Edward Markey

The Cry of "We the People" Is a Simple One: Leave Us Alone!

Todd Brewster | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Jeffrey Rosen, Jay Rockefeller, Edward Markey, Commerce Clause, Barack Obama, Google, Technology News

Last week, Obama signed a law authorizing the FAA to open the skies to civilian drones. With our society's fierce protection of individual choice, the new world is making it harder to be master of your own domain.

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Congressman Calls For FTC Probe Of Google's Privacy Changes

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Google Changes, Google, Video, Edward Markey, Google Privacy, Google FTC, Ftc, Google Privacy Policy, Google Privacy Changes, Markey Google, Markey Google Ftc, Technology News

Jan 26 (Reuters) - A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said on Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how G...

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House Republicans Grill Nuclear Watchdog Over Yucca Mountain Probe

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Rossana Raspa, Yucca Mountain, Energy, Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Edward Markey, Tim Murphy, Joseph Mcmillan, Nuclear Power, Gregory-Jaczko, 112th Congress, Joe Barton, Henry Waxman, Hubert Bell, Green News

Members of a Congressional subcommittee grilled the inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Tuesday over a report in which he and...

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Rep. Markey Blasts AT&T's Plan To Cap Internet Use

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Data Usage, Broadband Cap, Data Usage Cap, Att, Data Plan, Edward Markey, Net Neutrality, Data Caps, Technology News

If AT&T's plan to begin capping broadband usage worries you, you're not alone. Democratic Representative Edward Markey expressed his concerns over ...

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Ex-Shell President: Big Oil Doesn't Need Government Help

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Markey, House GOP, Oil Subsidies, Oil, American Petroleum Institute, Robert Andrews, Jeb Hensarling, Mike Pence, House Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A former top oil executive said on Thursday that big oil companies don't need government help, inserting a new dynamic into the debate o...

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The Science of Climate Change and Closing Doors in Congress

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Congress, Rising Sea Level, Energy Independence, Climate Skeptics, Climate Deniers, Pacific Institute, Climate Change, Global Warming, Peter Gleick, James Sensenbrenner, Edward Markey, Green News

On Dec. 1, I provided oral and written testimony to a hearing of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming of the US Congress. It turns out this was the very last hearing of the Select Committee.

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Facebook: Congressmen Sent You A Message

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Markey, Mark Zuckerberg Congress, Facebook Congress, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Privacy, Joe Barton, House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, Facebook, Technology News

Mark Zuckerberg was sent a message from a group on Monday, but it wasn't through Facebook. The co-chairmen of the House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, ...

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The BP Disaster Continues Despite the Cheerful Happy Talk

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

The press, government officials and BP pitchmen are insulting our intelligence by suggesting that the oil has vanished and there's nothing to worry about. They can whistle away the crisis as much as they want, but we'd all do well to stay on top of this.

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Oil Industry's "Island Vacations" from Regulation

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Ed Markey, Oil Drilling, Transocean Horizon, Edward Markey, Rep. Edward Markey, Deepwater Horizon, Clean Energy, BP Oil Spill, Live Video BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Drilling, Business News

The administration's safety pause isn't about ending offshore drilling, it is about ending the oil industry's practice of offshoring the safety of rigs by using various "island getaways" from regulation.

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Gulf Coast Attorneys File RICO Class Action Lawsuits Against BP

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Levin Papantonio, Tony Hayward, Edward Markey, Hiram Eastland, Deepwater Horizon, Senator Barbara Boxer, BP Oil Spill, Emergency Response Plans, Gulf of Mexico, Justice Department, Deepwater Oil Drilling, RICO Act, Gulf Coast, Offshore Drilling, Eastland Law, Green News

By choosing the RICO approach, the Gulf Coast attorneys hope to provide an avenue for all Americans impacted by the disaster to stand up to the oil companies and prosecute them in civil court for their unlawful conduct.

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Green News Report -- June 22, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Meet the Press, Agriculture, Malaria, Factory Farms, Green News Report, Whales, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Louisiana, Big Oil, Antitrust, Climate Change, Usda, Deforestation, Global Warming, Bp, Edward Markey, Haley Barbour, Brazil, Energy Security, International Whaling Commission, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Oil, Electric Grid, Wildfires, Sustainable Seafood, BP Oil Spill, Chamber of Commerce, Extreme Weather, China, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Breaking: Mor...

