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What You Need To Know About The Climate Bill

AP | Posted 07.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Congress, US Global Warming, Climate Bill, Climate Legislation, US Climate Bill, Global Warming, Congress Climte Bill, Green News

(AP) Cap-and-trade? Offsets? Pollution credits? The climate bill passed Friday by the House tackles global warming with new limits on pollution and a ...

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How The Climate Bill May Spur An Energy Revolution

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 07.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Bill, Pollution, US Climate Bill, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News

WASHINGTON — Congress has taken its first step toward an energy revolution, with the prospect of profound change for every household, business, ...

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Obama Implores Senate To Pass Climate Bill

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Senate, Barack Obama, Climate, President Obama, House Passes Climate Bill, Historic Climate Bill, Obama, Climate Bill, Global Warming, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Hailing the House, President Barack Obama put pressure on senators Saturday to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenh...

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Climate Change Bill: Republican Kirk Votes In Favor, Democrat Foster Against

Progress Illinois | Posted 07.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Judy Biggert, Mark Kirk, Bill Foster, Waxman-Markey, Climate Change, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Mark Kirk Climate Change Bill, Climate Bill, Chicago News

[W]hen it came to the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, the real wild cards among the Illinois congressional delegation were Democrat Bill Foster and...

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The Simple Arithmetic of Global Warming Supports the Economics of a Climate Change Bill

David Fiderer | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Clean Coal, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Natural Gas, Climate Crisis, Coal, Global Warming, China, Climate Bill, Green News

One of the great ironies of our age is that skepticism of global warming is treated with greater respect than, say, Holocaust denial.

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House Majority Leader Predicts Climate Bill Will Pass

Yahoo! News | FriÂ JunÂ 26, 10:19Â AmÂ ET | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer predicted Friday that his party would have the 218 votes needed to ensure passage of historic legislation...

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Why Some Environmentalists Oppose The Climate Bill

thedailygreen.com | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmentalists, Climate Change, Environment, Renewable Energy, Green, Energy Tax, Climate Bill, Democrats, Green Energy, Global Warming, Republicans, Green News

Republicans decry the first serious attempt to curtail greenhouse gas emissions as an "energy tax." That's not the beef some environmental groups have...

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Tree Owners Could Reap Climate Bill Windfall

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Trees, Climate Bill, Green News

WASHINGTON — For years, landowners have gotten paid for not farming. Now they may get paid for not cutting down trees. While U.S. families coul...

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The Climate Bill Explained

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO and ERIC CARVIN | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Bill Explained, Climate Bill Q and A, Climate Bill, Green News

Cap-and-trade? Offsets? Pollution credits? The climate bill under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives tackles global warming with new l...

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Obama Makes 11th-Hour Climate Bill Push

AFP | Emmanuel Parisse | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Legislation, Barack Obama, Climate Bill, Green News

US President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to pass a historic global warming bill, amid down-to-the-wire campaigning on the eve of a tense vot...

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Last Minute Deals To Move Climate Bill

msn.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Congress, Congress-Climate-Bill, Environmentalists, Legislations, Green, Legislators, Lawmakers, Legislation, Rural Areas, Farmers, Environment, Climate Change, Climate Bill, Green News

WASHINGTON - Concessions to farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill before the House but divided ...

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Would You Pay $175 To Save The Climate?

thedailygreen.com | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Regulation, Climate Change, President Obama, Green, Environment, Energy Tax, Climate Bill, Democrats, Republicans, Green News

The Congressional Budget Office has examined the costs -- and rebates -- being engineered into the Congressional climate solution. The result: The ave...

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A Perfect Storm Could Shed Light On Secretive Energy Markets

HuffingtonPost.com | Julie Satow | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Commodity Derivatives, Wall Street, Derivatives, Obama Regulatory Overhaul, Commodities Market, Climate Bill, A Perfect Storm Could Shed Light on Secretive Energy Markets, Wall Street Perfect Storm, Business News

When Olav Refvik wanted to boost the price of heating oil to make a lucrative energy deal even more lucrative, the Morgan Stanley trader locked up sev...

