Tagged with Senate Environment And Public Works Committee 
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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
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“You just can’t just throw that stuff out there.”
Must-see video of Sen. Kerry grilling AEI’s Kenneth Green 0
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Graham rebukes fellow Republicans saying, “The green economy is coming!”
Graham, Kerry, ‘will be working closely with the White House’ 0
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago Joseph Romm shares Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) remarkable remarks about climate action. -
Baucus: ‘No doubt’ that climate change legislation will pass 0
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago Contrary to reports from many in the media, the prospects for a climate bill are as good as ever now that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has finished its work. -
Senate Democrats push climate bill through committee 1
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed through a sweeping climate change bill, maneuvering an end-run around opposition Republicans who continued their boycott of deliberations.
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Senate GOP embrace Inhofe’s boycott of Clean Energy Jobs Act in effort to thwart Copenhagen 0
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Graham and Kerry are in talks with White House “to discuss a possible compromise.” 0
Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago Washington Post gets climate bill politics story backwards and buries the big news. -
Sen. Alexander unaware of staggering cost of nuclear power
Sen. Kerry downplays prospect of floor debate this year 0
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Boxer releases chairman’s mark, EPA releases economic analysis 0
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago
The main difference between the Chairman's Mark and the draft of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act released late last month is that it “specifies distribution of emissions allowances.” The allowance allocations are similar to the house bill but not identical, but the bottom line is the same -- “Ensures that the majority of investments in the bill are for consumer protection.”
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“Human activities are the primary driver,” impacts are projected to worsen “substantially” and “If we are to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be dramatically reduced.”
18 leading scientific organizations send letter to Senators 0
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67 Senators in play on climate bill 2
Posted 1 month ago
In a bracing new analysis, E&E News sees real movement by key swing Senators on climate legislation, with 24 lawmakers now in the "fence sitter" category.
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Murkowski praises Kerry-Boxer 0
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Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act an improvement over House bill on offsets 0
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The details plus Obama and Gore statements
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago Joe Romm offers up some key details on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. -
Senate GOP propose 25% ‘Do-Nothing’ energy tax 0
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the time has come to put America back in control
Kerry on Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago The Senate climate bill has a name: The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Okay, it’s not a clever acronym, like the House’s American Clean Energy and Security act or ACES. The key point is jobs and American power. -
Kerry-Boxer clean air, clean water, clean energy jobs bill sharply departs from House 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago -
A WALK THROUGH THE WEEK'S CLIMATE NEWS
The Climate Post: Congress Returns, Teen Saves World 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
This week brings complications for Copenhagen as Congress continues to drag its feet on a climate bill, while Japan's new prime minister calls for aggressive targets for emissions cuts. Van Jones resigns and the ice keeps melting.
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EPW approves legislation calling on Bush to overturn EPA decision he likely forced EPA to make 1
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Boxer on new L-W amendment: ‘I think I have enough votes for the motion to proceed’ 1
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago