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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. ...
- 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
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
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- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Week in Oil & Gas: Punting in Copenhagen and Gulf of Mexico Leases -- Abridged
- The odds Congress would be able to pass climate-change legislation this year dimmed by the minute last week, as the political wrangling moved to the Senate Finance Committee and the debate focused once again on jobs and the economy. The bill's molasses-like progress through the Senate has rippled through the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-12-15
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