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Senate Climate Bill Passes 2 Billion Ton Test

October 1, 2009

Posted by Dan Lashof in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, carboncaps, cleanenergy, cleanenergyjobsact, energyandclimate2009, senate

In a previous post I argued that the fundamental test for any climate and energy bill is the total reduction in global warming pollution it will achieve. The ACES bill passed by the House in June would reduce emissions by...continued

Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Protection Legislation Could Create Up to 1.9 Million Jobs

September 29, 2009

Posted by Dan Lashof in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, cap2.0, carboncaps, cleanenergy, energyandclimate2009, jobs

As Senators Kerry and Boxer prepare to introduce a comprehensive clean energy and climate protection bill in the Senate, a new analysis by researchers at UC Berkeley confirms that similar legislation can strengthen our economy and create jobs.  The new study...continued

What happens in Vegas...

August 11, 2009

Posted by Dan Lashof in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, cleanenergy, energyandclimate2009, greenbuilding, harryreid, jobs, nationalcleanenergysummit, renewableenergy, solar

Vegas is an ironic place to have a clean energy summit. There is nothing green about this concrete oasis in the desert. No vegetation, no water, no way to get here other than burning copious amounts of fossil fuel. (On...continued

The days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over

April 28, 2009

Posted by Dan Lashof in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
100days, carboncaps, cleanenergy

Yesterday I had a chance to attend President Obama's speech to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This is the first time since JFK that the president has addressed the Academy during his first 100 days in office and President...continued

Apollo Project or New Deal to Solve Global Warming?

June 27, 2007

Posted by Dan Lashof in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
carboncaps, cleanenergy, framing, globalwarming, technology

It is fashionable these days to talk about the need for an Apollo project to develop the technology to solve global warming. Most recently David Sokol, the CEO of the utility MidAmerican Energy, made this argument in a Washington Post...continued

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Dan Lashof
Director, Climate Center
Washington, D.C.
I am the director of NRDC's climate center. My main focus is solutions to global...
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