Climate Citizens

Climate Citizen: Wyclef Jean 0
Posted 3 days, 3 hours ago
U.S. Senate puts off action on climate bill until 2010 0
Posted 4 days, 6 hours ago The U.S. Senate will act in early 2010 on legislation to battle climate change, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday, ending hopes of a breakthrough by next month's global talks.
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George Voinovich (R-Ohio) [UPDATED] 2
Posted 4 days, 11 hours ago 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.
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Al Franken (D-Minn.) 3
Posted 5 days, 8 hours ago Sen. Al Franken told a Grist reader he supports “comprehensive energy legislation,” but he's worried about losing manufacturing jobs.
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Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) 1
Posted 5 days, 9 hours ago In a letter to a Grist reader, Sen. Dick Durbin signals strong support for the Kerry-Boxer climate bill.
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Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) [UPDATED] 5
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago “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 1 week, 5 days ago 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.
News and views on the Kerry-Boxer climate bill 0
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago Here's where we're tracking news and opinion on the Kerry-Boxer climate bill, which is now crawling through the Senate.
How will senators vote on a climate bill?

Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) 1
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago 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."
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Carl Levin (D-Mich.) [UPDATED] 0
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago
Sen. Carl Levin is a Midwest, industrial-state Democrat who has concerns about the economic impacts of climate legislation, but thinks something needs to be done about global warming.
How will key senators vote on a climate bill?

Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) [UPDATED] 1
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago Sen. Arlen Specter had been considered a fence sitter on climate legislation, but on Nov. 5 he sided with all but one of the Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee in voting to move forward with the Kerry-Boxer climate bill.
Climate Citizen: Majora Carter 0
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Climate Citizen: Michael Pollan on agriculture and health care 3
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Climate Citizen: Mary Stuart Masterson 2
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
How will senators vote on a climate bill?

Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) 1
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago Sen. Dianne Feinstein is expected to vote in favor of the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. In a letter to a Grist reader, she doesn't explicitly endorse the bill, but she does say it "represents an important step."
How will key senators vote on a climate bill?

Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) 0
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago Sen. Kay Hagan is not a shoo-in on the Kerry-Boxer climate bill, but she appears to be leaning toward supporting it.
In the clearing stands a Boxer ...

What does recent Senate drama on the climate bill mean? Peak Boxer 7
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago There's been some weird goings-on in Congress around the Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill over the past few days. Why has the process been so darn messy? Lots of senators don't want to play ball with Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
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Tracking where senators stand on climate legislation 0
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Will there be 60 “yes” votes for a climate bill in the Senate, enough to overcome a filibuster? In a special series, we take a look at where senators stand.
How will key senators vote on a climate bill?

Jon Tester (D-Mont.) 1
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago The junior senator from Montana, Jon Tester has stayed relatively quiet on climate legislation and thus remains in the “fence-sitter” category.
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Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) 0
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago "I'm trying to work with the group in the middle," says Sen. Joe Lieberman, describing his role in brokering a climate agreement. He's pushing particularly hard for more support for nuclear power in a climate bill.