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How Much Will The Climate Bill Cost You?

msn.com | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Congress, Climate Change, Congressional Study, Democratic Proposal, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Legislation, Climate Bill, Global Warming, Cardon Dioxide, Republicans, Green News

A nonpartisan congressional study projects only modest household cost increases as a result of a Democratic proposal to limit carbon dioxide and other...

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Big Agriculture Wants To Plow Under Climate Bill

Grist | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Climate Legislation, Gmo, Monsanto, Climate Bill, Green News

If the ag giants get their way, they could seriously compromise the legislation's ability to mitigate climate change. Few deny that changes in agricul...

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Climate Bill: Families To Receive $300 In Rebates

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Congress, Environment, Climate Change, Rebate, Low Income Families, Pollution, Energy Bills, Legislation, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

WASHINGTON — A new analysis predicts that low-income families will receive hundreds of dollars a year to help pay higher energy bills if Congress en...

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The Empire Strikes Back

Carl Pope | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Climate Bill, Tennessee Coal Ash, Utility Companies, TVA Kingston, Green News

We need to act quickly to educate members of the Senate that coal ash is a hazardous substance and should be regulated as such.

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The Climate Gap: Is Federal Climate Policy Doing Enough to Narrow the Disparities for People of Color and the Poor?

Rachel Morello-Frosch | Posted 06.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Waxman Markey Bill, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Waxman-Markey, Green News

Extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts and floods as well as increased air pollution and higher prices for basic necessities will disproportionately impact people of color and the poor.

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Climate Bill's Renewable Electricity Standard Severely Weakened; May Have Little to No Impact

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Climate Policy, Waxman-Markey, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Solar Power, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

Such a low level could severely blunt the signal to the private sector to invest billions of dollars and expand production, manufacturing, and job creation.

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Don't Believe the Doomsayers

Mindy S. Lubber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Special Interests, Chamber of Commerce, Auto Industry, Fuel Efficiency, Waxman-Markey, Exxon Mobil, Climate Bill, Business News

Historically, industry's resistance to change has not only been proved groundless, but higher standards set by government have actually stimulated economic growth.

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The Catch-22 of Waxman-Markey: Is Offsetting Inevitable?

Teryn Norris | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offsets, Climate Policy, Energy Policy, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Bill, Waxman-Markey, Ed Markey, Henry Waxman, Green Energy, Green News

And finally, what happened to the "hard cap" and "emissions reduction certainty" that cap and trade advocates have long promised?

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9 Democrats Environmentalists Have To Worry About

Grist | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Mike Ross, Earl Pomeroy, Rick Boucher, John Tanner, Baron Hill, Climate Bill, Charlie Melancon, Green Politics, Jason Altmire, Artur Davis, Gene Taylor, Green News

Let's call them the Carbon Nine: Jason Altmire (Pennsylvania), Rick Boucher (Virginia), Artur Davis (Alabama), Baron Hill (Indiana), Charlie Melancon ...

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Historic Vote Moves America Closer to Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

Frances Beinecke | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Ed Markey, Green Collar Jobs, Waxman-Markey, Us Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Henry Waxman, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

Not only did the bill clear a major hurdle on Thursday night, but it did so with the backing of lawmakers from across the nation, representing a wide range of energy needs.

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So How Good Is This Climate Bill, Anyhow?

Carl Pope | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Waxman-Markey, Climate Bill, Green News

Don't feel bad if you're confused about the merits of the new comprehensive climate bill. Let's look a little closer at its strengths (and weaknesses).

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Climate Bill's Emissions "Cap" May Let U.S. Emissions Rise for Next Twenty Years

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 06.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Policy, Carbon Offsets, Waxman-Markey, Environment, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

[Updated 6/18/09 to more clearly explain and depict the potential banking of offsets.] At the heart of the nearly thousand page long climate change a...

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