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 ...

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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 ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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