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Headline	Author	Published	Section
The cowardly lion McCain to skip another crucial climate vote	David Roberts	29 May 2008	Gristmill
Unbelievable. Sen. John McCain -- who just weeks ago said of the Climate Security Act, "I hope it will pass, and I hope the entire Congress will join in supporting it and the President of the United States would sign it" -- now says he won't show up to vote on it. He won't vote against it, mind you. Won't go on record. Won't take a stand. He just won't show. 'I have not been there for a number of votes. The same thing happened in the campaign of ...
Topics: climate, coal, energy, jackassery, legislation, nuclear power, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

The U.S. Congress, always willing to be shilling The terrible omnibus bill	Brian Beutler	17 Dec 2007	Gristmill
Rumors began circulating late last Friday -- as the Senate was passing the much-weakened energy bill -- that some terrible provisions had made their way into the omnibus spending package, which will likely face votes in both bodies by the end of the week. Now comes word from Friends of the Earth that 'the omnibus spending bill expected to come before the House of Representatives tonight and the Senate tomorrow directs $20.5 billion in loan guarantees to nuclear pow ...
Topics: coal, nuclear power, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Lobbyists belly up to the energy trough New energy legislation in Congress debates various terrible solutions	David Roberts	12 Jun 2007	Gristmill
This piece in the NYT is pretty depressing. It's about the main battles around the upcoming energy legislation. Here are the points of contention:Ethanol subsidiesCoal and nuclear subsidiesCAFE standardsOn pretty much all these issues, it's Big Money lobby vs. Big Money lobby, and every one of them is a distraction -- no help at best, a hindrance at worst. Where's the Big Efficiency lobby when you need it?
Topics: coal, energy, ethanol, legislation, nuclear power, politics (all these topics)

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