Comments on: Reactions to the Energy Bill: Obama, Cleantech Biz, Environmentalists

By: Gore: Road to Copenhagen Goes Through U.S. Senate

Gore: Road to Copenhagen Goes Through U.S. Senate — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:52:54 +0000

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By: Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » June 30, 2009: California’s Strict Emissions Standards Are A Go

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:21:58 +0000

[...] compiled reactions to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Waxman-Markey energy bill. President Obama [...]

By: Senate Climate Bill Wars Begin: What to Expect in the Next Round

Senate Climate Bill Wars Begin: What to Expect in the Next Round — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:17:45 +0000

[...] Senate Climate Bill Wars Begin: What to Expect in the Next Round Written by Josie Garthwaite No Comments Posted July 7th, 2009 at 6:17 pm in Uncategorized For climate legislation, clearing the House last month by a slim seven-vote margin marked a major step toward passage of the first comprehensive regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. But as we wrote after the vote, it was only the beginning — with a series of hurdles and open questions remaining. This week, the Senate begins in earnest the slog to produce its own version of the legislation with a set of hearings that will help shape key, controversial issues in the draft — including the role of agriculture in offsetting carbon emissions and producing alternative fuels, how to control emissions while competing in a global economy and how to manage international trade. [...]

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:34:22 +0000

What is the motivation behind passing the bill? Does all this lobbying reflect Al Gore’s deepest love for our ecosystems and wildlife….or is it his love for deep pockets?

http://theartdeptchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/06/waxman-markey-cap-and-trade-bill-hr.html

By: James Handley

James Handley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:02:14 +0000

Opps. You did mention Greenpeace.

Thanks.

By: James Handley

James Handley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:00:26 +0000

Nary a mention here of the environmental opposition to Waxman-Markey. Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Progressive Democrats of America, Public Citizen, The Clean Campaign, WeACT for Environmental Justice, and many others opposed the bill. Reps. Kucinich, DeFazio, and Stark voted no because the bill isn’t nearly good enough. See http://www.pricecarbon.org.

The bill gutted the earlier version of Renewable Energy Standards, replacing them with a business-as-usual level. The weak cap is further weaked by two billion tons of difficult-to-verify offsets, and trading in allowances (estimated to grow into a $2 trillion market) combined with bogus offsets set the stage for another financial bubble.

Need more? The bill funds speculative “clean coal” technology– why not cheaper, cleaner already-available wind and solar?

The question now is whether the Senate (and the President) just want to pass a hollowed out bill, or whether they want to do something about the climate crisis.

A revenue-neutral carbon tax could drive emissions reductions effectively, fairly and quickly without the gaming and bureaucracy. More at http://www.carbontax.org.

By: What to read on the GigaOM network

What to read on the GigaOM network — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:04 +0000

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