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The Bill Factor
Bill Clinton teams with cities to fight climate change |
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02 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Bill Factor Bill Clinton teams with cities to fight climate change Yesterday, ex-Prez Bill Clinton announced a new international effort to fight climate change. The Clinton Climate Initiative is a partnership between the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group -- a group of 22 of the world's largest municipalities -- and the Clinton Foundation. The latter will help the former pool purchasing power to get l ... |
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| Topics: Bill Clinton, climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Ooh, That Fiddle Sounds Pretty
G8 leaders dither on energy issues |
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17 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Ooh, That Fiddle Sounds Pretty G8 leaders dither on energy issues The G8 industrial nations met in St. Petersburg this weekend, focusing on energy security. They agreed to ... nothing. Said the group statement: "We recognize that G8 members pursue different ways to achieve energy security and the goals of climate protection." You could say that. The U.S. and U.K. are strongly pro-nuclear power, and Germany is str ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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All Right, Heartland, You're Up
Western governors resolve to combat climate change |
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12 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| All Right, Heartland, You're Up Western governors resolve to combat climate change Western states need to reduce greenhouse gases while meeting growing energy demand, says a resolution passed unanimously yesterday by members of the self-explanatorily named Western Governors Association. However, the pact neglects to prescribe specific actions. "My friends," California Gov. Arnold Sc ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, energy, news, politics, West (all these topics) |
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A Penny Saved Is a Penny Spurned
Bush admin looks to cut funding for energy efficiency |
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01 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Penny Saved Is a Penny Spurned Bush admin looks to cut funding for energy efficiency To fund long-term research into speculative future energy sources, the Bush administration wants to cut guaranteed present-day energy savings: The proposed 2007 Energy Department budget would eliminate $152 million (roughly 16 percent) from its energy-efficiency programs. A program to improve the efficiency of heav ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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You Can Count on You
On global warming and you |
Umbra Fisk |
10 May 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I love the scientific ins and outs, really I do, but what oh what can we do about global warming? And I mean us ordinary folks with a house and mortgage and some percentage point of kids and a few compact fluorescents and maybe even a hybrid in the driveway. We're right there with you, so please don't leave us hanging. Peter Kelley College Park, Md. Dearest Peter, Right. Sorry. I got frowny last month, and for ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, climate, energy, energy efficiency, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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We'd Do Anything for Love (But We Won't Do That)
Republican gas-price pander disgusts even pander-lovin' American people |
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01 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We'd Do Anything for Love (But We Won't Do That) Republican gas-price pander disgusts even pander-lovin' American people Hollywood producers like to say that no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people. Hollywood producers, meet Senate Republicans. Their latest gas-price gambit, coordinated by Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) -- a legislator who puts the "less" ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Throw in a Pony, and We'll Talk
In lieu of real energy policy, senators propose sending people checks |
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28 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Throw in a Pony, and We'll Talk In lieu of real energy policy, senators propose sending people checks Apparently driven insane by high gasoline prices, congressfolk are reaching virtuosic heights of pandering and venality, approaching some sort of Platonic ideal of What's Wrong With Politics These Days. Exhibit A: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) just unveiled a proposal that would bribe th ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Less Money, Mo' Problems
Bush's 2007 budget slashes funding for energy conservation |
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09 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Less Money, Mo' Problems Bush's 2007 budget slashes funding for energy conservation When President Bush said "America is addicted to oil," we thought he meant that was a bad thing. Apparently not: Bush's proposed 2007 budget increases funding for oil and gas drilling on public lands and slashes $100 million from some of the Energy Department's most effective conservation programs. That incl ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Money for Nothin'
Bush's 2007 budget includes Arctic Refuge drilling, cuts EPA funding |
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07 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Money for Nothin' Bush's 2007 budget includes Arctic Refuge drilling, cuts EPA funding Unsurprisingly, greens will find little to love in President Bush's proposed $2.77 trillion budget for fiscal year 2007. It calls for oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, estimating $7 billion in revenue by 2008 from leasing drilling rights -- nearly triple the $2.4 billion forecast in la ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, mining and drilling, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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No More Mr. Nice Guy
Climate change is pushing this easygoing enviro over the edge |
Bill McKibben |
12 Jan 2006 |
Soapbox |
| The one and only time I ever saw my mother become aggressive in public went like this. We were out as a family for a weekend leaf-peeping drive, an impulse apparently shared by most of the rest of New England, because the traffic along New Hampshire's Kancamagus Highway was endless 90-degree gridlock. Every once in a while, however, somebody would zoom happily by in the breakdown lane. ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, energy, Massachusetts, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Powering Up for 2006 -- and Beyond
Hillary Clinton joins the pack in calling for greener energy policy |
Amanda Griscom Little |
08 Nov 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Hillary Clinton has joined a growing claque of both Democrats and Republicans swigging from the cup of clean-energy Kool-Aid as they gear up for the 2006 congressional elections. In the past two months, the New York senator has popped up at a major Arctic Refuge rally, a high-profile global-warming conference, and a clean-technology investor symposium to mak ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, Hillary Clinton, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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Power Play
Northeast states crafting plan to cut CO2 emissions from power plants |
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24 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Power Play Northeast states crafting plan to cut CO2 emissions from power plants The cantankerous Northeast -- last seen suing the U.S. EPA over mercury regulations -- is at it again. Fed up with the feds, nine states in the region have preliminarily agreed to reduce their carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. The coalition -- organized by New York Gov. George Pataki (R), whose presidential ambitions are no secret -- ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Bada-Bingaman!
