Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
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18 leading scientific organizations send letter to Senators
Here is the letter from 18 top U.S. scientific organizations: Dear Senator: As you consider climate change legislation, we, as leaders of scientific organizations, write to state the consensus scientific view. Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human […]
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67 Senators in play on climate bill
Photo courtesy KouK’s via FlickrOkay, it may not exactly be an elephant stampede, but there is real movement on the climate bill by key swing Senators, as E&E Daily makes clear in an excellent new analysis, “On road to 60, Senate swells with fence sitters.” They count 31 “yes” votes, 11 “probably yes,” and 24 […]
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Murkowski praises Kerry-Boxer
The climate train is leaving the station. It is becoming increasingly likely Congress will pass a comprehensive energy bill that includes a shrinking cap and a rising carbon price (with a price collar). Key swing Senators are moving away from obstructionism toward a bipartisan deal. Those who stand on the sidelines not only risk ending […]
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Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act an improvement over House bill on offsets
With respect to offsets, the Kerry-Boxer bill is a distinct improvement over the ACES [Waxman-Markey]. It allows a relatively strong approach to offset integrity, avoiding negative social or environmental effects, and facilitating possible integration with other systems. It also addresses some issues that will be important to the functioning of a trading market, but still […]
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Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
“I applaud Chairmen Kerry and Boxer for their leadership on comprehensive energy reform. With the draft legislation they are announcing today, we are one step closer to putting America in control of our energy future and making America more energy independent. My Administration is deeply committed to passing a bill that creates new American jobs […]
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Senate GOP propose 25% ‘Do-Nothing’ energy tax
MEMO TO THE MEDIA: The nation’s energy and climate problems have reached the point where obstructionist politicians cannot be given a free pass to simply criticize those attempting to solve those problems while offering no credible alternatives or business-as-usual policies. At 11:30 ET, Senators Boxer and Kerry (and others) will introduce the Clean Energy […]
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Kerry on Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
The Senate climate bill has a name: The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Okay, it�s not a clever acronym, like the House�s American Clean Energy and Security act or ACES. The key point is jobs and American power.
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Kerry-Boxer clean air, clean water, clean energy jobs bill sharply departs from House
The final bill will not be unveiled until tomorrow, but Senators Kerry and Boxer (and their cosponsers) have managed to put together a bill that I believe is environmentally, economically and politically stronger than the House bill. The Washington Post reports: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will unveil a bill Wednesday that aims […]
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The Climate Post: Congress Returns, Teen Saves World
The Climate Post is a weekly roundup of climate news, produced by the The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University. First Things First: When we last left our Senate, Barbara Boxer suggested a bill, similar to the one that the House passed in June, would be ready for the Environment and […]
