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Climate Movement at the Crossroads

September 7, 2010 by Teryn Norris
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Published by National Journal at the Energy & Environment Expert Blog When future scholars document the history of global warming, one of the watershed years will almost surely be 2010. For over a decade, the primary goal of U.S. climate policy advocates has been to establish a strong carbon pollution cap and a binding global... [read more]

EPA Chief: Veto Coming If Congress Tries Blocking Carbon Pollution Clean-Up

September 7, 2010 by nrdc switchboard
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Bloomberg Businessweek ran a story last week on the actions taken by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to begin curbing the carbon pollution that drives global warming.  Jackson is acting under the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision holding that carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants are “air pollutants” that can be reduced under... [read more]

The Collapse of Competitiveness Policy

May 26, 2010 by Breakthrough Inst...
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<!--break--> The Collapse of Competitiveness Policy How the Flagship U.S. Innovation Bill Died and What it Means for America By Teryn Norris May 26, 2010 Published by The Huffington Post Last week, the flagship federal legislation for U.S. competitiveness containing broad support for science, technology, and advanced education -... [read more]

Time to Act: Extend Treasury Grants for Solar Projects

May 19, 2010 by ArnoHarris
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<!--break--> I've been banging on this drum for a while now so forgive me if you've heard this before, but it's important. The single most effective thing we can do at the federal level to maintain the momentum we're seeing in US renewable markets is to extend the renewable energy Treasury Grant Program. The time to act is now ... [read more]

Clearing the Clean Energy Innovation Threshold

May 10, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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<!--break--> The latest from the Brookings Institution's Mark Muro is a perfectly succinct summary of how one should judge the coming Kerry-(Graham?)-Lieberman Senate climate and energy bill, reportedly scheduled for release this Wednesday: What is clear, though, is this: To get to a good bill senators need to deal properly with the... [read more]

How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico?

May 7, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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<!--break--> Who knows? But here’s a widget for you to do your own estimate from PBS’s Newshour: While the conventional estimate remains at 210,000 gallons (5,000 barrels) a day, many experts have said the BP’s undersea volcano of oil may be leaking at rate of 1 million gallons a day (25,000 barrels a day) BP told Congress the... [read more]

The Context for Offshore Drilling Policy

May 4, 2010 by Geoffrey Styles
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<!--break--> Yesterday's posting considered possible scenarios for the oil spill emanating from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico and explored a few of the implications for US policy towards further offshore drilling. Debate on this topic has already begun, and I expect it to heat up in the weeks ahead as the Congress... [read more]

Steps Toward a Cleaner Environment

May 3, 2010 by Senator Lamar Ale...
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<!--break--> While everyone’s been debating comprehensive proposals to deal with climate change, we’ve forgotten that there are other opportunities to clean the air and produce more low-cost, reliable energy.  As my colleagues and I try to figure out what to do with climate legislation, I hope environmental and clean energy... [read more]

We Can’t Afford to Wait for Climate Action

April 26, 2010 by Frances Beinecke
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<!--break--> The clean energy and climate legislation so vital to our country has been temporarily delayed. We need to get it back on track. We can’t afford to lose any more time. Americans want action on legislation that will create jobs, cut our oil imports in half and reduce the carbon pollution that threatens us all. Senators... [read more]

Eyes on the Prize: Federal Climate Policy Should Preempt State and Regional Initiatives

April 23, 2010 by Robert Stavins
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<!--break--> In just a few days, Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman will release their much-anticipated proposal for comprehensive climate and energy legislation – the best remaining shot at forging a bipartisan consensus on this issue in 2010.  Their proposal has many strengths, but there’s an issue brewing... [read more]

My Earth Day at the White House: Obama Calls for Climate Action

April 22, 2010 by Frances Beinecke
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<!--break--> I celebrated Earth Day in a garden this year, the Rose Garden. I was honored to attend a White House reception marking Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, and under beautiful spring skies, we cheered President Obama as he recalled the great strides America has made in protecting our environment over the past four decades. But... [read more]

Straight Up: What to look for in the bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs bill.

April 21, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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<!--break--> On Monday, Senators Graham (R-SC), Kerry (D-MA), and Lieberman (I-CT) will launch the bipartisan climate and clean energy jobs bill.  I’m quite certain there will be something in it to dissatisfy everyone. On the other hand, has Congress ever passed a significant bill that didn’t dissatisfy everyone, particularly on... [read more]