March 2010
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Gallup Gets It Wrong with Economy vs. Environment Poll
If you had to choose between feeding either your son or your daughter, which one would you pick? Which is more important to have in your home, running water or electricity? Tough questions, right? Not only are they tough, they also present false dichotomies.
Community Solar Garden Idea Sprouts in Senate
With U.S. Senator from Colorado Mark Udall Wednesday unveiling the SUN Act, a bill that would extend solar incentives to group-owned solar installations, the community solar garden concept has gone from relative obscurity in to legislative darling in just a matter of months.
Bingaman: Senate Consensus on Climate, Energy; Uncertainty About Path
Senator Jeff Bingaman talks about how the Energy Committee is waiting for decisions from Harry Reid on how to move ahead with energy and climate legislation issues, including proceeding with expansion of transmission and setting a renewable electricity standard.
Gallup Poll: Americans’ Concern for Environment at 20 Year Low
Americans are less concerned today than they were a year ago about each of eight specific environmental problems ranging from water, soil, and air pollution, to loss of tropical rainforests, wildlife biodiversity and global warming.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Says Using Reconciliation for Health Care Threatens Climate Bill
Sen. Lindsey Graham told ABC News that if Democrats turn to the parliamentary procedure known as reconciliation to push through a health care bill, any hopes of a climate bill passing would be slim.
