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Was it ever in the first place?

Green celebs bring sexy back to Senate politics 0
Posted 28 Jan 2010 6:27 PM The Natural Resources Defense Council is taking a page out of David Roberts' book by railing on the U.S. Senate to pass the clean energy jobs bill in this celebri-full video. Chace Crawford, Jason Bateman, and Forest Whitaker want you to know that This is Our Moment to email your senator for change.
A Breath of Fresh Air

Obama seizes the energy opportunity 0
Posted 11 Jan 2010 1:39 PM Daniel Weiss reviews the clean energy progress made by the president and Congress over the past year.
Why the Copenhagen Accord boosts the odds for Senate passage of bipartisan climate legislation 1
Posted 21 Dec 2009 3:08 PM The 15th United Nations climate summit has just ended in Copenhagen after a tense two weeks of negotiations between the developed and developing world. Now that it's over, the world's attention will focus on the United States Senate as it plans to consider clean energy and global warming legislation in 2010. The newly inked Copenhagen Accord, along with other factors, increases the odds for Senate passage of clean energy jobs and global warming legislation.
Congressional Budget Office stunner

Kerry-Boxer bill will cut the deficit; Will ‘fiscal conservatives’ sign on? 0
Posted 17 Dec 2009 4:54 PM The Congressional Budget Office -- the arbiter of the federal budget impact of all legislation -- just released an analysis that the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
how will key senators vote on a climate bill?

Susan Collins (R-Maine) [UPDATED] 3
Posted 9 Dec 2009 11:20 AM Though Sen. Susan Collins seems supportive of climate legislation, she remains a toss-up in the debate over the Kerry-Boxer bill. In a letter sent to a constituent in early December, she calls for "meaningful action" to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, while saying that solutions must be "reasonable."
How will senators vote on a climate bill?

John Cornyn (R-Texas) 0
Posted 1 Dec 2009 11:47 AM Sen. John Cornyn argues that the Kerry-Boxer climate bill would "create a massive new government bureaucracy, raise energy prices, increase taxes, and send American jobs overseas."
How will key senators vote on a climate bill?

Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) 0
Posted 30 Nov 2009 11:57 AM Sen. Daniel Akaka is considered a likely "yes" vote on climate legislation, but in this letter sent to a constituent in late November 2009, he doesn't reveal much of anything about his views on climate change or what should be done about it.
How will senators vote on a climate bill?

Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) 0
Posted 30 Nov 2009 11:10 AM In a letter to a constituent, Sen. Charles Schumer expresses support for climate legislation that "gets America running on clean energy" and "ends our dependence on foreign oil."
No More Communiques

Obama headed to Copenhagen, sets the bar for success 128
Posted 25 Nov 2009 9:44 AM President Barack Obama will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen next month and offer to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent (from 2005) by 2020.
The senator formerly known as maverick

John McCain’s troubles are the world’s troubles 8
Posted 20 Nov 2009 4:47 PM The U.S. Senate can't do much without senators like John McCain. The United States can't do much without the Senate. The world can't do much with out the U.S. The world needs a mavericky McCain.
Nobody knows nothin'

Reflecting on the lameness of my profession 11
Posted 19 Nov 2009 1:14 AM For the past few weeks there has been a flood of news about the Copenhagen climate talks and the clean energy bill in the U.S. Senate. Standing in that flood it's easy to get caught up in the atmospherics of frantic action and constant crisis. But step out for a while and it becomes clear just how much of the "news" consists of people who don't really know anything guessing: what things mean, who's thinking what, what the future holds.
how will key senators vote on a climate bill?

George Voinovich (R-Ohio) [UPDATED] 2
Posted 17 Nov 2009 9:21 AM Sen. George Voinovich, the sole Republican senator to show for a Senate EPW hearing in early November, demands further EPA analysis before voting on a climate bill.
Know thine enemy

Is Bill McKibben right to be angry with Obama? 37
Posted 17 Nov 2009 2:34 AM In his latest column, Bill McKibben lays into Obama for insufficient leadership on climate change. But the many sins ascribed to Obama almost all trace back to a different source. Properly identifying the barriers to change is the first step in effective political action.
how will senators vote on a climate bill?

Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) 1
Posted 16 Nov 2009 11:12 AM In a letter to a Grist reader, Sen. Dick Durbin signals strong support for the Kerry-Boxer climate bill.
how will senators vote on a climate bill?

Al Franken (D-Minn.) 4
Posted 16 Nov 2009 12:22 PM Sen. Al Franken told a Grist reader he supports “comprehensive energy legislation,” but he's worried about losing manufacturing jobs.
Extending the runway

Delaying an international climate treaty: not as bad as it looks 28
Posted 16 Nov 2009 2:45 AM The big news this weekend was that a coalition of world leaders made it official: there will be no full-fledged, legally binding agreement out of the Copenhagen climate talks. Instead there will be what's being called a politically binding agreement, pledging to work out a full agreement in 2010 -- "one agreement, two steps." This was Denmark PM (and Copenhagen host) Lars Lokke Rasmussen's way of salvaging a half-win from what was threatening to be a total loss. Of course opponents of climate action are portraying it as a disaster that augers the death of UNFCCC process; they do that with every setback or delay. Climate activists don't seem to have decided quite yet what to think about it. My take: it's not as bad as it looks.
Fourteen Democratic senators stick up for coal 6
Posted 12 Nov 2009 5:58 PM Thursday, 14 Democratic senators affirmed their allegiance to the profits of polluting industry at the expense of the health and jobs of their constituents. In a letter to Senate leaders, a bloc of senators with powerful coal interests in their states called for "fair emissions allowances in climate change legislation." Their definition of "fair," unfortunately, turns out to be full taxpayer subsidies for global warming polluters.
how will key senators vote on a climate bill?

Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) [UPDATED] 5
Posted 12 Nov 2009 9:16 AM “I don’t see any climate bill on the table right now that I can support," Sen. Richard Lugar said on Nov. 10, dashing any hopes that he might get behind some version of the Kerry-Boxer legislation that's moving through the Senate. "We really have to start from scratch again."
How will senators vote on a climate bill?

Mark Warner (D-Va.) 0
Posted 9 Nov 2009 5:05 PM Sen. Mark Warner recognizes the need to take action on climate change, but wants to ensure that legislation will not negatively impact the economy. He seems a safe bet to support the Kerry-Boxer climate bill.
How will senators vote on a climate bill?

Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) 1
Posted 9 Nov 2009 11:37 AM Sen. Roger Wicker plans to oppose the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. In a letter to a constituent, he writes, "I am opposed to any sort of system to cap carbon emissions permits because it would have no effect on climate change and is an unwarranted tax increase on the American people."