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Climate Bill Could Dramatically Increase US Energy Security

September 18, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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API, cap2.0, climateandenergy2009, CO2, coalfiredpowerplants, coaltoliquids, energysecurity, EOR, markettransformation, nationalsecurity, newtgingrich, oilconsumption, oilshales, tarsands, waxmanmarkey

One of the key findings from a new NRDC climate policy study is that policies to support CO2 capture and sequestration at power plants and industrial facilities could also help recover almost 37 billion barrels of stranded domestic oil by 2050. This increase...continued

Palin's Alaska State of Mind on Energy Taxes the Rest of Us

July 14, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

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capandtrade, CCS, climateandenergy2009, EOR, newtgingrich, oiladdiction, oilconsumption, sarahpalin, waxmanmarkey

The soon to be former Governor Sarah Palin's "plan" to keep America addicted to fossil fuels and to abandon the President's cap and trade program for carbon pollution is not only a disastrous climate policy, it is even worse as...continued

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

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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

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

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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