Omaha World-Herald:

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., had a grim prediction Wednesday for the prospects of the latest federal climate change proposal, this one from Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman.
Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent, are introducing a bill aimed at cutting carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases.
But Nelson said support for the climate change provisions simply isn’t there.
“There’s no way it has 60 votes,” Nelson said during a conference call with reporters.
The new bill attempts to address at least some of the objections of states dependent on coal power, such as Nebraska and Iowa, but Nelson was skeptical that the sponsors will come up with the “silver chalice” to win his support.
Nelson said he doesn’t see how a cap and trade system could avoid hurting states such as Nebraska. That approach would cap greenhouse gas emissions and set up a system for power plants and others to trade allowances for the emissions they produce.