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Will you pay or will you go?
Renewables score big victory in the Senate |
Josh Dorner |
10 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, energy, legislation, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Sworn to Be Wild
House gives thumbs-up to conservation program |
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09 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:36 PM on 09 Apr 2008 Some 27 million acres of federal land in the U.S. West and Alaska would be formally recognized as conservation-worthy under legislation passed Wednesday by the House of Representatives. The National Landscape Conservation System has been in place since 2000 to "conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes," and the House legislation would make the program law. The ... |
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| Topics: habitat protection, legislation, news, politics, public lands, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Thought: Control
Waxman and Markey introduce bill to ban new dirty coal plants |
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11 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:09 AM on 11 Mar 2008 House Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have introduced the "Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act of 2008," which would do pretty much what it sounds like: prevent new coal plants in the U.S. unless they're built with advanced pollution controls. Says Waxman, "The altemative is senseless -- locking in decades of additional global war ... |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, Ed Markey, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, news, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Pointed Defiance
Bill introduced in House to overturn EPA's California decision |
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07 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:43 AM on 07 Mar 2008 A bill introduced Thursday in the House of Representatives would grant California the right to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles, and pave the way for 12 other states to do the same. The U.S. EPA's decision to keep California from regulating car GHG emissions "defied the science, defied the states, and defied common sense," said bill cosponsor Peter Welch (D-V ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, news, politics, regulation, US EPA, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Good Luck, Little Buddy
Renewable-energy bill passes House, likely to be short-lived |
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27 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:47 PM on 27 Feb 2008 By a vote of 236-182, the House of Representatives has approved legislation that would boost renewable-energy tax incentives by repealing $18 billion in tax breaks currently enjoyed by oil and gas companies. Take a moment to enjoy that small victory, because the bill faces steep odds in the Senate, and President Bush has promised to veto it. source: Dow Jones < Previous | Ne ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, energy, legislation, news, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Credits Where Credits Are Due
House Democrats make another push for renewable-energy credits |
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13 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:54 AM on 13 Feb 2008 Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would extend renewable-energy incentives, which were booted out of both the recent energy bill and the economic stimulus bill. The House legislation would provide tax breaks for investments in energy efficiency and solar, wind, and geothermal power, at an expected cost of $17.5 billion over 10 yea ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, energy, legislation, news, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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3-2-1 ... Blast Offsets!
Efficacy of House of Reps' carbon offsets questioned |
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28 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:10 AM on 28 Jan 2008 Some greens and congressfolk are questioning the efficacy of the U.S. House of Representatives' recent purchase of $89,000 in carbon offsets as part of their greening the Capitol initiative. "It didn't change much behavior that wasn't going to happen anyway," said Joseph Romm of the Center for American Progress. "It just, I think, demonstrated why offsets are controversi ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, news, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Dangerous Mines
U.S. House passes mine-safety legislation; Bush threatens veto |
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17 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:18 AM on 17 Jan 2008 The U.S. House of Representatives passed new mine-safety legislation yesterday aimed at improving dangerous working conditions such as those that may have contributed to the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse that killed six workers and three rescue personnel last year. The bill allows independent investigations when accidents kill more than one miner, grants the Mine Safety and Health Adm ... |
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| Topics: legislation, mining, news, politics, United States, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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What a Serve!
House of Representatives' food service goes sustainable |
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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 - ... |
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| Topics: food, local food, Nancy Pelosi, news, organic food, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Energy In Da Hooouuuse!
House passes landmark energy bill; Senate up next |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: energy, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, news, politics, progress, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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CCX marks the spot
House buys carbon credits through Chicago Climate Exchange |
Joseph Romm |
20 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Capitol and Trade
U.S. Capitol buys carbon offsets |
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06 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:14 PM on 06 Nov 2007 As part of an ongoing greening plan, the U.S. Capitol is buying $89,000 worth of carbon credits to offset the 30,000 tons of greenhouse gases emitted annually by the antiquated coal plant that provides it with power. The Government Accountability Office plans to publish a review of the carbon-offset industry in April; some members of Congress asked House Chief Administrative Officer Daniel Beard, who will cut th ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, climate, coal, energy, news, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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This Rocks!
U.S. House passes groundbreaking mining bill |
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01 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 3:28 PM on 01 Nov 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has, in a fit of sanity, voted to make mining companies pay royalties on minerals they dig up on public land. By a vote of 244-166, the House approved the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act, which would reform a 135-year-old law that President Ulysses S. Grant signed to encourage development in the West. Unchanged since 1872, it allows mining companies to buy land for as ... |
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| Topics: legislation, mining, news, politics, progress, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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U.S. House takes first step toward passing 'Green Jobs Act Of 2007'
Bill passes House; now on to conference committee |
Van Jones |
29 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green jobs, legislation, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Update on House energy bill sausage making
Mixed news |
David Roberts |
26 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Ed Markey, energy, John Dingell, legislation, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Cleaning house
The House of Reps leads the way to a greener capitol |
Kate Sheppard |
22 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, legislation, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics) |
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Has 'carbon tax' entered the world of the possible?
Dingell floats it; Boucher knocks it down |
David Roberts |
21 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: carbon tax, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, John Dingell, legislation, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Dingell and Boucher back off worst elements of Energy Committee proposal
Chalk up a win for Pelosi |
David Roberts |
18 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics) |
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D.C.
Wherein I chat with House types |
David Roberts |
18 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics) |
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They send letters
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David Roberts |
21 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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No More Dicking Around
House approves long-delayed Wild Sky Wilderness bill |
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19 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| No More Dicking Around House approves long-delayed Wild Sky Wilderness bill After five years of delay, the House has passed a bill creating a 167-square-mile Wild Sky Wilderness area in northern Washington state. The bill had been approved by the Senate three times in recent years, but stalled out each time in the Republican-led House, with former California Rep. Richard P ... |
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| Topics: legislation, news, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Membership of the new House committee on global warming
All but one of the R's voted against it |
David Roberts |
09 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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House creates global warming committee
Vote passes easily |
David Roberts |
08 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Dingell meets Gore
Gore to testify to Congress |
David Roberts |
03 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Dingell Minded
John Dingell talks to Grist about climate change, fuel economy, and the 110th Congress |
Amanda Griscom Little |
20 Dec 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Meet the man who may determine the fate of climate policy in the next two years: Rep. John Dingell. The formidable Democrat from Michigan, now 80, has served 51 years in the House of Representatives -- the second-longest of any congressional career in history. During that time, he played a key role in pushing through many of America's cornerstone environm ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, fuel efficiency, interview, John Dingell, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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