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Bingaman and Domenici propose Energy Efficiency Promotion Act Good stuff	David Roberts	19 Apr 2007	Gristmill
I'll leave it to Gar to judge if the targets are sufficiently aggressive, but either way I'm happy to see new legislation on energy efficiency being proposed in Congress. This stuff isn't sexy and doesn't garner much media attention, but -- as we keep saying -- efficiency is the low-hanging fruit. Time to eat some of it.
Topics: Congress, energy efficiency, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Presidential contender supports carbon tax If you can really call Chris Dodd a 'contender'	David Roberts	19 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Finally, a candidate for president has come out in support of a carbon tax! OK, it was Chris Dodd, but still. Dodd's big energy speech this morning was mostly the usual stuff about tax credits and subsidies, but here's the section that produced the headline: The truth is, we can make all the clean energy investments in the world, but we will never be able to rid ourselves of fossil fuel energy sources when they remain the cheapest option. It's true that so ...
Topics: carbon tax, Chris Dodd, Congress, elections, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Boxer is a fighter	Adam Browning	19 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Senator Boxer vows to take the global warming fight to the administration, rules out carbon tax in favor of cap and trade. The San Francisco Chronicle has the details.
Topics: carbon tax, carbon trading, Congress, legislation, politics (all these topics)

An organic House ... or at least one representative	Samuel Fromartz	18 Apr 2007	Gristmill
The House of Representatives held its first Ag committee hearing ever on organic agriculture today. I attended the hearing and found out Rep. Dennis Cardoza, the California Democrat who chairs of the House subcommittee on horticulture and organic agriculture, belongs to an organic CSA! For a full report, see the post on Chews Wise.
Topics: agriculture, Congress, food, organic food, politics (all these topics)

Gristmill to Schweitzer: STFU Quit with the coal boosting already	David Roberts	16 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Down in Salt Lake City, the National Governors Association is holding a three-day Energy Summit. Tired of federal slacking, the NGA has for the first time in its history drawn up a specific list of priorities for Congress to consider this session. Here's what they said: At the top of the list - in fact, an 'imperative' - is acting to head off the devastation of climate change, Huntsman said during opening remarks at the three-day Utah Energy Summit in downtown Salt ...
Topics: coal, Congress, energy, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Step It Up media coverage Mostly in the local papers	David Roberts	14 Apr 2007	Gristmill
I'm moving this to a separate thread. I'm trying to track news coverage of SIU events -- most of which is popping up in local and regional newspapers. If you know of a story I haven't got here, leave it in comments -- I'll be updating. Forthwith: Coverage of Step It Up events in Annapolis, Md., the Hudson Valley, all across Maine, Chicago, Pennsylvania, the Adirondack Mountains, Michigan, Florida, Southern California, Notre Dame, several Conn. towns, Colorado College ...
Topics: Congress, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

Step it up! Get out there on the street!	David Roberts	14 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Today is the day! Across the United States, in more than 1,300 communities, citizens are gathering together at local grassroots events to send a clear message to Congress: Step it up. Pass legislation that will insure an 80% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The world's eyes are upon us. Go here to find an event in your area. Later today, after I get a little sleep, I will be attempting to chronicle at least some portion of what promises to be a historical o ...
Topics: Congress, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

Green around the Gilchrest Good interview on climate change	Kate Sheppard	12 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Good interview with Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) in Foreign Policy in Focus this week. Gilchrest, chair of the House Climate Change Caucus and co-sponsor of the Climate Stewardship Act, was not appointed to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming last month because he refused to deny that humans are causing climate change. A few excerpts from the interview: Gilchrest: There's no question that we're at a time when we need strong, bold initiati ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, Congress, politics (all these topics)

