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Democrats Abandon Cap 'N Trade, Focus On Oil Spill For Now
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySenate Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded Thursday he does not have the votes to pass a broad climate change bill. So, he will table legislation to reform the energy industry in favor of a scaled-back measure that will focus on offshore oil drilling, natural gas, and jobs within the energy industry. "Many of us wanted to do a thorough bill," Reid said. "Unfortunately we don't have a single Republican to work with at this time. It's disappointing and it's dangerous." The bill that Reid put on the back burner Thursday was controversial, even inside Reid's Democratic caucus. Language from ...
Seven Things Republicans Were For, Before They Were Against Them
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyI happened to be in the room the day John Kerry said he had voted for a war-financing bill before he voted against it. Republicans appropriated the sentence (uttered at a 2004 town hall for veterans in Huntington, West Virginia) and used it to paint Kerry as a flip-flopper. Six years later, it's a better fit for the GOP than it ever was for him. So many Republicans have changed their ideas on so many major issues that it's hard to keep up. With the return of Congress this week, two of those issues – campaign finance disclosure and climate change – could play out in the Senate over ...
Why Energy Reform Is Likely This Year, and Six Forms it Could Take
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyCall me Pollyanna, but I think the chances are better than even that at some point this year, President Obama will sign an energy bill that at least takes baby steps toward making carbon polluters pay to pollute. This is based on years (OK, decades) of Washington watching, and the vindication of my sometimes-lonely belief that Obama would ultimately sign a major health reform law. Doomsday scenarios – legislation tied to the tracks, the train barreling ever closer, no hope of survival -- are always tempting when it comes to complex issues like health policy, climate change and energy. ...
Climate Scientists Urge Aggressive Action to Curb Global Warming
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyIn what's being called "the most comprehensive report ever on climate change," the National Academy of Sciences urged aggressive action to curb global warming, including a cap-and-trade program and taxes on carbon emissions. Three studies requested by Congress issued Wednesday provide the broad outlines for a national strategy to deal with climate change, The Los Angeles Times reported. Two more studies are still to come. Bold actions are necessary because "climate change is occurring, the Earth is warming ... concentrations of carbon dioxide are increasing, and there are very clear ...
Kerry, Lieberman in New Push for Energy Bill
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyIn the last gasp for an energy bill, Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman offered a plan Wednesday that promotes clean energy and nuclear power, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent over the next decade, and allows coastal states to veto federally leased drilling projects within 75 miles of their shores. Kerry said stakes for the bill are "sky high," the AP reported. It faces an uphill climb in gaining passage this year, with little or no GOP backing at this point. But the Massachusetts Democrat said he would press ahead and remains hopeful that Republican Lindsey Graham of ...
National Security Concerns Could Power Energy Bill to Senate Passage
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyIf Congress performs the miraculous feat of passing President Obama's two top priorities by the end of the year, we may have a crew of veterans and military experts to thank. Even as health care battles rage on, they're laying the groundwork for the next Senate struggle -- this one over energy and climate policy. Environmentalists, liberals and clean-energy entrepreneurs already support more investment in conservation and clean renewable energy, and an overall cap on the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. The new twist this fall is a concerted appeal to independents, ...
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