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Rep. Massa explains his ‘no’ vote 0
Posted 55 minutes ago
Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) was one of 44 Democrats who voted against the American Clean Energy and Security Act (aka Waxman-Markey) on June 26. Massa sent an explanation to his campaign email list...
Cracking the Whip

Counting Senate votes on climate and energy 3
Posted 3 days, 23 hours ago
Here's a breakdown of senators who are likely to support and oppose a climate bill, and the many more who haven't made their positions clear.
A walk through the week's climate news

The Climate Post: Has the political climate changed? 6
Posted 4 days, 2 hours ago
First things first: The U.S. House of Representatives last week narrowly voted to overhaul the nation's energy economy by limiting industrial greenhouse gas emissions, boosting efficiency, and developing renewable electricity sources. The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act would limit, or "cap," annual pollution and allow industry to buy and sell, or "trade," credits in a new and tightly regulated commodity market. The vote, 219-212, sends an equivocal message to the Senate, where advocates face an even tougher sell. Eight Republicans voted with the majority and 44 Democrats broke with their party leaders.
The right, wronged

Conservative activists wage war on Republicans who voted for climate bill 10
Posted 4 days, 6 hours ago
Republican House members who provided the margin of victory in last week's narrow passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act are taking heat from the right for their votes.
Follow the money

Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene 2
Posted 5 days, 2 hours ago By David Donald, Marianne Lavelle
Southern Company, the nation's largest electric power generator, also had the largest force of lobbyists among the hundreds of businesses and interest groups that were seeking to influence the landmark climate change legislation that just passed the House.
The opposite of progress is ...

Americans United praises Congress for passing ACES 0
Posted 5 days, 6 hours ago
A new ad from Americans United for Change pats Congress onthe back for passing the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill. Uh, er, could someone send them a Civics textbook? Only the House has acted; the Senate fight has barely begun.
TV Ad: Tell Congress to Pass Obama Green Jobs Energy Bill 0
Posted 5 days, 7 hours ago
Al's well that ends well

Franken win means another likely Senate vote for climate action 15
Posted 6 days, 2 hours ago
The end of the long Minnesota Senate recount saga means there will be one more senator who supports action to address climate change. In an interview with Grist last year, Al Franken said he supports a strong domestic cap-and-trade program with pollution permits auctioned off, not given away.
MoveOn up

MoveOn asks members whether it should launch major campaign to strengthen climate bill 8
Posted 6 days, 23 hours ago
The progressive activist group MoveOn is trying to rally its 5 million members behind an aggressive campaign to strengthen the climate and energy bill that passed the House last week.
Lowlights from the House climate debate 3
Posted 1 week ago
More faith

Obama strategy on climate bill: get it passed, then let markets make the argument 5
Posted 1 week ago
President Obama and his team think clean energy will emerge much faster than official projections estimate. This helps explain Obama's strategy on climate legislation.
Minute man

The House climate bill debate, in one minute 0
Posted 1 week ago
Grist sat through roughly six hours of debate of the climate bill on Friday, and if you were watching or following our live blogging of it, you know how painful it got at times. For those who want to see the short version of Friday's debate, Progressive Media USA put together a one-minute summary of Democratic and Republican talking points.
House majority leader Steny Hoyer’s speech on Waxman-Markey 0
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago
Obama’s Weekly Address: Opening the Door to a Clean Energy Economy 0
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
A Beginning, Barely

We need more than ACES 3
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
Yesterday morning, on the day that the House of Representatives very narrowly passed a very problematic--a bad--climate bill, I finally became clear in my mind what I was hoping for.
It's a marathon, not a sprint

One hurdle down for climate bill, 60 more to go 10
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
The narrow victory for House Democrats' climate and energy bill came only after much coercion by party leaders and the White House. The close vote makes it clear that Waxman-Markey will face many more tough battles in the Senate and again in the House when a final bill comes back for final, final approval.
Cap, Trade and Skeletons

Did Waxman-Markey’s ancestors really deliver on their promises? 9
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
President Obama is betting that a cap-and-trade program can help solve the climate crisis. Southern California leaders hoped the same thing when they set up a cap-and-trade program to clean up the region's air. The results? See above.
Climate Vote Day Ticker

Update: Pass! Climate bill advances with 219-212 vote 4
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago
On to the Senate! Nate Silver considers the scene there.
Waxman incorporates a score of amendments into final version of his clean economy legislation 0
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago
After long negotiations, House leadership has unveiled the final version of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), to be voted on by the full House today.
Focus on the swing votes

Waxman-Markey vote watch 0
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago
Grist's list of climate bill swing votes in the House. All eyes on the moderate Democrats and Republicans who could make or break the Waxman-Markey legislation.