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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Moyers talks to Boxer	David Roberts	28 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Wow, you kinda forget what good TV journalism looks like until you watch Bill Moyers. He makes the cable babblers look like children. Don't miss Moyers interviewing Barbara Boxer on the flame-out of the Climate Security Act. She's really quite good on this, but in the end, as much as I kind of regret saying it, I'm just not sure she has the centrist credibility to sell this program. It's not fair, but optics are optics, and D.C. is a shallow, silly place.
Topics: Barbara Boxer, legislation, politics, TV (all these topics)

So, what now? What we learned from the stymied Climate Security Act, and what comes next	Kate Sheppard	12 Jun 2008	Gristmill
After months of engine-revving, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act sputtered to a halt in the Senate last week. Now attention has turned to what was learned -- or wasn't -- and how things might play out the next time a climate bill makes it this far. Despite what looked from the outside like an unproductive and anticlimactic week of grandstanding and delays, the bill's sponsors emerged from the experience claiming sunny optimism about the future. 'It ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Money changes everything Everyone wants a piece of the climate bill pie	Joseph Romm	11 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The debate over the Climate Security Act bill has made that clear trillions are at stake in global warming legislation. No surprise, then, that the Senate power brokers don't want Barbara Boxer's (D-Calif.) Environment and Public Works committee to have the only say on who gets what. E&E Daily ($ub. req'd) has the story of how the climate bill is likely to have a much longer and far more tangled journey next year:Next year's Senate climate debate is shaping up to b ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

In the clearing stands a Boxer Boxer op-ed argues the Climate Security Act vote was a big step forward	Kate Sheppard	10 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) wrote an op-ed in today's San Jose Mercury News on the failed Climate Security Act that she championed in the Senate. In it, she argues that last week's vote was an important advancement. '[O]ur strong vote proves that we are moving in the right direction,' she writes. She also notes that other landmark environmental laws took quite a bit of time to pass: Our generation has been handed a tremendou ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Global warming draws heat from Dems	Joseph Romm	03 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Here's an article out today from Roll Call ($ub. req'd), which has been covering Congress since 1955:In the heat of Monday afternoon, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) fumbled with her kickoff speech on global warming legislation as she tried to wax poetic about the need to save the planet, and the United States, from environmental disaster. Boxer couldn't find parts of her speech -- Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) leaned in to help at ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, gas prices, legislation, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Rallying for the Climate Security Act Boxer and friends rally in park for climate bill	Kate Sheppard	02 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) hosted a press conference in a park outside the Capitol this afternoon to rally support for the Climate Security Act. Standing on a podium alongside other senators as well as reps from several green groups, religious organizations, labor unions, and businesses, Boxer called the bill 'long overdue.' Lieberman noted that climate change is 'another one of those challenges where the people are way a ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Gore at the right time America's climate guru issues statement of support for America's Climate Security Act	Kate Sheppard	02 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is pretty jazzed about this statement of support for the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act that Al Gore released today: I want to commend Senator Boxer for her leadership of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Thanks to her vision and dedication, we have the first global warming bill in history that is comprehensive, bipartisan and that enjoys support across the country -- from labor and agriculture to the business and the e ...
Topics: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Making radio waves Boxer gives Democratic radio address to rally support for Climate Security Act	Kate Sheppard	02 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Sen. Babara Boxer, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the floor manager of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, gave the Democratic radio address on Saturday. In it, she talked up the need for action on climate change now and why senators should support the bill. You can listen to the full address here. An excerpt: Senators have come together across party lines to write a law that will not only enable us to avoid the ravages of unchecked ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Just around the Warner Lieberman-Warner climate bill hitting the Senate floor	Kate Sheppard	02 Jun 2008	Gristmill
After months of hearings, haggling, and revision, a climate change bill will reach the floor of the Senate this week. The showdown over the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (CSA) marks the first time the full chamber has focused on a dedicated piece of global warming legislation since 2005, when the McCain-Lieberman climate bill was voted down for a second time. Sen. John McCain played a starring role in that episode. But it seems if he can't be the star, he ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Boxer bill update Probably no U.S. CO2 emissions cuts from new Lieberman-Warner bill until after 2025	Joseph Romm	28 May 2008	Gristmill
I made a mistake about the Boxer substitute for the Lieberman-Warner bill. Every year, it allows enough offsets into the market to cover 30 percent of the total quantity of emissions allowances. I had said it was 15 percent, which was a loophole the size of the Gateway Arch. How big a loophole is 30 percent offsets? Wait and see. I had said the three offsets -- domestic, international, and international forestry -- could make up 15 percent of allowances because the ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, climate science, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Would Boxer's bill cut CO2 emissions by 2020? If cost-containment mechanisms in new climate bill are exploited, emissions could remain unchanged	Joseph Romm	27 May 2008	Gristmill
The short, snarky answer is 'No; Boxer-Lieberman-Warner is never going to become law.' The longer, analytical answer, which is the primary subject of this post, is 'probably not, thanks to the bill's many cost containment measures, but it would take us off the business-as-usual emissions path.' Before explaining why, let me make clear that the vote on B-L-W is purely symbolic, since it is DOA as a bill can be. Most of the media, most of the public, and most of th ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, climate change mitigation, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Full text drops Full text of the substitute amendment to Lieberman-Warner now available	Kate Sheppard	21 May 2008	Gristmill
The full-text of the amendment [PDF] to the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act is now available, which answers some of the outstanding questions stemming from the outline Sen. Boxer has been circulating. A few important areas to look at in the new version: Cost containment: This is the mechanism, also called an 'emergency off-ramp,' that will automatically release additional emission allowances onto the market to lower the price of carbon credits, should prices r ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Lieberman-Warner dolla billz How the $5.7 trillion in Boxer's proposed amendment would be spent	Kate Sheppard	21 May 2008	Gristmill
Barbara Boxer distributed this breakdown [PDF] yesterday detailing how the dolla billz will be spent in her proposed amendment to the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. There are more than $6.7 trillion in carbon credit allowances and auction revenues that will be distributed over the life of the bill, and this shows where that goes. Feels a bit like Monopoly money, doesn't it?
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics)

