Here is my posting on National Journal’s blog in response to Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid’s announcement Tuesday that Democrats will wait until to spring to debate climate legislation on … Read more
CEJAPA
Senate Progress for Clean Energy & Climate Action
The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee passed the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act yesterday on an 11-1 vote. Read more
Chamber Softening Anti-Clean Energy Stance?
Senate Republicans are continuing their boycott today, refusing to work on amendments to the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act. But the bill’s supporters got some good news late yesterday from the US Chamber of Commerce. Read more
Boxer Reaches Out to Republicans on Clean Energy Bill
New developments for the Senate clean energy & climate bill — Barbara Boxer is reaching out to Republicans. Read more
Boxer Pushes to Move Senate Climate Bill Forward
Denier in chief Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) is threatening to try to block the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act, the historic clean energy & climate legislation before the … Read more
Hearing Raises New Questions About Coal Lobby Group
The House Select Committee for Eneregy Independence & Global Warming held a hearing this morning on the coal lobby letter fraud. A firm called Bonner & Associates sent phony letters … Read more
NWF’s Larry Schweiger to Testify on Capitol Hill
National Wildlife Federation President & CEO Larry Schweiger is set to testify before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee today. Here’s what Larry wrote on his blog yesterday previewing … Read more
Can All Senators Hear Growing Clamor for Clean Energy?
I spent the day watching the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee’s hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act. But while I listened to Sen. Jim Inhofe … Read more
New Video: Why the Clean Energy Jobs Act Matters
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) released this video today on the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: Read more
New Report: Failed Energy Policies Cost Americans $120 Billion a Year
“Energy and climate-change legislation winding through Congress might make economic sense even if you don’t believe for a second in climate change.” The words of some treehugging liberal? Not exactly. … Read more