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The 40-Day Pledge on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ed Markey, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Edward Markey, Earth Day, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Waxman-Markey, Green News

For forty years, we have fought against the polluters to create a safer, healthier planet. For the next forty days, we must continue the fight.

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Green News Report -- June 15, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Lamar McKay, Climate Change Deniers, Edward Markey, Exxon Mobil, Green News Report, Henry Waxman, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Oil, Green News, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: "The Nightmar...

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Waking America From the BP Nightmare

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

BP's spill safety response plans include references to protecting walruses, which have not called the Gulf of Mexico home for 3 million years. The American people deserve oil safety plans that are ironclad and not boilerplate.

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Wear Sunscreen? This Year, It's More Like "Wear Waders"

Brian Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, American University, Edward Markey, Janet Napolitano, Renewable Energy, Solana, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Donna Shalala, Solar Power, Eric Holder, Green News

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2010: Wear waders. Especially when you're on a beach in Louisiana, or Florida, or North Carolina. Clothes don't stand a chance against the oil sludge.

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Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Sought By House Energy And Commerce Department

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Markey, Oil and Gas, Fracking, Halliburton, Hydraulic Fracturing, Henry Waxman, Environmental Protection Agency, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Denver News

WASHINGTON — An oil and gas drilling technique that is becoming more widespread is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers concerned that it may pose a ...

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Climate Week Is Key Stop on Road to Copenhagen

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Edward Markey, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Un Negotiations, Climate Change, Global Warming, UN General Assembly, Green News

This week, when leaders from the world's 20 biggest economies gather in Pittsburgh, I am looking for their commitment to a clean energy economy as the backbone of a rejuvenated global economy.

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Clunker Success Proves Clean Energy Legislation Is a Win for Consumers and the Economy

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ed Markey, Cash for Clunkers Website, Edward Markey, Waxman-Markey, Cash for Clunkers, Aces, Clean Energy, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Rep.Ed Markey, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News

Today we voted to extend the Cash for Clunkers program with $2 billion in additional funding. By empowering consumers, the program is racing past our expectations for fuel economy improvement.

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Landing a Clean Energy Victory

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Moon Landing, Edward Markey, 40th Anniversary Moon Landing, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Telecom, Ed Markey, Waxman-Markey, Telecommunications, Environment, Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Politics News

The clean energy race is the space race of our time. Yet so much more is at stake.

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Waxman-Markey Property Rights to the Sky ? Part 3 Interview with Economist James Quilligan

Christiana Wyly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Edward Markey, Economy, United Nations, Waxman-Markey, Oil, Oil Prices, The Commons, Global Financial Crisis, Climate Change, Henry Waxman, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, James Quilligan, Global Warming, Politics News

Greening all of the world's businesses and our consumer habits through the economic signals of the marketplace will not change the energy base of civilization from fossil fuel.

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CBO: Waxman-Markey to Reduce Cumulative Emissions Just 2% Between 2012-2020

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, House of Representatives, Climate Policy, Congress, Carbon Offsets, Edward Markey, Waxman-Markey, Climate Change, Henry Waxman, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Green News

The CBO has published the first predictions from a government agency about the actual impact on U.S. emissions likely to result from the version of the Waxman-Markey legislation.

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My Interview With Henry Waxman

Michael Bendetson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Henry Waxman, Edward Markey, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

For over 30 years, Representative Waxman has focused his tenure on health care and environmental issues.

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The Terminator's Salvation for Allocation in Waxman-Markey

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Henry Waxman, ab32, Edward Markey, Waxman-Markey, Governor Schwarzenegger, Terminator Salvation, Green Energy, Green News

A group of robots (lobbyists) run by evil machines (coal-fired powerplants) have infiltrated the highest levels of government (Congress' Energy and Commerce Committee).

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Joe Barton Begins "Guerrilla Warfare" On Climate Bill

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Romm, Edward Markey, Waxman Markey Bill, Joe Barton, Henry Waxman, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Politics News

The markup session for the landmark Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill is underway in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (live webcast from C-...

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Rethinking the Rules of Engagement

Billy Parish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, New Yorker, Copenhagen 2009, Edward Markey, Climate, Waxman-Markey, Waxman, Henry Waxman, Malcom Gladwell, Green News

In many ways we still seem to be fighting the green battle on our opposition's terms, and right now it looks like we're losing. We need to rethink the rules of engagement.

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