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“I think if we do it right, the energy bill, the climate bill can be very, very job productive”

Reid plans debate on bipartisan bill “sometime in the spring” 0
Posted 2 days, 20 hours ago
Reid: Senate floor action before Copenhagen remains on agenda 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Kerrying the load

CEJAPA is Kerry’s bill 3
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago Here's how the first line of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act begins: "Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill ..." See whose name is first there?
What a difference a week makes?

Climate Week kicks off in New York with bigwigs and big hopes 1
Posted 2 months ago
This week, leaders from around the world are coming to a U.N. Climate Summit in New York, where President Obama will give a speech on climate change and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hopes to make real progress toward a new international climate treaty. Activists will be out in force at a slew of climate-related events in NYC, and then they'll take the show to Pittsburgh, where world leaders will be assembling for a G20 summit.
Or perhaps just wank about it inconclusively

Should greens ally with natural gas against coal? 16
Posted 3 months ago
The politics of natural gas are extremely interesting. In a nutshell, the interests of coal utilities and natural gas executives are at odds. To the extent carbon is penalized and coal is phased out, natural gas wins. The question for enviros: Is it worthwhile to ally with the natgas industry to reduce the influence of coal and strengthen the climate bill?
Delay of game

Four Democratic senators call for delay on climate legislation 12
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Four moderate Democratic senators -- all considered swing votes on climate legislation -- want a climate bill put off until next year. They say Congress should focus on passing health-care legislation.
Trade winds

10 Dems call on Obama admin to support trade protections in a climate bill 2
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
A group of 10 Democrats from industrial and coal-dependent states sent a letter to President Obama on Thursday informing him that they will not support a climate and energy bill that puts American businesses on an uneven playing field.
Reid between the lines

Will Senate leadership crack the whip on the climate bill? 4
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
House leaders aggressively twisted arms to get the votes needed to pass the climate bill, and even then it just barely scraped by. We aren't likely to see the same hard-nosed approach in the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has been downplaying the Democrats' ability to push through their agenda and even admitting that he's "not very good at twisting arms."
Sen. Reid: “Health care is easier than this global warming stuff”

Climate bill is now a longer shot than ‘Mine That Bird’ 4
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
For people who haven’t been paying close attention, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) keeps dropping bigger and bigger hints that President Obama is not going to get a climate bill on his desk this year.
Reid Between the Lines

Reid backs away from funding health care via cap-and-trade 1
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Remember how Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) last week opened the door to the possibility of using cap-and-trade revenues to fund a new health-care system?
Nice package

Will combining climate and energy into one big bill help or hurt the climate cause? 0
Posted 8 months, 1 week ago
Congressional leaders want to combine energy and climate provisions into one big bill this year, rather than moving a few smaller bills on the issues. But is that a good idea?
Will a comprehensive climate and energy bill help or hinder global warming action? 0
Posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Obama budget proposal would cut off funding for Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump 8
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Congressional leaders call for capitol plant to can coal days before big protest 4
Posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Reid to introduce a new bill granting more authority to feds for electricity transmission 0
Posted 9 months ago
Politicos, Pickens hype summit in D.C. next week 6
Posted 9 months ago
Energy Future Coalition calls for more efficiency funds in stimulus bill 0
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Lands bill clears first Senate hurdle 1
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago
Senate session will kick off with vote on big wilderness and lands bill 1
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Democratic aides leak list of Reid’s top priorities for 2009 0
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago