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What Does an Oil Industry Climate Bill Look Like?
Having seen a sudden uptick in television ads decrying new energy taxes, one wonders what an oil industry climate bill would actually look like. So we asked the American Petroleum Institute…
G8, G20 Summits Stall on Climate, Fossil Fuel Subsidies
After climate change received only brief attention at the G20 and G8 meetings last fall in Pittsburgh, some thought this year’s summit meetings in Toronto could be different. But they weren’t. The meetings were dominated by issues related to security and the economy. Environmental groups immediately pounced on the G8 and G20 for ignoring the [...]
Obama Says He’ll Find Needed Votes for Climate and Energy Bill (Video)
Speaking directly to Organizing for America supporters, President Obama reiterated his position that as the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico rages on, there is no time like the present to pass climate and energy legislation that will begin to move the U.S. off of fossil fuels and help build a clean [...]
A CLEAR-er Alternative to Cap-and-Trade? Cantwell-Collins Climate Bill Explained (Video)
The office of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) today released a video explaining how the the Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal or, CLEAR Act, works. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Cantwell and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), and is being sold as an alternative to the better known Kerry-Lieberman cap-and-trade bill currently being considered [...]
Senate Climate Bill to Include 15-Cent Gas Tax?
A federal gasoline tax of around fifteen cents is reportedly being considered as a possible sweetener to help passage of a Senate climate bill.
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.
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The Facts of Cap-And-Trade [Vid]
We’ve written fairly extensively about the climate change policy mechanism called cap-and-trade. And to be honest, not all of it has been positive.
Sticky Environmental Politics in 2010 [Earth and Industry Radio]
The ‘Gang of Four’ discusses some of the serious challenges environmentalists face in a difficult political and economic climate… and the challenges are quite serious.
Obama Budget Drops Climate Plan, Billions in Carbon Revenue
Signaling that passage of a climate bill in 2010 will be tough, the White House Office of Management and Budget opted against including the projected revenue from a cap-and-trade in the latest budget, set to be released today.
Copenhagen Climate Summit Reactions [Podcast]
The Earth & Industry “Gang of Four” gets together again for a podcast to share their thoughts on COP15.
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