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Senate EPW Dems pass Kerry-Boxer out of Committee without any Republican participation

November 5, 2009 by Rebecca Lutzy
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<!--break--> For the past three days Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have waited for Republicans to come to the table to participate in the mark-up up of comprehensive climate and energy legislation.  This morning the wait was over and Democrats moved forward on their own to pass the legislation out... [read more]

Nearly 200 organizations and companies urge Senate to adopt key energy-efficiency provision in climate bill

November 2, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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<!--break--> A diverse coalition of nearly 200 business, labor, civil rights, and environmental groups have sent a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) urging her to support an important energy-efficiency provision that would: Generate $100 billion in electric efficiency... [read more]

KPFA Radio: Former Sen. John Warner and WattHead's Jenkins Talk Climate Bill

October 30, 2009 by Jesse Jenkins
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<!--break--> I joined former Senator John Warner of Virginia on the KPFA Morning Show today to discuss Senate climate and energy legislation, the focus of hearings this week in the the Environment and Public Works Committee. (listen to the full interview below)Senator Warner, a rare Republican champion of climate action, was the co-... [read more]

Google Calls for $15bn/year for R&D in Testimony Before Senate EPW Committee

October 28, 2009 by Yael Borofsky
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<!--break--> Originally posted at the Breakthrough InstituteLending his voice to a growing consensus that congressional climate policy must make dramatically larger investments in energy R&D in order to accomplish its stated objectives, Google Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Dan Reicher, delivered the following... [read more]

Kerry Confident Senate Will Vote on Climate Bill Before Copenhagen

October 28, 2009 by Tim Hurst
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<!--break--> Senator tells climate activists: “this is really when grassroots count.” Fresh off the first Senate hearing for the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, the bill’s co-author, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) said he was confident the Senate would be able to bring a bill to the floor for a full vote before the Copenhagen... [read more]

The landmark Senate climate hearings: Day 1 debrief

October 27, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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<!--break--> The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works began its hearings today on the climate and clean energy bill.  I don’t think there was any big news.  Sen. Baucus (D-MT) and Sen. Voinovich (D-OH) were a tad more negative than I expected.  I’ve no doubt Baucus will support the final bill, but I... [read more]

Sen. Boxer on “Telling the Whole Story on Global Warming” plus the witness list for her marathon hearings this week on the clean energy bill

October 26, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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<!--break--> The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works launches a full week of hearings this week on the climate and clean energy bill.  You’ll certainly want to tune in (at the EPW website) for first hearing Tuesday, 9:30 ET to hear: Energy Secretary Steven Chu; Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood; Interior Secretary... [read more]