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Like oil and vinegar Dems and GOP agree to stop filling Strategic Petroleum Reserve	Kate Sheppard	13 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: congress, energy, gas prices, legislation, oil, politics (all these topics)

Rejecting and renouncing	David Roberts	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Congress, Hillary Clinton, insanity, oil, politics (all these topics)

Create a diversion Diverting war spending to green investments is both politically possible and neccesary	Gar Lipow	02 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: politics, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, environmental movement (all these topics)

Jack 'Em Up 'Phenol Na Na Nay, Jack 'Em Up 'Phenol-A Congress investigating industry's role in bisphenol-A health studies		28 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 5:41 AM on 28 Apr 2008 Democrats in Congress are investigating the chemical industry's influence in regulating the chemical bisphenol A, which is widely used in many plastic products and the lining of food cans. Over the years, plenty of evidence has surfaced that bisphenol A can potentially harm human health as it can mimic the effects of estrogen and has been sho ...
Topics: Congress, news, toxics, United States (all these topics)

It's not you; it's me Energy execs and GOP reps grow apart on climate action	Miles Grant	21 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Congress, climate change skepticism, energy, politics, state politics, North Dakota (all these topics)

Can the coal industry be saved in spite of itself? Should it be? New analysis explores whether Congress can do a better job with CCS than Bush administration	Joseph Romm	20 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, Congress, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Cap & dividend: YEAH!	David Roberts	18 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, Congress, fossil fuels, politics (all these topics)

That weak-kneed presidential hopeful McCain reveals cynicism, hypocrisy with call for summer gas-tax holiday, energy budget freeze	Joseph Romm	15 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Congress, economy, energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Here, Have a Grain of Salt Bush may turn about-face, ask Congress to address climate change		14 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 10:14 AM on 14 Apr 2008 President Bush may soon announce that he wants Congress to pass a climate-change-fightin' bill, and will lay out suggestions for what that should include as early as this week, according to the Washington Times. Republican Congressfolk reportedly are cautioning the administration not to go too crazy. The U.S.-led climate group of major economies meets this week in Paris, ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, George Bush, legislation, news, politics (all these topics)

Fin-ally! Congress has a chance to protect sharks from finning	Andrew Sharpless	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: animal welfare, Congress, fishing, oceans, politics, regulation (all these topics)

Joe Barton: Pork lover	Sean Casten	02 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: carbon trading, climate, Congress, dumbassery, economy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Exec Men: The Stand Oil execs questioned on high oil and gasoline prices		02 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 7:15 AM on 02 Apr 2008 Executives from five huge oil companies were questioned by members of Congress Tuesday amid frustration over high oil and gasoline prices. Big-wigs from BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell did their best to eschew blame for high prices while explaining that they still need billions of dollars in subsidies. They also said increasing taxes on dirty energy to fund re ...
Topics: Big Oil, Congress, news, United States (all these topics)

Snarkey Markey Seeing through the EPA's BS	Sir Oolius	31 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, Congress, Ed Markey, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, regulation, shenanigans, US EPA (all these topics)

Climate stall Bush administration finally responds to Supreme Court case on global warming	Frank O'Donnell	27 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: politics, White House, regulation, Congress, US EPA, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

Conflicts of Interest of Interest House committee to investigate EPA panel members' conflicts of interest		18 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 7:22 AM on 18 Mar 2008 A House committee has opened an investigation into possible conflicts of interest concerning members of U.S. EPA expert panels that advise the agency on matters such as banning or restricting the use of certain toxic chemicals. The EPA stirred up controversy last year when it dismissed a toxicologist from a panel that was reviewing the potential health dange ...
Topics: Congress, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Hee Hee, Bikers in Suits Small-scale bike-share program to come to Capitol Hill		07 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 1:27 PM on 07 Mar 2008 Thirty bicycles will be made available to government employees on Capitol Hill under a pilot bike-share program announced by U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) at a National Bike Summit Thursday. "You have such a huge concentration of people" on the Hill, he said, "and so much of the errand running doesn't need to fire up an engine." Blumenauer, founder ...
Topics: bikes, Congress, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

Snowballing support Congress bombarded with requests for renewable tax package	Joseph Romm	06 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Congress, energy, legislation, politics, renewable energy, Washington DC (all these topics)

Cutting Carbofuran EPA attempt to ban bird-killing pesticide runs into opposition		03 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:54 PM on 03 Mar 2008 The U.S. EPA has proposed a ban on a pesticide lethal to birds, but is running into resistance from the company that produces the chemical. The pesticide, carbofuran, is typically used on crops such as corn, alfalfa, and potatoes, and has been linked to the dieoff of 558 separate bird flocks since 1972. A manager with pesticide manufacturer FMC Corp. says carbofuran, "when use ...
Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, Congress, industrial ag, news, politics, toxics, US EPA, wildlife (all these topics)

Did You Get the Memo? U.S. EPA directs employees to gather documents related to California decision		28 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 10:17 AM on 28 Dec 2007 The U.S. EPA has directed employees to preserve and produce all documents -- including communications with the White House -- related to its recent unpopular decision to block California from regulating greenhouse-gas emissions. The memo to employees indicates that the agency will comply with a Congressional investigation into its decision. source:� Associated Pre ...
Topics: climate, Congress, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

They've Got It Down to a Science House report condemns		11 Dec 2007	News
"systematic" Bush admin climate-science manipulation Posted at 7:28 AM on 11 Dec 2007 "The Bush administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming," concludes a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The report, written by the Democratic majority, is the product of a 16-month investiga ...
Topics: climate, climate science, Congress, news, United States (all these topics)

A dry eye in the House Why Bush's water-bill veto was actually a good idea	Grist	09 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Congress, dumbassery, Florida, George Bush, legislation, Louisiana, water conflicts (all these topics)

Somewhere, an Oil Baron Is Smiling Congress squabbles over how to spend oil fund ... that doesn't exist		08 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 2:22 PM on 08 Nov 2007 There are plenty of reasons we're glad we aren't members of Congress. Tops among them? Having to argue, with a straight face, about who's misspending money that doesn't exist. This year, four different bills have each proposed spending $6 billion that's expected to be collected from oil companies. The money would result from a fee assessed to compensate for o ...
Topics: Big Oil, Congress, news, oil and gas drilling (all these topics)

It's the Agronomy, Stupid Why gutting subsidies shouldn't be the focus of Farm Bill reform efforts	Tom Philpott	08 Nov 2007	Victual Reality
A lot of people, myself among them, have spent substantial time this year trying to demystify the 2007 Farm Bill. But as it lurches into its stretch run -- with passage possible by year-end -- I fear that the bill is more shrouded in mystery than ever, even among sustainable-agriculture advocates. The answer ain't blowin' in the wind. Photo: iStockphoto Here's what we ca ...
Topics: agriculture, Congress, economy, industrial ag, legislation, Victual Reality (all these topics)

A Green Tug-of-War Green groups battle over climate bills in the Senate	Brian Beutler	25 Oct 2007	Muckraker

Topics: Congress, environmental movement, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

No Child Left Inside A chat about Congress' effort to restore environmental education funds	Amy Linn	26 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
"Go outside and play!" It's a simple enough command, but as a nation of teeth-gnashing parents and teachers will tell you, not enough kids want to unplug or log off long enough to heed it. Enter Congress. That's right, Congress. The oyster is your classroom. Amid growing evidence that learning about nature and actually experiencing it can help children become healthier ...
Topics: Congress, education, health, legislation, parenting (all these topics)

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