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What’s Different? Waxman-Markey Vs. Kerry-Boxer Climate Bills: How does the newly unveiled Senate climate bill draft compare to the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act passed by the House in June? by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 09:57 AM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, climate change, legislation, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
Where Have All the Forests Gone - Bioenergy’s Legacy?: Bioenergy’s free ride in Kyoto and national climate legislation is a recipe for disaster. by erica — last modified Oct 23, 2009 10:48 AM — filed under: land-use changes, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, bioenergy, Tim Searchinger, Kyoto Protocol, science, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
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%
George Will Take Note: 1910 ≠ 2050: You can always count on conservative columnist George Will’s take on climate to be entertaining. by erica — last modified Sep 18, 2009 04:06 PM — filed under: climate, climate change, legislation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, technology, Newsweek — 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%
Global Warming Debate Gets Strange: Someone tell me … which is the real news and which is fake? by erica — last modified Nov 05, 2009 02:05 PM — filed under: John Kerry, Maldives, legislation, Chewang Norphel, Nepal, Africa, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, glaciers, policy, politics, U.S. Chamber of Congress — Relevance: 1%
And Here’s to You, Mrs. Mary Bono Mack: Our nation turns its grateful eyes to you. Last Thursday was an historic day in the House. The Waxman-Markey climate bill passed out of committee by a vote of ... by erica — last modified Jun 10, 2009 10:12 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate change, legislation, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Mary Bono Mack, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
Congress on Climate: A Zig, A Zag, and Then a Zig, Sort Of: It’s been a busy week in Congress for climate legislation. But signals have been mixed. by erica — last modified Apr 09, 2009 09:57 AM — filed under: U.S. Congress, Henry Waxman, John Thune, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Ed Markey, legislation, global warming, USCAP, policy, politics, Barbara Boxer — Relevance: 1%
Is There Enough Water to ‘Grow’ Ethanol?: A recent study points out that when it comes to water usage, where your ethanol is brewed really matters. by erica — last modified Jun 23, 2009 02:02 PM — filed under: natural resources, energy, corn, corn ethanol, legislation, water, ethanol, biofuels — Relevance: 1%
The U.S. Climate Policy Race: Legislate or Regulate: It’s the quintessential race between the tortoise and the hare, and the tortoise looks to be in the lead. by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:50 PM — filed under: legislation, Massachusetts v. EPA, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, climate change, policy, 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%
Climate Change Legislation: House Democrats Come Together: The news from House Democrats and the White House is that a deal has been cut on the Waxman-Markey climate bill. Will the changes be enough to avoid dangerous ... by erica — last modified May 14, 2009 12:21 PM — filed under: Prasad Kasibhatla, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, global warming, global economy, policy, carbon dioxide emissions — 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%
Climate Science Flurry: Cooling vs. Warming et al. Hot Items: This past week has been chock-full of new stuff on climate change. Let’s take a gander at a few. by erica — last modified May 05, 2009 03:47 PM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, legislation, climate change, greenhouse gases, Jim Hansen, climate disruption, policy, research — Relevance: 1%
Cap and Trade Part 1: It’s About the Cap, Stupid: Where the climate is concerned, don’t be fooled: it’s ultimately about the “cap” not the “and trade” part. by erica — last modified Jul 10, 2009 10:18 AM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, business, climate change, legislation, global warming, global economy, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Companies Calling for Carbon Caps: And Then There Were 26: Amid a growing debate between a carbon tax and cap and trade and reports of congressional rifts between so-called brown states and green states, one unlikely ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:10 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, business, USCAP, carbon tax, legislation, global warming, United States Climate Action Partnership, climate change, corporations, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act — Relevance: 1%
Climate Change: We Need to Get to Work: On June 6, the U.S. Senate voted on whether it should move forward on the most serious proposal to address climate change ever offered in Congress: Sen. ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 09:53 AM — filed under: U.S. Congress, climate change, legislation, global warming, John McCain, Barack Obama, policy, politics, Barbara Boxer — Relevance: 1%
Start Counting the Votes for a Climate Bill: The signals from the Obama administration are that a cap-and-trade bill on climate is on the way, but is Congress ready? by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:54 AM — filed under: cap and trade, legislation, Massachusetts v. EPA, New York Times, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, China, Environmental Protection Agency, climate change, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Carol Browner — Relevance: 1%
New Climate Team in the House - New Bill on the Way?: As the new 111th Congress swings into action, there's buzz about the prospect for bold climate change legislation. Lest one get too enthusiastic, it's ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:16 PM — filed under: Henry Waxman, Ed Markey, legislation, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, House of Representatives, George W. Bush, global warming, Rick Boucher, climate change — Relevance: 1%
Obama: The Environmental President?: It's official: there's a new U.S. president. Will Barack Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:13 PM — filed under: cap and trade, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Fish & Wildlife Service, Diane Feinstein, water pollution, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Clean Air Act (1990), air quality, legislation, Clean Water Act, National Park Service, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Air Act, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, oceans, global warming, Barack Obama, Endangered Species Act, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, air pollution, Woodrow Wilson, Montreal Protocol, George W. Bush, Environmental Protection Agency, Yosemite — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: The U.S. Senate's Hot and Cold Record on Global Warming: On June 6, 2008, the U.S. Senate pulled the plug on the latest, comprehensive climate bill introduced to the legislative body. This is another in a string of ... by erica — last modified Aug 26, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, Statistically Speaking, climate change, legislation, statistically speaking, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
The $700 Billion Bailout Bill Goes Green?: Remember that $700 billion bailout bill? You may have heard that it had lots of add-ons; so-called sweeteners to convince recalcitrant congressmen and women to ... by wendy — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:41 AM — filed under: renewable energy, energy, legislation, energy efficiency, production tax credits — Relevance: 1%
Cash-for-Clunkers Agreement: Still Not Ready for Prime Time: Congress has been kicking around the idea of paying people to scrap their old cars and buy new, more fuel-efficient ones. On May 5, Democratic lawmakers and ... by erica — last modified May 08, 2009 05:35 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, climate change, legislation, global warming, cars, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers — Relevance: 1%
EPA Announces Endangerment Finding (on a Friday): After a two-month study, the government announced on Friday that carbon dioxide (CO2) and five other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. Why ... by erica — last modified Apr 24, 2009 06:42 PM — filed under: legislation, climate change, Massachusetts v. EPA, global warming, politics, policy, Environmental Protection Agency, carbon dioxide emissions, Lisa Jackson — 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%
Statistically Speaking: New Fuel Resources - Worth Drilling For?: A bill just passed by a Senate committee would open the eastern Gulf of Mexico to drilling. What's the potential gain? by erica — last modified Jun 19, 2009 09:22 AM — filed under: U.S. Congress, oil, natural gas, energy, legislation, oil drilling, oil reserves, policy, politics, oil resources — Relevance: 1%
On the Climate Bill Fence: What Sen. Alexander Is Thinking: For the second installment of our series on what senators on the fence are thinking about cap and trade, we turn to the senior senator from Tennessee: Lamar ... by erica — last modified Sep 17, 2009 02:31 PM — filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Lamar Alexander, climate change, legislation, climate bill fence, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%
On the Climate Bill Fence: What Sen. Brown Is Thinking: The fence for senators who are undecided about climate legislation is lined with conservatives and moderates, but Ohio's Sherrod Brown is decidedly <a ... by erica — last modified Sep 17, 2009 02:35 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, climate bill fence, global warming, global economy, Sherrod Brown, policy, politics — Relevance: 1%

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