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Pelosi wants a stimulus package that includes green measures
In her post-election press conference yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) affirmed her desire that a new economic stimulus plan — which could be taken up in a lame-duck session of Congress later this month — include green measures: The economy, of course, is the top item on the agenda as we go forward, and […]
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What can greens expect from Obama?
In March 2007, Democratic primary contender John Edwards released an ambitious climate and energy plan, calling for greenhouse gas reductions of 80 percent by 2050, a cap-and-trade program with auctioned permits, and a ban on conventional dirty coal plants. Barack Obama. At that point in the race, conventional wisdom was that Edwards was trying to […]
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Three key energy and climate questions and why conservatives just don’t get why they lost, part 1
Obama ran on clear and detailed energy and climate plans. The election poses three over-arching questions: On solutions: Does Obama have a clear mandate to enact his plans to transform our energy and climate policy? On science: Will the transformation he is actually able to enact be sufficient to avert the worst climate impacts (and, […]
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Happy international folk
Avaaz brings you happy people who hope Obama will get cracking on an international climate agreement:
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One more environmental Cabinet position that counts particularly for oceans
In its feature “Stocking the Cabinet,” Grist speculated on Barack Obama’s potential nominees for the “top environmental jobs” in his administration. For the oceans, however, the most pertinent post isn’t the head of the EPA, or the secretary of agriculture, energy, or interior, all of which were included in Grist’s guessing game. Guess what is? […]
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More EPA speculation
Reuters adds a few names to the list of candidates being considered to head EPA: Governors Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, and World Resources Institute head honcho Jonathan Lash. That’s in addition to the usual names of Kathleen McGinty and Mary Nichols. I’m beginning to think reporters are just pulling these […]
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Tensions mounting among House Dems as Waxman lobbies to replace Dingell
More from Politico on Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) challenging John Dingell for the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Apparently, some on the Hill are accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of “plotting to overthrow” Dingell: But there’s a history of bad blood between Dingell and Pelosi — she stripped him of authority over global […]
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Clean energy investment provides a truly clean opportunity for the Obama administration
Cross-posted at the NDN blog. —– The historic victory of Barack Obama last night and increased majorities for Democrats in the House and Senate create a huge opportunity to build a high-productivity, low-carbon economy. The last eight years have been lost economic years — the exceptions of the housing and financial markets have now, of […]
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Canada proposes joint climate agreement with U.S. to spare its oil-sands projects
Less than a day after Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper proposed a joint climate agreement with the United States that aims to save Canada’s oil-sands projects (and the oil they produce) from any climate-related restrictions the U.S. may enact in the future.
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Obama names advisers to his transition team for energy and environmental issues
The Obama campaign on Wednesday officially announced members of the transition team that will set up the next administration. Included in the advisory board are Carol Browner, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Clinton, and Federico Peña, who served in the Clinton administration as secretary of transportation from 1993 to 1997 and secretary […]
