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- The 110th Congress: consumed by the climate change debate.(Washington D.C. Report)
- The democratic leadership of the 110th Congress kicked off the legislative session with a goal of addressing global climate change, and that attention has not waned, it is fair to say that, other than the debate on the war in Iraq, almost every polic The democratic...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Congress considers climate change
- Climate change is on the agenda of the 108th Congress in the form of several legislative initiatives. Key issues to be considered include better coordination of government research, setting caps on greenhouse gas GHG emissions, and whether reporting systems should be voluntary or mandatory. Climate change debates are expected to...
- Research articles 2003-06-01
- Don't rush climate change legislation, says AF&PA.(HEARD AT PAPER WEEK)
- In the years ahead changes in climate will become of greater and greater concern to the world. Just look at what happened last week, when the Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. government agency has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that ...
- Research articles 2007-04-07
- New Congress to focus on coal-to-liquid, climate change and 1872 Mining Law
- The newly elected Congress addressed energy issues quickly. In her first address. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called for a "new America that declares our energy independence, promotes domestic sources of renewable energy and combats climate chaThe newly elected Congress addressed energy issues quickly. In her first address. House Speaker...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Congress Debates Global Warming Policy.(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
- Partisan differences arise on how best to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS agree that action is needed to combat global climate change, but lawmakers differ widely on how to go about solving the problem. ...
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- NASA leader warns of climate change disaster.(News)
- Byline: Bruce Geiselman The likelihood of Congress passing meaningful climate change legislation in the next few years is improving as the public learns more about the issue, said James Hansen, one of the nation's top climate change scientist ...
- Research articles 2006-11-06
- White House Faces Republican Opposition Over Global Warming Money.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- THE WHITE HOUSE is asking Congress to approve a $2.4 billion spending and tax package for programs to address global warming in fiscal 2001--a 40 percent increase over the previous year's climate change budget. In his State of the Union Addre...
- Research articles 2000-02-21
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- Climate Hoax Burns U.S. Chamber, Lobby Group Turns to Law Enforcement
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sure sounded like a different organization this morning as a spokesman threw around phrases like "support a strong climate-change bill quickly" and "the Kerry-Boxer bill is a good start." Could it be that the U.S. Chamber had made a sudden and unexpected U-turn? Was the...
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- U.S. charm offensive at Copenhagen climate conference: Will it work?
- by Keith Schneider COPENHAGEN—Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, pushed through a crush of visitors at the U.S. Center late this morning, stepped to the podium in front of a packed meeting room, and became the first of President Obama's senior advisors...
- News items 2009-12-09
- Renewable energy lessons: Europe can teach U.S.; moving into 2002, the United States government will consider issues with far-reaching international impacts: national energy policy and the future of fossil fuel combustion.
- U.S. Congress was scheduled to consider the national energy policy act in February 2002. In doing so, Congress announced to the world its stance on climate change, greenhouse gases and renewable energy issues. At press time, some members felt that th U.S. Congress was scheduled to...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- CLIMATE CHANGE BILL REAPPEARS IN U.S. WITH RENEWED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
- Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate introduced global climate change bills in both chambers of Congress recently. The rare show of bipartisan support was even more notable for the legislation's subject matter, arguably one of the most controversial policy issues in recent decades."I am pleased to be...
- Research articles 2005-02-16
- Soggy Pork…and Other Climate Change Choices
- By Marshall Chase , Associate, Advisory Services The world faces some interesting choices in the next few years. As illustrated by the ongoing Copenhagen negotiations, we have to decide whether and how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a wide range of sectors, from...
- News items 2009-12-10
- Climate Change Front and Center at World Economic Forum
- DAVOS, Switzerland ENS — --> U.S. Senator John McCain told the closing session of the World Economic Forum Sunday that he expects the U.S. Congress to take action on climate change very soon, and predicted that the Bush administration will follow suit. "I admit...
- Research articles 2007-01-29
- Science Is Solid on Climate Change, Congress Told"
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> U.S. government scientists testified before a Congressional committee Thursday, trying to dispel any remaining doubts that climate change and the human role in it is a real phenomenon documented by abundant scientific research. "Some greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere because of human...
- Research articles 2006-07-21
- New "Tri-Partisan" Climate Framework Aims to Clear High Senate Hurdle
- Originally at the Breakthrough InstitutePromising "we can and will pass climate change and energy independence legislation this Congress," Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) unveiled a new framework intended to form the core of a "compromise" climate and energy bill capable of clearing the 60-vote...
- News items 2009-12-11
- Bangkok Showdown: China, Rich Countries Spar Over Climate Obligations
- Cutting RemarksYesterday, at a mock trial that found the U.S. and other wealthy nations responsible for climate change, China was all but absent. But in the real world of climate negotiations, China was critical of developed countries' insistence that it pull its weight in the effort to keep global temperatures...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman release framework for Senate climate/energy bill
- by David Roberts Sens. Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman held a press conference today to discuss the framework they're developing for a clean energy bill that can get to 60 votes in the Senate early next year. (Audio here .) Obviously the event was timed to...
- News items 2009-12-10
- Defining Success for Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen
- Click Here for full Energy Collective coverage of COP-15 >>>>Â The fact that President Obama has decided to attend the United Nations climate change negotiations in Copenhagen at the end of the two-week meetings on December 18th, rather than during the previous week on his way to Oslo to receive the...
- News items 2009-12-07
- Five and Counting: Apple Quits Chamber of Commerce
- Apple has turned in its membership card to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- effective immediately -- over the business lobbying group's opposition to the Environmental Protection's Agency effort to limit greenhouse gases. Apple's departure from the Chamber may not be as surprising as say, three utilities quitting the...
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Week in Oil & Gas: Peak Oil, a Climate-Bill Interlude and Devon's Big Sale
- Climate-change legislation took a backseat to the congressional debate over a health care bill last week. Meaning, chances of passing legisation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system this year have disappeared. But is it all that bad? Or unexpected?  Senate Democratic leaders said last week wrangling...
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
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