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How Much Is That Climate Bill in the Window: The long-awaited Congressional Budget Office report on the costs of the Waxman-Markey climate bill hit the streets on Thursday. by erica — last modified Sep 28, 2009 05:41 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office cost estimates of H.R. 2454, economics, legislation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, policy, politics, gross domestic product, economy — Relevance: 1%
Changing Climate Change Legislation: A new bipartisan bill was proposed on Monday. Is it real or a pretender? by erica — last modified Nov 17, 2009 02:27 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Lamar Alexander, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, energy, economics, legislation, green investments, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Jim Webb, nuclear, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, United States, Jimmy Carter — Relevance: 1%
GDP: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?: The headline reads “U.S. Climate Bill Could Cut GDP 3.5 Percent by 2050.” Should we care? by erica — last modified Sep 23, 2009 01:19 PM — filed under: climate change, water pollution, Nicolas Sarkozy, politics, overfishing, Peter Bartelmus, Green GDP, air quality, Joseph Stiglitz, China, policy, gross domestic product, economy, ecosystem services, global warming, global economy, ecosystems, Alan Mollohan, air pollution, economics, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 4: Forests, Farms, and Offsets: What do you do if something emits greenhouse gases but is not <a class="external-link" href="http://nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/capandtrade3">under the ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 09:51 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, offsets, climate change, economics, forests, global warming, ecosystems, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture — Relevance: 1%
Climate Negativity From the Naysayers: First the globe was not warming. Then the warming wasn’t due to human activities. In a slow, rearguard action, the naysayers now have a new mantra: "It can’t ... by erica — last modified Apr 27, 2009 02:29 PM — filed under: cap and trade, alternative fuel, economics, solar, Bjorn Lomborg, Robert Hirsch, climate change, New York Times, climate skeptics, renewable energy, wind, Kyoto Protocol, Washington Post, James Schlesinger — Relevance: 1%
Memo to CNN.com: You Got It Wrong: It’s great when reporters call you for your opinion. It’s even better when they feature a quote from you in the story. And it’s better yet when it’s from an ... by erica — last modified Aug 31, 2009 02:55 PM — filed under: cap and trade, green investments, climate change, energy, Supreme Court, New York Times, Clean Air Act (1990), air quality, renewable energy, renewables, economy, fuel economy, oil, carbon tax, global warming, Barack Obama, CNN, Department of Transportation, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), air pollution, economics, gasoline, George W. Bush, Environmental Protection Agency — Relevance: 1%
Indiana Governor: Cap and Trade Unfair to Hoosiers. Really?: In Friday’s <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234844782222081.html">Wall Street Journal</a> Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said "no thanks" ... by erica — last modified May 19, 2009 04:36 PM — filed under: cap and trade, economics, renewable energy, climate change, carbon capture and storage (CCS), legislation, politics, coal, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Wall Street Journal, policy, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, wind, economy — Relevance: 1%
Cash for Clunkers, Here and There: The U.S. Congress is not the only (or first) group considering cash-for-clunkers programs. Similar incentives are underway on the other side of the big pond. by erica — last modified Apr 24, 2009 03:48 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, cars, economics, automakers, Dianne Feinstein, automobile, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers, economy — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 5: What’s With the Add-Ons?: If Waxman-Markey has a cap and trade, why does it need all the other stuff like fuel-economy standards for cars, renewable electricity standards, and building ... by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:08 AM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, economics, legislation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Washington Post, policy, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 3 – You Ask, “What?” I Say, “How Wide?”: Which greenhouse gas emissions do you find when you look under a cap and trader? by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:15 AM — filed under: cap and trade, oil, transportation, automobile, economics, global warming, climate change, acid rain program, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture, economy — Relevance: 1%
Is the Conservative-Friendly Carbon Tax a Regressive Flat Tax In Disguise?: What’s wrong with this picture? Conservatives, such as the members of Wall Street Journal's editorial board, are talking up a carbon tax instead of a ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 09:40 AM — filed under: cap and trade, economics, Ralph Nader, progressive tax, climate change, carbon tax, New York Times, tax, flat tax, Climate Security Act, global warming, Wall Street Journal, Bob Inglis, acid rain program, Arthur Laffer, economy — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Lessons from an Electricity Crisis: Do people change the amount of energy they use when prices rise? In May 2008 Americans drove <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:38 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, economics, electricity, economy — Relevance: 1%
