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The Nano Race: The race between finding new applications for nanoparticles and determining if they are safe is still very much in question. by erica — last modified Nov 03, 2009 08:27 AM — filed under: Pulse of the Planet, research, health, policy, carbon, nanotechnology — Relevance: 1%
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%
Converging on a Climate Agreement: With Copenhagen less than two months away, is there a formula for reconciling the positions of developed and developing countries? by erica — last modified Oct 26, 2009 03:39 PM — filed under: UNFCCC, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, global economy, Kyoto Protocol, politics, policy, international, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Mercury Rising? Why?: A recent <a class="external-link" href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1047.pdf">report [pdf]</a> shows American power plants could slash their mercury ... by erica — last modified Oct 21, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: mercury, toxins, pollination, Pennsylvania, fish, coal, health, China, Ohio, policy, Indiana, fossil fuels, seafood, Texas, power plants — 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%
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%
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%
National Academies Kick Off Climate Study with Summit: Scientists, policy makers, and corporate execs are descending on Washington, D.C., to discuss America’s long-term response to climate change. What to expect? by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: cap and trade, America’s Climate Choices, carbon tax, global warming, adaptation, climate disruption, climate change, policy, National Academy of Sciences — Relevance: 1%
Corn Ethanol or Conservation? What Do You Think?: U.S. corn ethanol production has been on the rise. That’s good for our country’s carbon footprint, right? A new study suggests not. by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 01:38 PM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), corn, corn ethanol, biofuels, policy, Conservation Reserve Program, Farm Bill — 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%
The Beach Boys Redux: Muscle Cars and National Security: The Wall Street Journal wants to “drill, baby, drill.” But when it comes to fuel economy, it’s “<a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified May 28, 2009 04:24 PM — filed under: fuel economy, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, transportation, automobile, Wall Street Journal, oil drilling, oil, Daniel Henninger, cars, policy, politics, fossil fuels — 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%
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%
Finally Standards for Coal Ash … Just in Time?: On Monday, while the Environmental Protection Agency sought information from electric companies about their coal waste disposal practices, a new crisis was ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:30 AM — filed under: waste, toxins, water pollution, Bill Clinton, Kingston Fossil Power Plant, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, coal ash, policy, Environmental Protection Agency, power plants, Tennessee Valley Authority, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Where Does Our E-waste Go?: So you <3 (i.e., love) your new iPhone, but where's the old clunker (i.e., last month's coolest model) it replaced? And your first iPod, old PC, big tube TV ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:58 PM — filed under: business, Hong Kong, recycling, Africa, outsourcing, Asia, e-waste, China, policy, Guandong Province, electronics, European Union, pollution — Relevance: 1%
News Flash: Two Stellar Appointments by Obama: The unofficial word is that President-elect Obama will announce two stellar science appointments today. John Holdren of Harvard University and the Woods Hole ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:26 PM — filed under: John Holdren, climate change, energy, oceans, Barack Obama, Jane Lubchenco, science, policy, politics — 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%
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%
Statistical Grok: Wind + Production Credit = Growth: On a percentage basis, wind power is the fastest growing electricity source in the United States. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. The federal renewable ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:52 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, renewable energy, statistically speaking, policy, politics, production tax credits, renewables, wind — 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%
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%

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