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 Stories About: climate AND energy AND legislation AND Muckraker AND politics AND US Senate
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What about Bob?
Sen. Robert Menendez chats with Grist about climate legislation |
Kate Sheppard |
25 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Sen. Robert Menendez. In the Senate debate over the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act last month, Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) stood out as one of the most vocal advocates for making polluters pay to emit greenhouse gases rather than giving them free carbon credits. He also spoke up about the need to spend more on clean technology and help developing countries adapt to climate shifts. Menendez floated a handful of proposed amendments to the climate le ... |
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| Topics: climate, Congress, energy, interview, legislation, Muckraker, politics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Amend and Hallelujah
Climate finally getting more notice in Senate with energy-bill amendments |
Amanda Griscom Little |
26 May 2005 |
Muckraker |
| The climate-change debate is beginning to move forward inside the Beltway -- at a glacial pace relative to the rest of the industrialized world, of course, but these days even glaciers are moving at a discernable clip. Heat is on in Senate as climate starts getting more attention. As the energy bill goes through the markup process in the Senate and security hawks an ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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