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  • New nukes? A fair shot, not a free ride

    If I began this column with “some advice for my friends in the nuclear industry,” you’d probably brace for a big fat cream pie in the industry’s face. I’ve been a vocal critic of the industry that presided over what Forbes Magazine called “the largest managerial failure in American history.” So before offering my advice, […]

    KC Golden Politics

  • Mark Warner (D-Va.)

    Mark Warner Sen. Mark Warner recognizes the need to take action on climate change, but wants to ensure that legislation will not negatively impact the economy. Warner seems a safe bet to support the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. In recent months, he has underlined the severity of the climate crisis and the steps necessary to solve […]

    Samantha McCann Politics

  • Can EPA regulations on CO2 be blocked?

    It’s widely assumed that if Congress fails to pass a clean energy bill, the EPA will step in with regulations on CO2 under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court ruled in 2007’s Mass. v EPA that it must do so if it finds CO2 to be a dangerous air pollutant — and sure enough, […]

    David Roberts Politics

  • Hungering for climate justice

    In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. — Albert Schweitzer Six months ago, I went through a period of depression that was probably the lowest […]

    Ted Glick Politics

  • David Frum says ‘Conservatives Heart Nuke Power.’

    I always thought it was conservatives who accused progressives of being driven by their heart and not their brain.  A painfully uninformed David Frum wades into the debate over nuclear power with a post headlined, “Conservatives Heart Nuke Power“: First Brad Plumer in the New Republic, then Matt Yglesias on his site have marveled at […]

    Joseph Romm Politics

  • Graham, Kerry, ‘will be working closely with the White House’

    In a mid-day press conference with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) that followed a meeting with Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said: We think we have a good team here to help create a dual track which we want to emphasize is done with the full consent and support […]

    Joseph Romm Politics

  • News and views on the Kerry-Boxer climate bill

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    Grist staff Politics

  • Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

    Roger Wicker Sen. Roger Wicker plans to oppose the Kerry-Boxer climate bill.  In this letter to a constituent, he writes, “I am opposed to any sort of system to cap carbon emissions permits because it would have no effect on climate change and is an unwarranted tax increase on the American people.” Wicker calls for […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Carl Levin (D-Mich.) [UPDATED]

    Carl Levin Sen. Carl Levin is certainly concerned about climate change, but it’s unclear whether he will support the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. In this letter sent to a constituent in early November 2009, the senator stresses that other nations must commit to binding greenhouse-gas limits. He calls for a climate bill that will account for […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Baucus: 'No doubt' that climate change legislation will pass

    Contrary to reports from many in the media, the prospects for a climate bill are as good as ever now that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has finished its work.

    Joseph Romm Politics