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Jeff Muskus

Senate Dems Divided On Climate-Change Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Max Baucus, Climate Change, Senate Climate-Change, Boxer-Kerry, Politics News

If Tuesday was any indication, the Senate's climate-change bill has a ways to go before it gets weak enough to garner the 60 votes it needs for passag...

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Jeff Muskus

Inhofe Shows Up To Climate Hearing, Refuses To Discuss GOP Position, Walks Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe, Senate Climate Change, Climate Change, Epw Committee, Boxer-Kerry, Video, Politics News

Just like the day before, only one Republican showed up for the Senate's climate change hearing Wednesday morning -- but not to debate. Republicans ...

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CNN Poll Shows Strong Support For "Cap And Trade" Legislation

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Energy Jobs, Cap and Trade, CNN Cap and Trade Poll, Clean Energy Jobs Bill, Kerry-Boxer Bill, Climate Change, Cap and Trade Poll, Boxer-Kerry, Green News

A new poll released Tuesday by CNN reveals strong support for the "Cap and Trade" legislation proposed by Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer, with ...

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Will Boxer, Pelosi, and Waxman Pre-empt Their Own State?

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AB 32, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Boxer-Kerry, Green News
Mike Sandler

The climate change bill pre-empts California's ability to set a tighter cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Why have Boxer, Pelosi, and Waxman traded away their own state's special status?

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Baucus Tied To Energy/Climate Lobbyists By Sunlight Foundation

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Lobbyblog, Boxer-Kerry, Business News

The Sunlight Foundation's Paul Blumenthal traces Sen. Max Baucus' special interest ties to climate legislation -- 12 of his former staffers, including...

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Unions Need to Sever All Ties with Anti-Climate Bill Groups

Brendan Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Green Jobs, Waxman-Markey, Green News, Afl-Cio, Environment, Climate Change, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Global Warming Deniers, Labor Unions, Boxer-Kerry, Afl-Cio Efca, Climate Bill, Energy Citizen's Alliance, Unions and Climate Change, Green News
Brendan Smith

Nike and utility giant, Pacific Gas & Electric, have publicly resigned from the US Chamber of Commerce over its opposition to climate protection policies. It's time for labor unions to follow suit.

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Boxer-Kerry Climate Bill Greenwashes Nuclear Power

Daniel Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greenpeace, Global Warming, Nuclear Power, Boxer-Kerry, Inside DC, Green News
Daniel Kessler

The bill's nuclear section reads like it was lifted off the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) website, despite its lack of veracity. Nuclear power is unsafe, uneconomical & unnecessary.

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EPA's Jackson Is Moving Fast to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ann Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boxer-Kerry, Waxman-Markey, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lisa Jackson EPA, Climate Change, Massachusetts v. EPA, Green News
Ann Carlson

Today's newly proposed rule is one step toward what is likely to be much more extensive regulations aimed not just at new businesses that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases but also at existing ones.

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Boxer-Kerry Climate Bill: A Second Chance for Progressives

Bill Scher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aces, Climate Bill, Boxer-Kerry, Global Warming, Waxman-Markey, Cejapa, Green News
Bill Scher

We are not just playing defense in the Senate. We can get back on offense. And offense is more enticing for the grassroots. But to play effective offense, you need to know what the goal is.

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