Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: cap-and-trade, carbon controls, climate and energy bill, global warming, greenhouse gases, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, Obama, offshore drilling
By Matthew Daly
AP Writer
Washington — President Barack Obama has made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year.
Fourteen senators from both parties — including several who remain undecided on the climate bill — met for more than an hour Tuesday [...]
By Dina Cappiello
AP Writer
Washington — More Americans believe steps taken to reduce global warming pollution will help the U.S. economy than say such measures will hurt it. It’s a sign the public is showing more faith in President Barack Obama’s economic arguments for limiting heat-trapping gases than in Republican claims that the actions would kill [...]
Published: October 20, 2009
Tags: cap-and-trade, climate bill, coal, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2150, solar, Sustainable Engineering Group LLC
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
A national climate change bill is forging unlikely alliances in Wisconsin’s construction industry while also turning common allies against each other.
Some companies are standing against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because the organization does not support nationwide proposals that would require utilities pay for the right to expel greenhouse gases. But the prospect of [...]
Published: October 15, 2009
Tags: cap-and-trade, energy bill, global warming, Minneapolis, Perkins and Will, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bob Geiger
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — Minnesota business leaders increasingly argue the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which opposes a U.S. Senate energy bill that could cap greenhouse gas emissions, does not speak for them.
Representatives from three companies, whose executives or founders support aggressive action against climate change, spoke Wednesday during a teleconference hosted by Minneapolis-based environmental [...]
Published: August 5, 2009
Tags: Add new tag, cap-and-trade, carbon dioxide, climate bill, coal plant, electricity, nuclear, renewable energy
Comments: 1
H. Josef Hebert
Washington (AP) — Climate change legislation before Congress would boost electricity prices by about 20 percent by 2030, although most of the increases wouldn’t begin until after 2020, a government analysis concluded this week.
According to the Energy Information Administration, the ability to contain the cost to consumers depends largely on whether the country [...]
Published: July 22, 2009
Tags: cap-and-trade, Chris Gregoire, climate change, Colorado, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, energy, energy-efficient, global warming, greenhouse gases, jobs, Jr., New Jersey, policy, renewable sources, Senate, solar energy, utilities, Washington, wind energy, wind turbine
Comments: 1
Dina Cappiello
AP Writer
Washington — Three Democratic governors told a Senate panel Tuesday that efforts to curb global warming and spur the development of cleaner sources of energy have created jobs and new businesses in their states, a trend that could expand nationwide if Congress passes federal legislation.
All three states — New Jersey, Colorado, and Washington [...]
Published: July 10, 2009
Tags: American Clean Energy and Security Act, cap-and-trade, economy, global warming, Obama
Comments: 1
Raymond Keating
Dolan Media Newswires
Long Island, NY — Too many elected officials either ignore economic reality when pursuing political desires or never had a clue about economics in the first place.
Of course, politicians are not alone. It’s not unusual to find an economist who succumbs to the dark side of politics, letting political preferences override sound [...]
Published: June 9, 2009
Tags: cap-and-trade, emission, greenhouse gas
Comments: 1
Elizabeth Dunbar
AP Writer
Minneapolis — The group charged by six Midwestern governors to come up with an emissions cap-and-trade system is recommending aggressive reduction goals that could bring big changes to a region that relies heavily on coal and manufacturing.
The plan calls for a nearly 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by [...]