Jay Fever An interview with Rep. Jay Inslee, clean-energy champion from Washington state	David Roberts	11 Apr 2007	Main Dish
Rep. Jay Inslee's two central passions, clean energy and global warming, received scant attention during his last eight years in Congress. Now, after a power shift on Capitol Hill, he's at the center of high-profile efforts to attack climate change and promote a new energy economy -- not to mention get his colleagues up to speed on the issues. The Democrat from Washington sta ...
Topics: climate, Congress, energy, interview, Jay Inslee (all these topics)

She Puts the Dud in Dudley Bush appoints anti-regulation advocate as top regulatory official		05 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
She Puts the Dud in Dudley Bush appoints anti-regulation advocate as top regulatory official Mere days ago, we mentioned that President Bush might give Congress the runaround by making recess appointments of industry-tied folk to top environmentally related positions in his administration. Well, that didn't take long. Meet Susan Dudley, the newly appointed head of the Office of Information and Regulatory ...
Topics: Congress, George Bush, news, politics, regulation (all these topics)

Eventually, politicians give the people what they want So keep it up	Adam Browning	03 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Think about this article -- descriptively titled "Legislature flooded with bills about climate crisis; poll driven politicians see need to tackle global warming" -- the next time you get an email asking you to call or email your representative on an environmental issue. You keep it up long enough and they get it: Few issues are hotter in the Capitol this year than global warming.Lawmakers have introduced more than 60 bills on the topic, and no wonder. Poll ...
Topics: cars, climate change adaptation, Congress, electric vehicles, grassroots activism, politics, Prius (all these topics)

Pushing intelligence agencies to weigh in on climate change Like, totally geo-green	David Roberts	02 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Interesting: Senators of both parties are pushing for U.S. intelligence agencies to assess the danger to the nation's security posed by global warming. Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., Wednesday introduced legislation that would 'require a National Intelligence Estimate to assess the security challenges presented by the world's changing climate,' according to a statement from their offices. National Intelligence Estimates, or NIEs, repres ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Congress, Department of Defense, legislation, politics (all these topics)

On the Markey, get set	David Roberts	02 Apr 2007	Gristmill
I'm a little late on this, but Nation editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel has some smart advice for Rep. Ed Markey, chair of the new House committee on global warming. Speaking of whom -- you saw my interview with Markey a while back, right? Good.
Topics: Congress, Ed Markey, politics (all these topics)

April Fools joke?	David Roberts	01 Apr 2007	Gristmill
With the Bush administration, you never can tell: The White House has renominated three people for top jobs affecting the environment who were previously blocked in Congress because of their pro-industry views. According to industry lobbyists and Republican aides in Congress, Bush intends to skirt the Senate approval process if necessary by making recess appointments to put the three nominees in the posts. All three have ties to industries that face co ...
Topics: Congress, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

The 'best test' Both sides hating a bill doesn't mean the bill is good	David Roberts	30 Mar 2007	Gristmill
There's not much new in this story about Dingell -- yeah, yeah, he's going to move slowly and deliberately on climate change -- but I really hate this way of framing things: Speaking with reporters, Dingell said that he expects the end result to elicit complaints from both environmentalists and industrialists. 'I seriously doubt if anybody is going to be happy with what we do, and that may be the best test of whether we have written a good bill,' he said. The &q ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics (all these topics)

Wasserman gets it right But does he have to use the word 'solartopia'?	David Roberts	29 Mar 2007	Gristmill
This short piece from Harvey Wasserman gets pretty much everything right -- and by "right" I mean, "in agreement with me." My only quibble is that he spends too much time bashing nukes, and bashing them for the wrong reasons (wrong effective-messaging-wise, not necessarily substance-wise). I'd prefer he bash them because they're more expensive and less flexible than R&E, not for the well-hashed-over waste issue. But that's a quibble. Here's t ...
Topics: Congress, energy, nuclear power, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

