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The U.S. Chamber Needs To Get Its Story Straight by Peter Altman, switchboard.nrdc.org | November 19, 2009
The U.S. Chamber seems to be going to great lengths these days persuade Congress that it really wants to help pass climate legislation. But a very different message is coming through its blogs, tweets, and unscripted comments. read more »Tea Partiers' Next Target: The Climate Bill by Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones | November 12, 2009
Conservative activists are using a film called "Not Evil, Just Wrong" to fight cap and trade legislation. We watched it so you don't have to. read more »Message To Energy Department: U.S. Greenbacks For U.S. Green Jobs by Isaiah J. Poole, OurFuture.org | November 6, 2009
News of the potential use of U.S. read more »From the Party of "No," To the Party of "Slow" by Daniel J. Weiss, climateprogress.org | November 6, 2009
Senate Republicans are demanding lengthy economic analyses of progressive clean energy policy, despite having spent careers voting for and against major energy legislation without such delay. read more »We Are What We Trade and How We Trade It by David Sirota, truthdig.com | November 6, 2009
In 2009, trade and globalization have transcended their “old economy” ghetto and become central to the “new economy,” health care and even the Earth’s very survival. read more »Boxer Avoids The Baucus Trap by Bill Scher, OurFuture.org | November 5, 2009
Today, Sen. Barbara Boxer rammed through the Environment and Public Works Committee her version of clean energy jobs and climate protection legislation without any amendments, in order to circumvent the Republican boycott of the committee proceedings. read more »Clean Energy Could Create 850,000 New Jobs by James Parks, blog.aflcio.org | November 5, 2009
With more than 2 million U.S. manufacturing jobs lost since the beginning of this recession in December 2007, a new report says developing a clean energy economy in the United States could create some 850,000 new manufacturing jobs. read more »The Audacity of Nope by Noreen Nielson, climateprogress.org | November 5, 2009
We’re spending $1 billion a day on foreign oil, money that could instead be invested here at home to help create 1.7 million new jobs, increase our security and lessen our pollution. What is the real motivation behind the Republican members blocking clean energy reform? Perhaps it has something to do with the $3,507,321the seven minority members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have received from Big Oil, along with millions more from utilities, mining and the national resource sector. read more »Rethinking Jobs for a Sustainable Economy by Matthew Cardinale, ipsnorthamerica.net | November 2, 2009
The possibility of environmental catastrophe has led many leaders, scholars and average citizens to reconsider an economy based on constant growth. It is becoming clear that people, especially in the United States, will need to consume less in the way of natural resources to avoid planetary peril. The million-dollar question, of course, is how the U.S. can move to a sustainable, zero-growth economy without losing more jobs. If people are consuming fewer goods and services, does that mean fewer jobs in the manufacturing, sale, and provision of those goods and services? read more »Big Oil Claims Climate Bill Would Shift Jobs Offshore, But Completely Ignores Border Tariff by Bill Scher, OurFuture.org | October 28, 2009
At today's Senate hearing on the Kerry-Boxer clean energy jobs and climate protection bill, the oil refinery lobby claimed, "this legislation will export carbon dioxide emissions to other countries and take with it American jobs," proc read more »
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Americans Support Obama On Energy Issues, Associated Press | August 31, 2009
A new poll says most Americans support the way President Barack Obama is dealing with energy issues, including his plan to limit greenhouse gases with a controversial cap-and-trade approach. A Washington Post-ABC News poll published finds that while support is slipping for the president's heath-care proposals, support for his changes in energy policy remains firm. read more »
Northwest Glaciers Shrinking Faster, mcclatchydc.com | August 7, 2009
Source URL:Climate change is shrinking three of the nation's most studied glaciers at an accelerated rate, and government scientists say that finding bolsters global concerns about rising sea levels and the availability of fresh drinking water. read more »
EPA: Climate Bill Cost Low For U.S. Households, Reuters | August 5, 2009
The climate change bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would raise annual energy costs for U.S. households less than $150 in 10 years, significantly lower than some industry estimates, according to a draft report from the Energy Information Administration. The EIA's analysis of the House climate legislation says the average U.S. read more »
More Cash Sought For "Clunkers" Program, Reuters | July 31, 2009
The U.S. government's $1 billion "cash for clunkers" auto sales incentive program reached its funding limit unexpectedly after an avalanche of business exhausted its funds, an Obama administration official said. Auto dealers began offering government-backed rebates in early July of up to $4,500 to consumers who traded-in their gas-guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles. read more »
Energy Efficiency Could Save U.S. $600 Billion, Reuters | July 30, 2009
The United States could save about $600 billion in energy costs by 2020 if it hiked annual efficiency spending about five-fold, business consultants McKinsey and Co said in a report. read more »
Federal Aid Jump-Starts New Battery Plants, The Washington Post | July 27, 2009
The Energy Department is getting ready to hand out about $2 billion in grants to create a domestic industry for electric-car batteries, and 122 companies are scrambling to get pieces. The companies range from small niche firms to giants such as Dow Chemical and Johnson Controls. read more »
U.S. Criticized On Climate Change, The Washington Post | July 20, 2009
The stage was set for a demonstration of how India and the United States could work together to reduce the impact of climate change: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touring an environmentally friendly "green" office building on the outskirts of the sprawling capital of New Delhi. read more »
Carbon Market Trading Rose 61% Last Year, Marketwatch | July 20, 2009
Trading in global carbon markets rose 61% last year, and European carbon trading during the first half of 2009 exceeded all of the activity during 2008, according to a report. International Financial Services, London, or IFSL, said global markets trading in carbon dioxide emissions last year rose 61% from 2007 to 4.81 billion metric tons, as opposed to 71% growth between 2006 and 2007. read more »
Months After Ash Spill, Town Still Choking, CNN | July 14, 2009
A few hours before dawn on December 22, the walls of a dam holding back billions of gallons of coal ash waste trembled and, finally, crumbled. The waste, a toxic soup containing ash left over from burning coal, which is then mixed with water, was stored at the Tennessee Valley Authority coal power plant in neighboring Kingston, Tennessee. read more »
Electric Cars Could Dominate By 2030, money.cnn.com | July 13, 2009
Electric car sales could jump to 86 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales in 2030 if consumers don't have to buy batteries themselves, according to a University of California, Berkeley. A company called Better Place and emerging rivals plan to offer pay-per-mile plans, similar to cell phone minutes. read more »
