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Rep. Joe Barton’s Lack of Familiarity with Climate Bill Breeds Contempt

May 14, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
capandtrade, carbonregulation, coalfiredpowerplants, energyandclimate2009, eor, greenstimulus, joebarton, markettransformation, newtgingrich, waxmanmarkey

The ever quotable climate change skeptic Rep. Joe Barton has dismissed cap and trade legislation as "dead" before arrival and has instead decided to launch his own version of climate change legislation. The Barton plan, with an additional 200+ amendments waiting...continued

Mandating Carbon Capture Could Help Close Kansas' New Carbon Loophole

May 7, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
carbonregulation, ccs, coalfiredpowerplants, eor, holcombpowerplant, markettransformation, sunflowerelectricpowercorporation

While President Obama and others speak out about the need to close the carbon loopholes in this country, one newly appointed Governor has taken it upon himself to buck the trend and open up a new one. A carbon loophole...continued

Its Waxman-Markey 3, Gingrich 0 in the Climate Policy Debate

April 1, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
capandinvest, capandtrade, ccs, cleanenergy, energyandclimate2009, eor, newtgingrich, waxmanmarkey

While Newt Gingrich is expected to continue his war against climate legislation in favor of "drilling here, drilling now", this is a fight he is going to lose. In fact, climate change legislation, like the draft bill submitted by Representatives...continued

Now that Business As Usual is Dead, Its Time for Us to Pass the Cap

September 23, 2008

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
businessasusual, capandtrade, carbonrisk, eor, markettransformation, ocsdrilling

The American economy got some more troubling news last week with the passing of industry's long time friend and ally Business As Usual (BAU). Yes BAU, that ever confident arbiter of Americas economic future is dead, the victim of a...continued