More Inhofian troglodyticism The man blocks Gore's concert on the Capitol steps	David Roberts	29 Mar 2007	Gristmill
One of the many stories I missed today: Sen. James Inhofe, in a characteristically petty display of foot-stomping, is blocking Al Gore's efforts to have one of his Live Earth concerts on the Capitol steps. Inhofe says it's partisan. Guess it is now. Some good quotes: Noting that many political events -- including the 1990 Earth Day celebration -- have been held on the Capitol steps, [Republican Sen. Olympia] Snowe was, her spokesman said, 'genuinely disappointed' ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, jackassery, James Inhofe, music, politics (all these topics)

As the World Burns House hearing addresses missing oil and gas royalties		29 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
As the World Burns House hearing addresses missing oil and gas royalties The steamiest soap opera in D.C. continues this week with a House hearing on $1 billion in uncollected oil and gas royalties. A cast of star-crossed witnesses testified to the Natural Resources Committee about the forbidden love between the Minerals Management Service and Big Oil. Handsome leading man Bobby Maxwell, an auditor-turned-whistleblo ...
Topics: Congress, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics)

Gristmill on EcoTalk EcoTalking	David Roberts	26 Mar 2007	Gristmill
As I mentioned, I was on EcoTalk radio the other day, talking about the Waxman hearings on political interference with climate science. I did two segments, which you can download as mp3s: part one (11 min.), part two (7 min.). I think it went fairly well.
Topics: Congress, environmental movement, politics (all these topics)

Gore videos Including a funny one from Olberman	David Roberts	23 Mar 2007	Gristmill
What's that? You say you'd like another Gore post? I'm here to serve! Here's Keith Olberman with a segment that is, per usual, both funnier and more educational than the vast bulk of what you find on cable news: Here's a clip put together by Politics TV -- a good clip from Gore's testimony: And finally, a few thoughts from Gore himself on the testimony.
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, politics (all these topics)

Rep. Henry Waxman ...	David Roberts	23 Mar 2007	Gristmill
... introduced his Safe Climate Act on Wed. It would reduce U.S. GHG emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. More on the bill here.
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Final final thought on Gore's testimony Really the last one, honest	David Roberts	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Readers of this site may well be burnt out on talk of Gore's testimony to Congress. But if not, do check out Brad Plumer's wrap-up -- it's good. One point I think bears emphasizing. Almost all the analysis I've seen of the event -- particularly with regard to the dust-up with Inhofe -- discusses how it's going to play to the public, as though Gore approached it as an extension of his movie, speaking for the cameras' benefit. I think that gets it all wrong. I don't ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

GOP attack on Gore makes no sense at all Personal ethics pledge my left foot	Joseph Romm	22 Mar 2007	Gristmill
At the Environment and Public Works hearing yesterday, Sen. Inhofe (R-Okla.) displayed an amazing lack of understanding about energy as he tried to get Gore to make a meaningless pledge. Now the EPW Minority web page repeats the inane charge: Former Vice President Al Gore refused to take a 'Personal Energy Ethics Pledge' today to consume no more energy than the average American household. But why should Gore take such a pledge? Gore is a champion of greenhouse gas ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate change skepticism, Congress, energy, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Better Off Ed An interview with Rep. Ed Markey about the politics of climate change	David Roberts	22 Mar 2007	Main Dish
Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) received the chairmanship of the newest House committee -- and, along with it, a turf war with one of the oldest and longest-serving Democrats on Capitol Hill, the formidable Michigan Rep. John Dingell. Rep. Edward Markey. The House voted to create the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming earlier this month, at the urging of Speaker N ...
Topics: climate, Congress, Ed Markey, energy, interview, politics (all these topics)

Final thought on Gore's day in Congress For today anyway!	David Roberts	21 Mar 2007	Gristmill
If Gore had asked me what I'd like him to emphasize to Congress, I would have said: The No. 1 most important thing to do is put a price on carbon. Carbon tax: better than cap-and-trade. Cap-and-trade: better than nothing. Cap-and-trade with auctioned permits: better than cap-and-trade without. We should be pursuing widely distributed, small-scale renewable electricity generation, tied together with a smart grid. Our choice is not between nuclear and coal. ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, politics (all these topics)

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