Senate

A Confusing Monday for the Senate Climate Bill

There was a flurry of talk about climate & energy in the Senate today. But was it all just hot air? It started when Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) told reporters … Read more

Senate’s Thurs “Big Oil Bailout” Vote = 455 Million More Barrels of Oil Addiction

NWF is fighting hard this week to defeat an anticipated vote June 10th on a resolution in the Senate that would blow a hole in the Clean Air Act and … Read more

Big Momentum for Clean Energy Bill This Summer

President Obama made clear in a speech this week and Senate Majority Leader Reid (in a letter to committee chairs) said it’s time to move a clean energy bill this … Read more

Big Oil Bailout Vote Looks Likely By June 10

Wait a minute. In the depths of a Great Recession and the likely decimation of Gulf Coast fishing, tourism and recreation industries caused by BP’s oil spill, the Senate thinks … Read more

NWF President: “It’s Past Time for a New Energy Plan for America”

“The American Power Act has the one ingredient that is absolutely essential for any energy bill to be worth doing. It holds oil companies and other corporations accountable for doing their fair share to reduce pollution,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger. Read more

NWF President to Senate: Time to Finish Job

“With the Senate so close to the goal line on a new energy path for America, we can’t call a time out now,” said NWF President Larry Schweiger.
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Obama Presses Senate to Pass Clean Energy & Climate Bill

President Obama is sending a clear message to Senate leaders, asking them to pass clean energy & climate legislation as soon as work on financial reform is done: “This is … Read more

Washington Post Calls for “Smart” Senate Clean Energy & Climate Bill

Today’s Washington Post gets behind the efforts of Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham & Joe Lieberman to craft bipartisan clean energy & climate legislation. Read more

New Developments on Senate Climate Bill – And What We Have to Gain

There was a flurry of new developments on a Senate clean energy & climate bill yesterday. Read more

A Fresh Dose of the Same Old Denial

If I kept pushing a phony scandal that had been thoroughly debunked by the Associated Press months ago, wouldn’t it ruin my credibility? So why do climate deniers like Sen. … Read more