New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman chats about global warming and the heated climate around the energy bill |
Amanda Griscom Little |
15 Jul 2005 |
Main Dish |
| He may hail from an energy state out West, and he may be a soft-spoken moderate, but Jeff Bingaman, Democratic senator from New Mexico and ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has joined the sparsely populated ranks of members of Congress pushing for real progress on climate change. Sen. Jeff Bingaman. Photo: Le ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, New Mexico, politics (all these topics) |
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How a Bill Becomes a Flaw
Senate passes energy bill |
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11 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| How a Bill Becomes a Flaw Senate passes energy bill Late last month, after seemingly endless go-rounds, the Senate passed an energy bill that contains big boosts for nuclear power, "clean coal," and corn-blended ethanol, and would require 10 percent of electrical utilities' power to come from renewables by 2020. "With oil prices recently topping $60 a barrel, this legislation can come none too soon," sa ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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One Step Forward, Two Scoots Back
Updates from yesterday's Senate energy-bill debate |
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16 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| One Step Forward, Two Scoots Back Updates from yesterday's Senate energy-bill debate Highlights of yesterday's energy-bill proceedings: The Senate voted to double the amount of ethanol to be added to the nation's gasoline supply by 2012, from 4 billion to 8 billion gallons. Florida Sens. Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D) successfully blocked attempts to end the congressional moratorium on oil and gas drilling near ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Put a Liar in Your Tank
White House official who edited climate reports moves to Exxon |
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15 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Put a Liar in Your Tank White House official who edited climate reports moves to Exxon Philip Cooney, the White House official (and former oil-industry lobbyist) recently outed for watering down government climate-change reports, has left his position in the Bush administration to take a new job at ... wait for it ... ExxonMobil. Now, we know what you're thinking, but you've got it all wrong. His sudden de ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Amending Fences
Energy bill goes to Senate floor amidst bipartisan hopes |
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14 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Amending Fences Energy bill goes to Senate floor amidst bipartisan hopes With the public up in arms about gas prices and President Bush breathing down its neck, today the Senate begins consideration -- again -- of the Moby Dick of modern-day politics: the energy bill. The House already passed a version, attacked by greens and fiscal conservatives for its billions in subsidies to fossil-fuel industries. By all accounts, a n ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (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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Jagged Little Drill
Cornerstone environmental law, NEPA, under fire in energy bill |
Amanda Griscom Little |
05 May 2005 |
Muckraker |
| When the energy bill sailed through the House of Representatives late last month, the media reported that it was the same old grotesquely corpulent package that the GOP leadership had previously tried -- and failed -- to pass through Congress four times in the last four years. This is true. But what flew under the radar were a few new provisions snuck in at the 11th hour by Rep ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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Dearth Day
Earth Day goings-on don't measure up to dark drama on Capitol Hill |
Amanda Griscom Little |
21 Apr 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Today, on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the first Earth Day, the House of Representatives is voting on, and widely expected to pass, a grossly porkified energy bill that would dole out billions in subsidies to fossil-fuel industries, shortchange alternative-energy and efficiency initiatives, and indemnify makers of the gasoline additive MTBE against liability for groundwater co ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, League of Conservation Voters, Muckraker, NRDC, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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Rock the Bloat
Some conservatives getting uncomfortable with energy-bill pork |
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20 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Rock the Bloat Some conservatives getting uncomfortable with energy-bill pork A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, being a conservative meant favoring free markets and smaller, less intrusive federal government. A shrinking number of conservatives still cling to the old ways, and they are disturbed by the energy bill making its way through the House. Though Republican leaders promised to trim the bill down from the ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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And By 'Miscellaneous' We Mean 'Nefarious'
Substantial changes to Clean Air Act slipped into energy bill |
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18 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| And By "Miscellaneous" We Mean "Nefarious" Substantial changes to Clean Air Act slipped into energy bill Buried deep in the energy bill, filed under "Miscellaneous," is a tiny bit of text that could affect the Clean Air Act in a big way. The provision, authored by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, would allow "downwind" state ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Here's a Solution. Now What Was Your Problem Again?
Bush administration pushes energy bill as solution to high gas prices |
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18 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Here's a Solution. Now What Was Your Problem Again? Bush administration pushes energy bill as solution to high gas prices American citizens -- or "consumers," as they're known these days -- are irritated about high gas prices, and many of them blame President Bush, whose popularity has hit new lows. Of course, presidents are hardly responsible for short-term swings in commodity prices. Nevertheless, ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, gas prices, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Hey Joe, Where You Goin' With That Bill in Your Hand?
Joe Barton leading GOP charge to push energy bill through House |
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14 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Hey Joe, Where You Goin' With That Bill in Your Hand? Joe Barton leading GOP charge to push energy bill through House Undaunted by repeated defeats, House Republicans are having yet another go at crafting energy legislation that can make it through the Senate while still preserving massive energy-industry subsidies and tax breaks. This time around, they'll have a powerful ally in the new chair of the House Energy and Comme ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Giuliani-Come-Lately
Giuliani joins law firm renowned for defending energy interests |
Amanda Griscom Little |
08 Apr 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- whose name is often bandied about as a possible 2008 GOP presidential contender -- added a splash of deep red to his moderate-Republican profile when he announced last week his decision to join a Texas-based law firm known for representing heavy-hitting energy companies. Rudy Giuliani. Photo: NYC.gov. Enron, ChevronTexaco, Pacific G ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, Muckraker, New York, politics, Rudy Giuliani (all these topics) |
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