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Why We Need a Climate Bill Now, Not Another Energy Bill

February 24, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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climatelegislation, economicstimulus, energybill, globalwarming, greenjobs, renewablenenergystandard, RES

The economic stimulus package Congress just passed will do a good job of launching America toward a cleaner, more secure energy future. But it is just a start. The stimulus package alone can't take us where we need to go....continued

Missed Opportunities: What Congress Did and Didn't Do for America's Energy Future

October 9, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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biofuels, CAFE, energybill, gasprices, globalwarmingbill, offshoredrilling, oilshale, renewablefuelstandard, renewabletaxcredit, tarsands

Congress finally wrapped up its business last week. It was a challenging session filled with terrible economic news, soaring energy prices, and a great deal of election-year political theater. Now that the dust has settled, we can take a look...continued

Not All Lobbyists Are Created Equal: The Current Energy Bills

September 23, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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alloftheabove, cleanenergy, energybill, globalwarming, globalwarmingpollution, greenjobs, oilshale, tarsands

I am an environmental advocate. That means sometimes I travel to Washington to lobby Congress on behalf of the issues NRDC cares about. Big Oil companies dispatches lobbyists to the Hill as well. Last week we covered the same ground:...continued

The "Drill More, Innovate Less" Crowd Gets in the Way of Clean Solutions

September 16, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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cleanenergy, efficientbuildings, energybill, energyefficiency, gasprices, heatingbills, offshoredrilling, oilcrisis, oilshale, pelosi, weatherizing

Once again, Congress is in the midst of debating energy legislation. Unfortunately, the conversation is taking the same old wrong turns, even in the face of looming concerns for homeowners anticipating cold winters. Many Americans had to put their travel...continued