Articles by Joseph Romm

Joseph Romm is the editor of Climate Progress and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

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  • Waxman-Markey climate bill taken off the fast track by House leaders

    “It doesn’t have to be this month,” Waxman said. “It could be July. But July is going to be awfully crowded with health care. We’ve got to get the bills to the floor and passed by the end of July. And that’s our goal. Both climate and health care.” So says House Energy and Commerce […]

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  • A useful summary of Waxman-Markey

    The Energy and Commerce Committee finally released a summary (here) of the American Clean Energy and Security Act as reported by the Committee on May 21 by a vote of 33 to 25. Here are the key provisions: Require electric utilities to meet 20% of their electricity demand through renewable energy sources and energy efficiency […]

    Joseph Romm Politics

  • Must-see TV on ABC tonight — “Earth 2100: Is this the Final Century of our Civilization?

    Tonight at 9 pm on ABC, “Bob Woodruff explores what might be the worst case scenario for civilization.” Hurray for the mainstream media exploring the worst-case scenario aka Hell and High Water! I am very interested in your thoughts on this show — before and after. One of the most commented on posts of this […]

    Joseph Romm Culture

  • Cheerleading for Waxman-Markey — not!

    Gimme a ‘B’ … B!  Gimme a ‘minus’ … Minus!  What’s that spell? My friend A. Siegel wrote on his blog last week (and republished on DailyKos and Grist): Joe Romm, who has been cheer-leading Waxman-Markey recently (despite much on-the-record work that provides a basis for highlighting its inadequacies), says that it might (MIGHT) give […]

    Joseph Romm Climate & Energy