climate change policy
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Half of GOP caucus are climate zombies, four members admit science is real
45 of 97 Republican freshmen and 85 of 166 re-elected Republicans are confirmed climate zombies.
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California wins a clean energy and climate trifecta
California is the only place in the country where climate and clean energy activists aggressively pushed their message -- and it worked.
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GOP wins could throw dirt on climate and energy policy
Is it possible that climate and energy legislation could get even deader? You betcha!
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Climate Movement at the Crossroads
When future scholars document the history of global warming, one of the watershed years will almost surely be 2010. For over a decade, the primary goal of U.S. climate policy advocates has been to establish a strong carbon pollution cap and a binding global emissions treaty. Armed with large war chests and major electoral victories, […]
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A climate policy for people and the environment
A well-designed climate policy could slash greenhouse emissions and put money in Americans' pockets -- but that's not what Congress is considering.
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Will BP and the White House become strange bedfellows in the Gulf?
Remember that $20 billion escrow account BP is creating to cover damages in the Gulf of Mexico? It's raising hackles with environmentalists.
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Chamber of Commerce goes after climate dissenters in its ranks
A split over climate policy is brewing within the US Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is already working behind the scenes to discredit the new group
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In Defense of 'Energy-Only'
Over at NRDC, David Doniger writes a last-ditch defense of a diminished, utility-only cap and trade proposal while categorically rejecting any “energy-only” legislation — e.g. legislation lacking a cap and trade component. Unfortunately, Doniger, NRDC (and EDF) wind up clinging onto a “cap” on carbon they have already given away while at the same time […]
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A Bipartisan Strategy for Energy Leadership
By Teryn Norris & Clifton Yin When President Obama and key Senate leaders meet today to reach a compromise on energy and climate legislation, they should strongly consider increasing federal investment in clean energy technology to at least $15 billion annually. This is a comprehensive third-way strategy to improve U.S. energy independence, economic competitiveness, and […]