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Nancy + Newt sittin' on a couch ... Pelosi and Gingrich unite for climate protection	Sarah van Schagen	21 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, environmental movement, Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, politics, TV (all these topics)

Democratically Challenged Dem delegates will compete to be most eco-friendly at convention		08 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 10:25 AM on 08 Apr 2008 As if the Democratic convention wasn't fun enough on its own, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced an exciting "Green Delegate Challenge" for the August rendezvous in Denver. State delegations are encouraged to buy carbon credits to support clean-energy projects in Colorado, and the delegation that offsets the most of its travel will reportedly get a brand ne ...
Topics: carbon offsets, elections, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Less Is Gore Al Gore likely to endorse ... no one soon		19 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 12:28 PM on 19 Feb 2008 Speculation has been running rampant for months about whom Al Gore will endorse in the presidential race. The latest anticlimactic news: the climate-crusading ex-veep plans to remain neutral for now, as do other influential Democrats including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and previous presidential candidates John Edwards, Christopher Dodd, and Joe Biden. source: The New York Times Fr ...
Topics: Al Gore, elections, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Letter Drip Scientists write to Bush and Pelosi asking for biofuel-policy reform		08 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 12:35 PM on 08 Feb 2008 In light of recent studies showing that biofuel production ain't good for the environment, 10 prominent ecologists and biologists have written to President Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking that the U.S. reform its biofuel-boosting policies. Seeing as the Bush administration has a track record of being very responsive to scientists' entreaties, we have no doubt that the mas ...
Topics: biofuels, energy, George Bush, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	28 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, quotables (all these topics)

What a Serve! House of Representatives' food service goes sustainable		17 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 10:23 AM on 17 Dec 2007 Cafeterias in the House of Representatives are getting a makeover today: out with the high-fructose corn syrup, in with the free-roaming hens. (Well, there won't actually be hens roaming in the cafeterias -- you get what we mean.) Under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ambitious Greening the Capitol initiative, the privately owned House food service -- which provides more than 2.5 million meals a year - ...
Topics: food, local food, Nancy Pelosi, news, organic food, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	06 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: quotables, politics, Nancy Pelosi, John Dingell (all these topics)

Energy In Da Hooouuuse! House passes landmark energy bill; Senate up next		06 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 12:48 PM on 06 Dec 2007 Today, by a 235-181 vote mostly along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill that represents a decisive break with decades of energy policy focused on fossil fuels. The bill, shepherded through the House via the tenacious arm-twisting and ass-kicking of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), would: raise auto fuel-economy standards for the first time in over 30 year ...
Topics: energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, progress, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Nancy Pelosi is kicking ass House Speaker restores energy bill, puts it on fast track, parries White House veto threat	David Roberts	05 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

White House renews energy bill veto threat	David Roberts	03 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: politics, legislation, climate, energy, Nancy Pelosi (all these topics)

Good Car-ma House Democrats agree to raise auto fuel economy to 35 mpg		01 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 9:31 AM on 01 Dec 2007 Democratic leaders in the U.S. House reached a deal late Friday night to raise fuel-economy standards for cars and light trucks to an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020 -- a 40 percent increase from today's standard of 27.5 mpg for cars and 22.2 mpg for SUVs and pickups. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who's been pushing for an increase, came to agreement with House Commerce Commit ...
Topics: John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi (all these topics)

Energy bill back on track? Pelosi says bill up for vote next week will contain CAFE, RFS, and RES	David Roberts	01 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: energy, climate, legislation, politics, Nancy Pelosi (all these topics)

The speaker speaks on the energy bill Nancy Pelosi answers my question about renewables in the energy bill	Brian Beutler	16 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Renewable energy on the ropes Hound your representative to add an RPS to the energy bill	Adam Browning	09 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Dingell is dispensable Even though conventional wisdom says you need him to pass major environmental legislation	Glenn Hurowitz	13 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Dems do in fact wimp out on CAFE for now Sadly	Joseph Romm	02 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, Ed Markey, energy, fuel efficiency, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Green Jobs Act of 2007 Pelosi's plan to save the polar bears -- and poor kids, too ...	Van Jones	02 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Ed Markey, green jobs, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, Van Jones (all these topics)

Democrats poised to wimp out on CAFE for now; Dingell pursues 'poison pill' strategy on climate The latest from Congress	Joseph Romm	01 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, Ed Markey, energy, fuel efficiency, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Give a Hoot, Don't Dilute House leadership dilutes energy bill for easier passage		31 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
Give a Hoot, Don't Dilute House leadership dilutes energy bill for easier passage As the U.S. House of Representatives edges ever closer to approving an energy bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been orchestrating compromises to make it more palatable to the so-called "hydrocarbon Democrats." Language that would have raised vehicle fuel-economy standards has been dropped. Dems are backing off f ...
Topics: Congress, energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi (all these topics)

Dear Nancy Pelosi: Deliver us a better Farm Bill Now's the time to speak up	Aimee Witteman	23 Jul 2007	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Ring a ding Dingell	David Roberts	21 Jul 2007	Gristmill

Topics: energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Dingell and Boucher back off worst elements of Energy Committee proposal Chalk up a win for Pelosi	David Roberts	18 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics)

D.C. Wherein I chat with House types	David Roberts	18 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics)

Flaws in the Boucher bill It would pre-empt state fuel efficiency laws	Joseph Romm	05 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: air pollution, Big Auto, California, cars, Congress, Ed Markey, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Trade in the Shade Bush allows Democrats to attach eco-protections to trade agreements		15 May 2007	Daily Grist
Trade in the Shade Bush allows Democrats to attach eco-protections to trade agreements If the Decider isn't careful, he's going to become the Compromiser. Last week, President Bush and congressional Democrats worked out a deal that will attach environmental and labor protections to trade accords in the works with Colombia, Panama, Peru, and South Korea. The compromise will requi ...
Topics: Congress, international treaties, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, regulation (all these topics)

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