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- Plight of the U.S. Refiner: Climate Bill, Stagnant Demand and Weak Margins
- The latest doomsday report about proposed climate change legislation centers on the plight of U.S. refiners, essentially predicting the ultimate downfall of the industry as costs become too high and production shifts overseas. U.S. refiners and their bottom lines have already been punished by a recession that has...
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Nukes, Coal and the National Security Argument
- When the standard let's-save-the-environment argument failed to motivate Congress members to pick up the climate change legislation flag, advocates turned to the economy and job creation. Now a bipartisan group of former Congressmen and U.S. foreign policy leaders -- with resumes tough to ignore -- is pushing...
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
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- Betting Against Climate Change Legislation and the Most Important Week Ever
- While global investors -- and their $14 trillion -- pen their support for climate change legislation, there are still plenty of folks out there betting against the bill. American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard is one of those ready to toss his chips into the pot. Valero...
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- Climate Change Legislation May Go Before Congress
- For the first time, climate change legislation may make it to the full Senate floor as the 110th Congress reconvenes this month. For the first time, climate change legislation may make it to the full Senate floor as the 110th Congress reconvenes this month.
- Research articles 2008-01-11
- Senators introduce climate change legislation.(Brief article)
- Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Warner (R-Va.) recently introduced climate change legislation to curb emissions of greenhouse gases thought to contribute to global warming. America's Climate Security Act, S. 2191, which has bipartisan support in the Senate, will be the primary vehicle for the Senate...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- Exelon Corporation, Rio Tinto Join U.S. Climate Action in Call for Climate Change Legislation
- ENERGY RESOURCE-6 September 2007-Exelon Corporation, Rio Tinto Join U.S. Climate Action in Call for Climate Change LegislationC2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com
- Research articles 2007-09-06
- Climate-Change Legislation Gaining Momentum, Says Duke Environmental Policy Expert.
- Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. , Jan. 18 AScribe Newswire -- Prospects for climate-change legislation are gaining momentum in Washington D.C., but "what lies ahead is the hard work of designing the carbon market in a way that is both environmentally and economically viable,"...
- Research articles 2007-01-18
- Climate change legislation on the way
- Prospects for climate-change legislation are gaining momentum in Washington, D.C., as four new bills to curb global warming have been announced, but "what lies ahead is the hard work of designing the carbon market in a way that is both environmentally and economically viable," asserts Tom Profeta, director of the...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Abandoning Ship: Nike Quits Chamber Board Over Climate Change Stance
- Nike -- a longtime proponent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- has resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board to protest the business group's opposition of climate-change legislation. Nike fundamentally disagrees with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the issue of climate change and their recent...
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Rhetoric Roundup: Obama Calls For All Nations to Fight Climate Change, China's Hu Defines Responsibility
- President Obama's speech at the United Nations summit on climate change spent considerable time on the concept of responsibility. Namely, that all countries -- rich and poor, developed and emerging -- are responsible and must share the burden of climate change. It's an interesting shift by a president,...
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Tipping Point? Republican (Murkowski) Hints at Support for Climate Change Bill
- It would be a stretch to call it an endorsement. It's more like a hint at support -- the tiniest of wavers in what has been a rigid stance by Republican senators on climate change legislation. Funny, this hint of support isn't for the actual climate change bill...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Climate Change Bill Passes on Razor-Thin Margin, Tougher Battle Lies Ahead
- Maybe it was Al Gore's effort via telephone or Nancy Pelosi's chocolate-covered Dove bars. Heck, maybe it was all of those last minute concessions to please lawmakers in farm states. After weeks of negotiations and compromises and nearly seven hours of debate on the House floor, the American Clean Energy Act,...
- Blog posts 2009-06-27
- 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
- What do Americans Think about Climate Change Legislation? Polls Differ
- Posted by: John Carey on August 11 In an landmark vote on June 26, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would tackle climate change by imposing mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions. Now, just about every industry is trying to either get a better deal, or kill the...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Prospects for climate change legislation dim in the 110th Congress: with passage of the 2007 "energy independence" bill (H.R. 6) behind them, democratic leaders in the Senate have renewed their efforts to advance climate change legislation.(Wash
- When NWPPA members were in Washington, D.C., in April, climate change was one topic on the minds of the northwest Senate offices that they visited. With passage of the 2007 "energy independence" bill (H.R. 6) behind them, democratic leaders When NWPPA members were in Washington, D.C.,...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Senate hears pleas from corporate leaders; Climate change innovators call for federal aid.(News)
- Byline: Elizabeth McGowan Crafting workable climate change legislation requires finding the "sweet spot'' that balances reality with necessity. That means zeroing in on scientifically gauged carbon targets without breaking the econo Byline: Elizabeth...
- Research articles 2007-05-14
- SENATE DEFEATS CLIMATE CHANGE BILL; S. 139 AIMED TO CUT OIL IMPORTS
- The U.S. Senate late last month defeated the first climate change legislation to come to the floor in five years. The sponsors, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), say the issue will be back in Congress again. The U.S. Senate late last month defeated the first...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- 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
- Business Roundtable Statement on Senate Climate Change Legislation
- WASHINGTON -- "The environmental and societal consequences of global climate change demand action. America's leading CEOs are committed to working with Congress, the administration and global business leaders to reduce and stabilize global greenhouse gas GHG emissions to levels that will address the risks of climate change.
- Research articles 2008-06-02
- Climate Change Hoax: The Fake U.S. Chamber About-Face
- Posted by: John Carey on October 19 The press conference at the National Press Club, ostensibly called by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was packed with reporters—and the message was stunning. Purporting to speak for Chamber President Thomas J. Donohue was a guy introduced as "Hingo Sembra." In the wake...
- News items 2009-10-19
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