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House passes an energy bill that combines increased drilling with expansion of renewables
After a day-long debate over energy legislation, the House passed the Democrats’ “Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act,” a bill that both opens up new areas of the country to oil extraction and increases support for renewables. “The energy bill puts us onto that path of independence by having a comprehensive legislation which […]
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Markey on House Dems’ energy bill
The House just passed the Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act [PDF] (more on that in a moment). In the meantime, here’s video of Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming Chair Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on the floor earlier with one of the more passionate speeches of the day:
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None shall use the L-word
Another brutal fact check on the Palin “20 percent of domestic energy” lie knowingly repeated falsehood, from an increasingly fed-up MSM.
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In a Monday townhall meeting, McCain voices distaste for MTR and support for Big Coal
From the Wonk Room. —– In a townhall meeting yesterday in Orlando, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was asked if he supported an end to the economically and ecologically destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. His reply: I do. Mountaintop removal is decimating Appalachia — 25 percent of Wise County’s historic mountain ranges have been […]
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New Zealand conservative party introduces green agenda
New Zealand’s center-right National Party released its proposed environmental agenda last week. The center-left Labour Party and the Green Party both denounced it as tepid. Check out what’s included, and imagine for a moment that it had been offered by Republicans in Congress: • A legislated target of 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions […]
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Hillary Clinton stumps for public transportation
“Across America places that thought there would never be much demand for public transit are now finding that there is. We can’t keep burdening public transit systems without giving them the money they need to run.” — Hillary Clinton (who introduced the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act and testified about it before the Senate […]
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McCain and Obama answer questions on science and scientific integrity
Scientists and Engineers for America sent a questionnaire to the major-party presidential candidates asking them about innovation and a number of science-related issues. Obama responded several weeks ago, and now McCain has delivered his answers. You can compare their responses on climate change, energy, ocean health, water shortages, government-funded research, and scientific integrity. Most of […]
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Ralph Nader criticizes Obama and McCain for not standing strong against offshore drilling
Read Grist’s interview with Nader to find out more about his campaign. —– As we begin to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Ike, which forced the shutdown of this country’s oil industry and sent adrift two oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, our members of Congress are poised to vote on legislation this […]
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Senate energy event highlights importance of efficiency; Republicans don’t absorb the lesson
An early version of this post appeared on Get Energy Smart Now, with follow-up on Think Progress. —– The Senate held a Bipartisan Energy Summit on Friday, attended by some of the nation’s top experts from MIT, Google, CSIS, CERI, and Shell. (Regrettably, the nation’s top energy expert, Sarah Palin, was unable to bring her […]
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Party leaders in the House exchange heated notes about energy policy
The House energy battle is underway again this week, with votes on a bill possible as early as tomorrow. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released an outline of the Democrats’ bill last week; it would open some new areas to offshore drilling and provide support for efficiency and renewables. House Republicans are demanding a vote on […]