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Begich triumphs over Stevens in Alaska Senate race
After two weeks of counting, they’re finally calling the Alaska Senate race for Democrat Mark Begich. This marks the end of an 40-year Senate career for Republican Ted Stevens, who is marks his 85th birthday today. Long a thorn in the side of enviros, the loss comes after he was convicted of lying on Senate […]
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British lawmakers OK landmark climate bill
With lawmakers’ final approval on Tuesday, Britain has become the first country in the whole wide world to make a legally binding commitment to cut emissions 80 percent by 2050.
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Substance-less video leaves us wondering, ‘Why bother?’
The Obama transition today released a video showing the energy and environmental policy team “at work,” focusing on former EPA administrator Carol Browner, who’s advising the transition, and Heather Zichal, who also headed up these issues for the campaign. While the video seems to offer a “behind the scenes” feel (the experts are shown sitting […]
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Grist talks to Terry Tamminen about the Governors’ Climate Summit
We caught up with Terry Tamminen for a few minutes this afternoon to talk about the Governors’ Global Climate Summit, an event he played a pivotal role in organizing. Tamminen, an influential wonk who has the ear of Republicans and Democrats alike, predicted that President-elect Obama would create a high-level position in his administration to […]
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Dem leaders call for $100 billion stimulus with green components
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert C. Byrd yesterday unveiled a $100.3 billion economic recovery package that they say will create 635,000 new jobs. The plan includes a number of green initiatives, including investments in mass transit, home weatherization, and electricity transmission improvements. “In response to higher unemployment, rising food […]
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More Dingell-Waxman drama
In today’s news on the Dingell-Waxman battle for the Energy and Commerce Committee, John Dingell (D-Mich.) has rounded up the backing of several conservative-leaning conservation groups, including the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Ducks Unlimited, American Rivers, and Trout Unlimited. He also has the support of many “Blue Dog” Democrats and a portion of the Congressional Black […]
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Shellenberger and Nordhaus smear Gore by making stuff up
Yes, I understand that Shellenberger and Nordhaus are desperate for any media attention they can get, which is why they go after Democrats and not Republicans. And everybody understands S&N don’t get global warming at all ever since Nordhaus made his amazing admission on this blog, “We have argued for five years now that efforts […]
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Job shifts at Interior Dept. mean Bush appointees will stick around
Two former Interior Department appointees unpopular with environmentalists have been “burrowed” into senior civil service posts, giving them job security when Barack Obama takes the White House. “It is an attempt by the outgoing administration to limit as much as possible [the incoming administration’s] ability to put its policy imprint on the Department of Interior,” […]
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Dems boot Lieberman from his EPW post
Senate Democrats decided this morning to let Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) keep his chairmanships of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Airland Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee. But as punishment for his rigorous campaigning for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Lieberman will lose his seat on the Environment and Public Works Committee. By […]
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Obama affirms commitment to climate change, but won’t be going to Poland
Barack Obama won’t be attending the next round of international climate talks next month in Poland, nor is he in Los Angeles today for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s conference on climate change. But the president-elect insists that his administration will be a leader in the effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. “While I won’t be president […]
