Climate Cap-and-Trade and International Competitiveness: Another Look Under the Hood of Waxman-Markey
theenergycollective.com 6/18/2009 — The potential impacts of proposed U.S. climate policies on the competitiveness of U.S. industries is a major political issue. It was a major focus in the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives in the design of Henry Waxman and Edward Markey’s H.R. 2454 (the American Clean ...

Take Action: Tell the U.S. it's Time to Act on Climate Change
blogactionday.org 10/15/2009 — More than any other country, action taken by the United States to limit greenhouse gases and build a clean energy economy is needed to achieve a sustainable solution to our global climate crisis. This December world leaders will gather in Copenhagen ...

100 Days and Counting: U.S. Climate Policy under Obama
theenergycollective.com 4/30/2009 — Under the Bush administration, greenhouse-gas emission legislation was considered excessive regulation that could prove harmful to U.S. businesses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under Bush, denied a request under the Clean Air Act to establish tail-pipe emission standards ...

White House: “The President supports climate change, is leading the way to slow an international agreement, takes advantage of more Americans, and dramatically increased emissions”
climateprogress.org 12/17/2008 — Okay, my headline may have selectively edited the White House’s newly released energy/climate legacy talking points . But I didn’t do anything more than the White House itself did in its unintentionally humorous fact sheet that ...

Obama may delay signing up to Copenhagen climate deal
guardian.co.uk 3/27/2009 — Barack Obama may be forced to delay signing up to a new international agreement on climate change in Copenhagen at the end of the year because of the scale of opposition in the US Congress, it emerged today. Senior figures in the Obama ...

Obama 'must pass climate laws ahead of Copenhagen'
guardian.co.uk 3/6/2009 — The US needs to set an example to developing countries if significant progress is to be made at the Copenhagen summit, Denmark's climate minister warns American leadership on climate change will be undermined if the Obama administration does not ...

The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies | Green Business
reuters.com 5/10/2009 — By ClimateBiz Staff In the debate over mandatory policy to reduce the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, a major issue has been the potential impact on the competitiveness of American industry. Many are concerned that if the United States moves ...

US ready to take carbon mantle
reuters.com 4/8/2009 — Reuters: Steps President Barack Obama has taken on climate and clean energy have shown that the United States is getting ready to lead the world in fighting global warming, a White House official said on Tuesday. "The administration is signaling ...

What is Climate Justice
ejcc.org 1/30/2009 — WHO is climate change affecting the most? Global warming, or climate change, is fundamentally an issue of human rights and environmental justice. With rising temperatures, human lives—particularly in people of color, low-income, and Indigenous ...

Enormous Environmental Challenges Face Obama
redgreenandblue.org 1/22/2009 — Few Presidents have mentioned the environment in their inaugural speeches , but Mr Obama is one of them. There were some excellent pointers in his businesslike presentation today. Some that particularly caught my ear: “Roll back the specter ...

Poor countries call for climate change levy on air passengers — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen 4/7/2009
BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 7 April 2009 at 11:46:00 Proposals for global levy in contrast to aviation industry's call for cap-and-trade On the same day as a coalition of leading airlines called on the UN to include ...

Regrowing Forests Could Provide Climate Change Help — Scientific American - Environment 4/7/2009
As policymakers and scientists try to find the best way to pump emissions from coal-fired power plants into deep underground reservoirs, another carbon dioxide sink is already soaking up greenhouse gases and has the potential to soak up much more.  ...

SURVEY: How Do You Talk To Climate Skeptics You Love? — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 4/7/2009
Sometimes it's hard to know when to inform your friends and family about your eco-revelations and when it'll come off as too preachy. So how do you address this with your loved ones? Do you just not bother? Do you have a special tactic you use so ...

In Areas Fueled by Coal, Climate Bill Sends Chill — NYT > Environment 4/9/2009
Missouri’s reliance on cheap electricity is deeply ingrained, but few pay attention to the origin of their savings: 21 coal-fired power plants.

At U.N. Talks on Climate, Plans by U.S. Raise Qualms — NYT > Environment 4/9/2009
As meetings drew to a close on Wednesday, some delegates were grumbling that the United States was not moving fast enough to take action on global warming.