In the ring Boxer on new L-W amendment: 'I think I have enough votes for the motion to proceed'	Kate Sheppard	20 May 2008	Gristmill
Barbara Boxer. Photo: Kevin Parry/ WireImage Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer held a press conference this afternoon to officially unveil the outline of her substitute amendment to the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act that she began circulating on the Hill last week. Speaking to collected members of the press, the senator stressed the differences between her amendment and the previous version of the bill and said she is hopeful that they ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (all these topics)

Boxer briefs Barbara Boxer circulates an outline of her amendment to Lieberman-Warner	Kate Sheppard	19 May 2008	Gristmill
On Friday, Senate Environment and Public Works chair Barbara Boxer released an outline of what promises to be the version of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act that actually gets debated and amended on the Senate floor in early June. David posted the full document summarizing the manager's amendment earlier today. It's only an outline, not the full text, but from a cursory glance, here are some significant differences from the previous incarnation of Lieberman-W ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Lieberman-Warner, new and ... different Sen. Boxer's summary of her Manager's Amendment to Lieberman-Warner	David Roberts	19 May 2008	Gristmill
On Friday, Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer circulated a document summarizing her 'substitute amendment' to the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. This is likely the version of the bill that will go to the floor. We'll post some analysis of how the bill has changed shortly, but for now, here's Boxer's entire summary (the full bill will likely be released later this week). Let us know what looks notable to you:
Topics: legislation, climate, politics, Barbara Boxer (all these topics)

Airport blogging Lots of important news on climate policy, hastily summarized	David Roberts	12 Mar 2008	Gristmill
I'm at the airport, using a painfully slow wi-fi connection, boarding in about 20 min., and the 'c' key on my keyboard is on the fritz and works about once every three times I hit it. (Just what you want before a liveblogging weekend!) However, there are a few key pieces of news I need to pass along. First, today Boxer's EPW committee had a hearing with big enviro groups about the effort to pass the Lieberman-Warner climate bill. She said that Reid had cleared her to ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Energy woes Boxer's supporting the scaled-back energy bill; it will likely pass	Brian Beutler	13 Dec 2007	Gristmill
She's the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. She carries a lot of weight and many will no doubt follow her lead. This thing is going to pass. James Inhofe just said he thinks it'll probably get about 80 votes. Perhaps the only interesting remaining question is whether anybody (Sanders?) will oppose this thing out of protest.
Topics: legislation, politics, Barbara Boxer, energy, James Inhofe (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner Boxer statement	Brian Beutler	05 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Barbara Boxer is, of course, glowing: The vote of the Environment and Public Works Committee in favor of the Climate Security Act was a historic moment for our country and for my Committee.For me, it was the greatest legislative accomplishment of my political career of thirty years.Finally, America is taking bold steps to avert the catastrophe that awaits our children and grandchildren if we do nothing.Our bill has two goals ... to fight global warming and to do it in ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner High brow	Brian Beutler	05 Dec 2007	Gristmill
I'm pretty sure Barbara Boxer just told a fart joke.
Topics: Barbara Boxer, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner Boxer's opening statement	Brian Beutler	05 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Senators' opening statements are almost always fairly predictable, and, save for Sanders' there were no surprises today. But chair Boxer's opening statement is reprinted below the fold. My colleagues: I express to you my deep gratitude that we have gotten to this day with a very strong bi-partisan bill that, by any standard of what is possible, passes the test with flying colors. For that, I once again thank from the bottom of my heart, Senators Lieberman and Warne ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner: A friendly spin?	Brian Beutler	15 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA): 'This bill provides billions of dollars for coal. It's like a Manhattan Project for coal.' Noted without comment.
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner: First full committee hearing America's Climate Security Act goes before Boxer's Environment Committee	Brian Beutler	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Well, so much for enjoying Boxer's continued grilling. Early in the hearing, after one brief but blistering round of questions, she had to depart for votes on the Senate floor. She passed the gavel down to Joe Lieberman, who also had to leave, and down it went until it reached Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who closed up the hearing -- a brief one by Senate standards. Sanders remains the only member of the committee asking serious questions about renewable energy. He pokes ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, James Inhofe, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Tracking Lieberman-Warner: First full committee hearing America's Climate Security Act goes before Boxer's Environment Committee	Brian Beutler	08 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Today is the first hearing on the Lieberman-Warner climate bill in the full Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). Now that we're out of subcommittee, the expert witnesses aren't all cleverly selected special guests of the bill's authors. So we're hearing, right now, from people like Anne E. Smith, vice president of CRA International, which represents some, shall we say, unsavory anti-environmental companies. This is not ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

The Hill Is Alive With the Sound of Musing Pelosi and Boxer aim to green Capitol Hill		06 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
The Hill Is Alive With the Sound of Musing Pelosi and Boxer aim to green Capitol Hill Tired of talking the energy-efficiency talk in an eco-unfriendly setting, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.) are aiming to green Capitol Hill. On Friday, Pelosi wrote a letter directing the House chief administrative officer to look into implementing &qu ...
Topics: Barbara Boxer, energy, energy efficiency, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics (all these topics)

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