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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. ...
Tags: carbon dioxide, climate change, global warming, greenhouse gas, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2001-05-14
Governor Rendell Says Congress Should Not Block Right of States to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Improve Air Quality
To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORSTo: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Tags: Environmental, greenhouse gas, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-06-08
Bush sends Clear Skies initiative to Congress.(greenhouse gas emissions from power plants)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
The Bush administration has sent legislation to Congress that would implement the president's Clear Skies initiative for greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants. The Bush administration has sent legislation to Congress that would implement the president's Clear Skies initiative for greenhouse...
Tags: Clear, greenhouse gas, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2002-08-05
Air Transport Association Tells Congress Airlines Are Extremely Carbon Efficient and Will Continue to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To: ENERGY EDITORSTo: ENERGY EDITORS
Tags: Air Transport Association, greenhouse gas, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-05-16
4 at once; Dueling GHG reports offer disparate views.(greenhouse gas)(Brief article)
Byline: Bruce Geiselman Two business groups are urging Congress to resist calls for carbon dioxide emission caps. The National Association of Manufacturers issued a white paper March 13 in which it cautioned the Senate Environment Commit...
Tags: carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2006-03-27
Geoengineering Gets a Hearing in Congress -- and in the U.K., Too
Geoengineering -- the concept of deliberately manipulating the earth's climate system to counteract climate change -- made its debut in Congress this week, which I suppose makes it officially "mainstream." The House's Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on geoengineering -- the first serious congressional...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Greenhouse Gas, Geoengineering, Business Structures, Finance, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-11-06

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Apple abandons U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate policy
By Sam OliverPublished: 07:45 PM EST Related AppleInsider articles:Steve Jobs expands on Apple's green goalsApple reports carbon emissions, touts green...Apple, other phone makers agree on standard...Apple absent from universal phone charger pushApple lays claim to greenest notebooks ever in...In response to recent comments opposing efforts to limit greenhouse gases, Apple...
Tags: Apple Inc.
News items 2009-10-06
Exec proposes taxing greenhouse gas emissions A new price on
SAN FRANCISCO -- Leading authorities on climate and energy policy called Thursday for putting a price on greenhouse-gas emissions to drive new efficiencies and technologies, and one top U.S. utility executive called for an outright tax on carbon. "From a businessman's standpoint, that's what is going to...
Tags: carbon, emission, FINANCE, Sierra Club, Taxes
Research articles 2006-12-15
Fossil Fuel Resource Leader? U.S. is No. 1 in World, Thanks to Coal
The U.S. has the most fossil fuel resources in the world. More than Saudi Arabia. More than Canada, Iran and even Russia, which is nibbling at U.S. heels. The United States' fossil fuel reserves -- that's oil, natural gas and coal -- come in at 969.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent BOE,...
Tags: U.S., Coal, Leader, Fossil Fuel, BOE, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-11-05
Congress Plans Catalog of U.S. Capacity to Sequester CO2
WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> In testimony before a House Committee today, a representative from the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, endorsed legislation that would produce a comprehensive inventory of the nation's ability to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground - a process known as sequestration. ...
Tags: storage, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-05-01
Statement from the U.S. Conference of Mayors President Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer on Need for Prompt Congressional Action on Energy Legislation
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Lina Garcia of the Mayors Climate Protection Center, +1- 202-341-6113, lgarcia@usmayors.org WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On behalf of the nations mayors, we urge Congress to pass this long-overdue legislation that is certain to help all of us accelerate our efforts to reduce energy use, increase energy...
Tags: U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-12-05
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...
Tags: Greenhouse Gas Emission, Greenhouse Gas, Apple Inc., Climate Change, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-10-05
Cap and Trade: What It Will Cost You
Depending on who's counting, the new bill in Congress will raise your energy costs between $175 and $3,100 per year. The good news: It's likely to be closer to the low end. Oddly, that's also the bad news. ...
Tags: Cap-and-Trade, Bill, Emission, MoneyWatch, CBO, Cap and Trade, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Waxman-Markey Bill, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate Change, John Boehner, John Reilly, Electricity Bills, Nick Lansing
Articles 2009-07-22
It's Getting Hot in Here: The High-Stakes Debate Over Fuel Economy and Climate Standards
Sometimes you have to read between the lines of public hearing testimony, and that’s never truer than in the high-stakes negotiations over fuel-economy and climate standards. Automotive Corporate Average Fuel Economy CAFE standards have been notoriously stagnant, barely changing for 20 years. But in May, automakers, the...
Tags: Car, Automobile Company, California, Standards, Plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp., Plug-In America, Quality, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Jim Motavalli
Blog posts 2009-10-22
BNET Daily Dispatch: Ford, Danone, ConocoPhillips, and the IMF
Ford recalled 527,000 SUVs today in response to reports of engine fires.  The recall affects the Escape sports utility vehicle in the model years 2001 to 2004.  A Ford representative said the engine fires were linked to a flaw in the anti-lock braking system.  There have been no reported accidents...
Tags: Greenhouse Gas, IMF, Andrew Hines, Engine Fire, Danone, Ford Motor Co., ConocoPhillips Co.
Blog posts 2007-04-11
Energy Roundup: Green Mobile Technology, Antarctica's Carbon-Free Base, and More
Green technology star of cell phone industry show-- Solar panel cell phones, eco-friendly packaging and energy efficient chargers will be among the latest green technology applications featured this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. A number of products have been unveiled at the industry show, which kicked off...
Tags: Antarctica, Exxon Mobil Corp., Green Technology, Kirsten Korosec, Mobile, Oil & Gas, Phone, Solar Panel
Blog posts 2009-02-16
Exxon CEO Tillerson's Argument For a Carbon Tax
Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson renewed his push for a straight tax on greenhouse gas emissions in a speech last night, touting the benefits of a plan that would give companies a predictable cost and keep the government from picking energy winners and losers. The head of the...
Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., Climate Change, Carbon Tax, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-10-02
A price for greenhouse gases?
SAN FRANCISCO -- Leading authorities on climate and energy policy called Thursday for putting a price on greenhouse-gas emissions to drive new efficiencies and technologies, and one top U.S. utility executive called for an outright tax on carbon. "From a businessman's standpoint, that's what is going to...
Tags: carbon, emission, FINANCE, Sierra Club, Taxes
Research articles 2006-12-15
Week in Oil & Gas: Foreign Oil Sands Grab and Climate Shenanigans
Korea National Oil Corp.'s $3.9 billion acquisition of Harvest Energy sent a message last week to the industry: the Canadian oil sands are back. High operating costs and low crude prices turned the region into an investment desert for months. That dim view is brightening, however, as...
Tags: BP Plc, Oil & Gas, Climate Change, KNOC, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-10-26
Facing Reality in Copenhagen
The days grow short and with it the time left to lay a foundation that leads to an international climate treaty to which all nations – rich and poor, north and south – can agree. As Copenhagen braces for an influx of delegates, press, policy experts, and leaders from all...
Tags: U.S. Senate, nation, Copenhagen, Treaty
News items 2009-10-28
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