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You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry

June 22, 2009 by RyanAvent
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Not quite sure what to make of this post from Megan: There is some very angry back and forth about the CBO’s scoring of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.  Economically, I agree, the per-household costs seem to be small.  Politically, they may be much larger than their economic cost, for two reasons:  first, I’m not... [read more]

Guest post: Two more cents on Waxman-Markey

June 22, 2009 by John Whitehead
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Jim Roumasset, Professor of Economics, University of Hawaii:Two more cents on Waxman-MarkeyEnvironmental Economics plus Rob Stavins' blogs provide substantial food for thought.  Some unresolved issues: 1.  Cap and trade has a major political advantage over carbon taxes. The political system is left to choose the percentages... [read more]

Worried About International Competitiveness? Another Look at the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Proposal

June 18, 2009 by Robert Stavins
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The potential impacts of proposed U.S. climate policies on the competitiveness of U.S. industries is a major political issue, and it was one of the key issues in the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives in the design of Henry Waxman and Edward Markey’s H.R. 2454 (the American Clean Energy and Security Act of... [read more]

“We will have a bill,” Pelosi vows — several House Republicans agree

June 11, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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“We will have a bill,” the California Democrat said in a brief interview today after her weekly press conference. So Greenwire (subs. req’d) reports this afternoon, for those who had any remaining doubts about whether the Waxman-Markey clean energy and climate bill would pass the House (see also Boucher predicts “I think we’ll do far... [read more]

Toward a Low-Emission Electricity Standard

June 11, 2009 by Geoffrey Styles
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McDermott International, Inc. announced yesterday that its Babcock & Wilcox subsidiary will begin marketing a 125 MW small-scale nuclear power plant design. Their press release also indicated that the company has a letter of intent from the Tennessee Valley Authority and a group of municipal utilities to use this technology. This... [read more]

If Waste to Energy and Biofuels Qualify as "Renewable" Heat Sources for Steam Plants, Recycled Uranium and Thorium Based Fuels Should Also Qualify

May 21, 2009 by Rod Adams
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Yesterday during mark up on the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, Rep Cliff Stearns of Florida offered an amendment that would have included power produced in nuclear power plants in the computation as an approved source of emission free electricity to meet a proposed renewable energy standard. The committee rejected the amendment.... [read more]

Exclusive report: Preventing windfalls for polluters but preserving prices — Waxman-Markey gets it right with its allocations to regulated utilities

May 20, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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As the U.S. makes significant progress towards enacting a cap-and-trade system to control greenhouse gas emissions, some are worried that the new Waxman-Markey bill (W-M or H.R. 2454) may enable polluting utilities to reap windfall profits.  We disagree.  The allowance allocation provisions of this bill have been thoughtfully... [read more]

The Non-Tax Tax

May 13, 2009 by Geoffrey Styles
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When President Obama campaigned in 2007 and 2008, cap & trade was the centerpiece of his strategy on climate change. The latest iteration of cap & trade legislation is being developed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, within the broader Waxman-Markey Bill. After numerous hearings and comments, the revised bill is... [read more]

“Democrats to Relax House Emissions Bill” — now it gets a B or B- grade. Waxman asserts, “I believe we will have the votes to pass the bill” next week

May 13, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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The first quote is the Washington Post headline today.  Can’t argue with the overall message — although I would like to know what those “house emissions” are.  Roll Call’s spin is more political, and thus more positive, “Waxman, Markey Announce Breakthrough on Climate Change Bill.”  Or you can take Congress Daily AM’s... [read more]

House Energy panel delays markup of energy and climate bill — in part to accommodate Republicans begging for more hearings

April 27, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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In general, I have argued for going a tad slower on the whole process of writing and voting on comprehensive energy and climate legislation.  Now E&E Daily (subs. req’d) reports: Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have postponed plans for a markup this week of a sweeping energy and global warming bill... [read more]

Discussing the Waxman-Markey Clean Energy and Security Act

April 26, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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Throughout the past week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings on the draft legislation of 'American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009'. Over 60 witnesses testified, including Energy Secretary Steven Chu, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Nobel laureate Al Gore, as well as representatives of... [read more]

Time to Choose

April 20, 2009 by Geoffrey Styles
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Last week's finding by the US Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gas emissions "threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations" should not have come as a surprise. It has been virtually inevitable since the Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA two years ago, and it was rendered imminent... [read more]

How Democrats Can Win the Climate Debate

April 8, 2009 by Jesse Jenkins
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By Teryn Norris & Jesse JenkinsThe Huffington Post, 04/07/09If Democrats want to win on climate policy, they must think fast and move quickly to regain control of the debate. Last week was the opening round of the national climate fight, and the Democratic Congress was nearly knocked out.It began on Tuesday with the introduction of... [read more]

Climate Change and International Competitiveness

April 8, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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Strong, immediate U.S. action on climate change is critical to maintaining our competitiveness (see “Why the United States REQUIRES a strong climate bill to remain competitive, Part 1” and “Part 2: When the global Ponzi scheme collapses (circa 2030), the only jobs left will be green“).  The Center for American Progress’s Director... [read more]

First impression of Waxman-Markey: A solid bill that boosts the economy, creates green jobs, and puts the country on a path to preserve a livable climate. Grade: B+

March 31, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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House Energy and Commerce Chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chair Ed Markey (D-MA) are releasing their long-awaited draft energy and climate bill today. Based on reports from a Committe debrief and an E&E Daily story this morning (subs. req’d, excerpted below) and a Reuters story (here), I’ll give... [read more]