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Senate Climate Bill Passes Panel, Baucus Only Dem Against It

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and ...

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Climate Bill Boycott Held By GOP Senators

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — European leaders pressed Congress and the White House on Tuesday to unite on a plan to combat global warming, even as a Republican ...

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Senate Climate Bill Being Killed By Republicans, Democratic Defections

Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

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The climate-change bill that has been moving slowly through the Senate will face a stark political reality when it emerges for committee debate on Tue...

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ACCCE Coal Lobby Targeting Key Democrats In Senate Climate Debate

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

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Brendan DeMelle

America's Power Army, the sister organization to the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, sent an email this week to its Astroturf "army" laying out the coal lobby's plans to barrage key Democratic targets.

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Public Support for Clean Energy Bill Shows the Deception in Bonner Astroturf Campaign

James Hoggan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

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James Hoggan

In swing states, 63 percent of voters support the climate change legislation currently being considered in the Senate.

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Poll: Swing State Voters Back Senate Energy, Climate Bill

Huffington Post | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green

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Voters in swing states say they are more likely to re-elect Senators who support the Clean Energy Jobs Bill, according to a new poll. The poll, condu...

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4 Years After Katrina: Lessons from the Gulf Coast

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green

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Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

In the quest to rebuild, New Orleans has become a leader in energy saving and clean energy, from solar-powered streetlights and hybrid city buses, to building energy-efficient homes for residents who were made homeless.

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Democratic Senators Send Obama Climate Bill Warning Letter

Treehugger | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green

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A group of 10 moderate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama on Thursday saying that they will not support any domestic climate change bill that ...

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Senate Delays Work On Climate Change Bill By Months

Reuters | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's push for quick action by Congress on climate change legislation suffered a setback on Thursday when th...

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Sahil Kapur

Inhofe: Nothing Could Make Me Vote For Climate Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democrats are hoping to complete the task that their colleagues in the House began two weeks ago -- passing the most ambitious climate bill eve...

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Jeff Muskus

Menendez: Transportation Missing From Climate Change Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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The next phase of the climate change debate began Tuesday morning in the Senate, but with a big piece missing. The heads of all the relevant governmen...

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