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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%
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%
Sympathy for the Oil Industry?: The poor oil industry. After years of record profits, things have soured with the collapse of oil and gas prices. And now I read of an Obama “bias” against the ... by erica — last modified Jun 18, 2009 09:47 AM — filed under: oil shale, oil, greenhouse gas emissions, natural gas, T. Boone Pickens, climate change, energy, oil reserves, global warming, oil drilling, Robert Samuelson, Washington Post, oil resources, pollution, global economy, economy — Relevance: 1%
Major Emitters Meet in D.C. to Discuss Climate Change: With very little publicity, President Obama has relaunched a George W. Bush initiative by gathering delegates from 17 of the largest polluting economies for a ... by erica — last modified Apr 29, 2009 10:14 AM — filed under: Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, climate change, Hillary Clinton, global warming, George W. Bush, emission targets, Barack Obama, Kyoto Protocol, global economy, economy — 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 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%
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%
An Open Letter to Our Next President: Dear President-Elect Obama, Please consider these four environmental actions in the first days of your administration. by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:40 AM — filed under: smart grid, Clean Air Act, infrastructure, transportation, electric grid, business, air pollution, electricity, renewable energy, energy, alternative fuel, greenhouse gases, global warming, John McCain, Kyoto Protocol, Internet, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%
Renewable Energy: A Growth Industry in a Contracting Economy?: Could the red roiling in the financial world stall the march to green, renewable energy? So argues an <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:45 PM — filed under: cap and trade, renewable energy, pollution, economy — Relevance: 1%
Upstream, Downstream, or Midstream – Where to Place the Cap?: Implementing a cap-and-trade system to rein in greenhouse gas pollution will be complicated. Where the cap is “placed” will go a long way to determining how ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:50 AM — filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, downstream, climate change, global warming, upstream, policy, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — 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%
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%
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%
On the Climate Bill Fence: What Senator Specter Is Thinking: In June the House did its thing, passing a bill that would limit carbon dioxide emissions to start addressing global warming. Now it’s the Senate’s turn. Who’s ... by erica — last modified Sep 17, 2009 02:47 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, business, coal, climate change, energy, legislation, climate bill fence, global warming, Arlen Specter, Waxman-Markey climate bill, policy, politics, economy — Relevance: 1%
A Look at Where Feingold, Franken, Casey, and Johnson Stand: As the health care debate rages on, senators are quietly moving downstream and upstream on climate. by erica — last modified Oct 15, 2009 05:35 PM — filed under: Al Franken, Tim Johnson, U.S. Congress, climate change, legislation, climate bill fence, global warming, Robert Casey, renewable energy, policy, politics, Russ Feingold, economy — 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%
U.S. Already Halfway to 2020 Emissions Target: A climate victory? U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 are projected to be almost nine percent below 2005 emissions. by erica — last modified Sep 24, 2009 11:45 AM — filed under: U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, emission targets, energy efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions, technology, global economy, 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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