Nancy Pelosi]] created in 2006 and Markey chaired.<ref name="Kill Committee">{{cite news|title=Republicans kill global warming committee|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jan/06/republicans-kill-global-warming-committee|newspaper=The Guardian|date=January 6, 2011|first=Kate|last=Sheppard|location=London}}</ref>

====Objection to certifying the 2004 U.S. presidential election results====
Markey was one of the 31 House Democrats who voted not to count Ohio's 20 [[Electoral College (United States)|electoral votes]] in the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll007.xml Final Vote Results for Roll Call 7]. Clerk.house.gov. January 6, 2005.</ref> In 2004, President [[George W. Bush]] (the Republican nominee) had defeated Senator [[John Kerry]] (the Democratic nominee) in Ohio by 118,457 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/29/politics/ohio-recount-gives-a-smaller-margin-to-bush.html|title=Ohio Recount Gives a Smaller Margin to Bush|first=Albert|last=Salvato|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 29, 2004}}</ref> Without Ohio's electoral votes, the 2004 presidential election would have been decided by the U.S. House of Representatives, with each state having one vote, as dictated by the [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].

====Domestic initiatives====
Markey introduced legislation to change the duration of [[daylight saving time|Daylight Saving Time]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daylight-saving-time.com/usa/energy-policy-act-2005.htm |title=USA Daylight Saving Time change from 2007 |publisher=daylight-saving-time.com |access-date=December 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302033520/http://www.daylight-saving-time.com/usa/energy-policy-act-2005.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2009 }}</ref> and to increasing privacy controls over children online.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stecklow |first1=Steve |last2=Angwin |first2=Julia |author-link=Julia Angwin |url=http://voices.allthingsd.com/20110507/house-releases-do-not-track-bill/ |title=House Releases 'Do Not Track' Children Bill |work=All Things Digital |date=May 7, 2011 |access-date=December 17, 2012}}</ref>

Markey drew some controversy through his proposal to introduce legislation<ref>{{cite web|title=July 9, 2011: MARKEY TO INTRODUCE ROLLER COASTER SAFETY LEGISLATION|url=http://markey.house.gov/press-release/july-9-2011-markey-introduce-roller-coaster-safety-legislation|website=markey.house.gov|access-date=February 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120115183522/http://markey.house.gov/press-release/july-9-2011-markey-introduce-roller-coaster-safety-legislation|archive-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> that deals with amusement parks' roller coasters, believing that newer, faster rides that exert greater G-pressures on the human body are dangerous mentally and physically, despite a lack of concrete evidence to support these claims,<ref>{{cite web|last=Cooke|first=Charles C. W|title=Ed Markey's Peculiar Crusade|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2013/02/ed-markeys-peculiar-crusade-charles-c-w-cooke/|work=National Review|date=February 9, 2013|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> and contrary to studies that affirmed the safety of roller coasters in general.<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Dan|title=Researchers: Roller Coasters Are Safe|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/researchers-roller-coasters-are-safe/|access-date=February 13, 2013|newspaper=CBS News|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, Markey sponsored the [[Internet Freedom Preservation Act]] to enact principles of [[net neutrality]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Text of H.R. 3458 as Introduced in House: Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009|url=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/hr3458-111/text|website=opencongress.org|access-date=June 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184454/http://www.opencongress.org/bill/hr3458-111/text|archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> The proposed legislation received support from a few dozen co-sponsors and public interest organizations but ultimately died in committee before enactment.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brodsky|first1=Art|title=Public Knowledge Hails Internet Freedom Preservation Act|url=https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/press-release/public-knowledge-hails-internet-freedom-preservati|publisher=Public Knowledge|access-date=June 11, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132801/https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/press-release/public-knowledge-hails-internet-freedom-preservati|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Beijing-Tianjin High Speed Train.jpg|thumb|240px|Rep. Markey (R) with [[Ministry of Railways (China)|Chinese Minister of Railways]] [[Liu Zhijun]] (L) and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|U.S. House Speaker]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] (C) in May 2009. Behind them is a [[Hexie Hao]] train on the [[Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway]].]]

====National defense====
In 2003, Markey called attention to the lack of security surrounding air cargo placed on commercial passenger planes, arguing that if passenger baggage is screened for explosive devices, cargo on the plane should be as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x370073525/Markey-targets-air-cargo-loophole|title=Markey targets air cargo loophole|date=November 1, 2010|access-date=December 30, 2012|author=Kathy Uek|work=[[The MetroWest Daily News]]}}</ref> In 2007, he succeeded in getting a 100% air cargo screening requirement signed into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-233251749.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111044433/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-233251749.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2013|title=Markey cites progress on 100% air cargo screening, says more needs to be done.|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=December 30, 2012|work=States News Service}}</ref> In the law codifying the recommendations of the [[9/11 Commission]], Markey wrote the mandate requiring all cargo on passenger planes to be screened.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-ed-markey/commerce-wont-trump-homel_b_37914.html|title=Commerce Won't Trump Homeland Security in the 110th Congress|author=Markey, Ed|date=January 5, 2007|access-date=December 30, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref>