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Public Backlash Intensifies Against Polluter Bailout Bill

,  |  Feb 27, 2011

Oil companies and other polluters have once again convinced a new crop of political leaders to take a crowbar to the nation’s environmental laws and try to wedge open a few new … Read more

The Real Cost of Senate Inaction

 |  Aug 10, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger Despite the fact that we are living in the hottest decade since record-keeping began, legislation protecting the planet from catastrophic climate change died in the U.S. … Read more

Obama Goes to Copenhagen!

 |  Dec 1, 2009

A day before Thanksgiving, President Obama gave us all a little something more to be thankful for by announcing that he will attend next week’s climate negotiations in Copenhagen. The … Read more

Unfinished Business

 |  Nov 19, 2009

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

Senate Energy Bill: I want my MPG…

 |  Jun 20, 2007

The Energy Bill will be wrapped up this week one way or another, as Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion for cloture yesterday, signaling debate and voting on the … Read more

Senate Energy Bill: Final Week (?)

 |  Jun 18, 2007

The Senate begins its second week debating the energy bill. This bill has tremendous implications for global warming and wildlife. With a handful of votes this week, the Senate could … Read more