Getting Personal With Tom Friedman: Tom Friedman, the Pulitzer-Prize winning New York Times columnist, came to Duke this week to chat up his new book Hot, Flat, and Crowded. After ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:24 PM — filed under: climate change, energy, economics, global warming, ecosystems, population — Relevance: 1%
The State of Green Tech Investing: One VC's View: I'm a Duke grad, working for a venture capital firm that's focused on finding and funding the next generation of renewable fuels and clean technologies. Dr. ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: green investments, business, economics, global warming, China, pollution, economy — Relevance: 1%
Hold Off on That Gas Guzzler: With oil prices way down maybe your neighbor is thinking now's a good time for that shiny new gas guzzler. Good idea? I’d say no. What goes down goes up. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:18 PM — filed under: oil, peak oil, economics, gasoline, oil drilling, economy — Relevance: 1%
Rain Forests to Headline at Poznan…: At this year's <a class="external-link" href="http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_14/items/4481.php">climate meeting</a> in Poland, the world's nations are rolling ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: economics, global warming, Kyoto Protocol, rain forest, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
WSJ Climate Naysayer Has New Culprit: Big Business: News flash from the op-ed pages of the Wall Street Journal: we must stop climate change legislation. Why? Because big business wants to make money. by erica — last modified May 28, 2009 09:00 AM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, Bjorn Lomborg, business, climate change, carbon tax, economics, global warming, global economy, Wall Street Journal, acid rain program, economy — Relevance: 1%
The Road to 21st Century Transportation: The way Americans are getting from point A to point B is changing. It is not yet clear how the government will respond. by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:16 PM — filed under: oil, transportation, legislation, cars, economics, gasoline, mass transit, public transportation, tax — Relevance: 1%
The Affordability of the Proposed National Renewable Standard: After extensive House debate last week, the draft Waxman-Markey climate bill is expected to enter the markup (or pin-the-amendment-on-the-bill) stage next ... by erica — last modified May 01, 2009 03:14 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, climate, electricity, climate change, energy, economics, legislation, renewable energy, renewables — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope: Suppose the United States adopts a cap on greenhouse gas emissions and China does not? What then? by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:16 AM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Paul Krugman, greenhouse gas emissions, Thomas Friedman, economics, legislation, global warming, United States, Waxman-Markey climate bill, global economy, China, climate change, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%
Climate Legislation: Countdown to the House Showdown: Two recent polls show that a large majority of Americans want the U.S. to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. On Friday the House delivered. Read the updated ... by erica — last modified Oct 02, 2009 09:59 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate change, economics, legislation, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
The Nation’s Energy Expert Speaks Out on Climate ... Not: Quiz: What soon-to-be-ex-governor of a very northern state could write an op-ed about climate legislation without once mentioning the word “climate”? by erica — last modified Jul 15, 2009 01:46 PM — filed under: cap and trade, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, economics, Sarah Palin, Alaska, global warming, infrastructure, carbon dioxide emissions, permafrost, economy — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 6: Emission Allowances: Arguably the most contentious aspect of cap and trade is what to do with the emission allowances or permits. Do you auction them or do you give them away? by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:02 AM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, offsets, economics, legislation, allocation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Barack Obama, American Clean Energy and Security Act, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Speaking of Coal and Natural Gas: Here are some numbers to ponder about our U.S. electricity generation. by erica — last modified Nov 19, 2009 09:35 AM — filed under: natural gas, electricity, economics, coal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Speaking of the Environment: Some tidbits about climate-change politics and a surprising even shocking relationship between deaths and economic growth. by erica — last modified Oct 01, 2009 01:02 PM — filed under: cap and trade, Clean Air Act, business, climate, economics, legislation, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, politics, Waxman-Markey climate bill, climate change, policy, Environmental Protection Agency, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%
Lomborg’s Cool Take on Global Warming: Bjorn Lomborg is at it again on the pages of the Wall Street Journal. No action on climate change, he argues, because it’s too hard *and* too easy. ... by erica — last modified Aug 28, 2009 02:32 PM — filed under: Bjorn Lomborg, business, climate change, economics, global warming, geo-engineering, Wall Street Journal, technology, economy — Relevance: 1%

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