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Kerry pushes climate change bill
Boston Globe: After days of focusing on his top foreign priority, Senator John F. Kerry returns today to an issue atop his domestic agenda -- global warming and alternative energy. Kerry, who has emerged as an influential voice in the debate over the US mission in Afghanistan, is pushing for his ...
Sen. Kerry to youth on climate bill: We’re gonna need your help
grist.org — by Ashley Braun When John Kerry speaks, the kids listen up.Photo: Cliff1066 via Flickr Creative CommonsOn a... conference call Tuesday night with young climate activists, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) served up several newsy tidbits, starting with his hint ... (more) Sen. Kerry to youth on climate bill: We’re gonna ...
Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill Allowance Allocation Breakdown
Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill Allowance Allocation Breakdown
watthead.org — Originally at the Breakthrough Institute Late Friday night, Senator Barbara Boxer's Environment and Public Works Committee released... a new draft of the Kerry-Boxer "Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act" ( S.1733 ), the first version of the legislation to detail how emissions allowances ... (more) Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill Allowance Allocation Breakdown
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What the Solar Industry Wants in a Climate Change Bill
Greentech Media: All Content — ... relations and advertising efforts, Resch said. The solar industry hasn't spent a dime on similar campaigns, yet it's the target of some of these efforts to gut renewable energy-friendly policies, he added. Resch noted that the oil industry gave $22 million to political candidates in 2008 while the utilities put up $21 million. The solar industry contributed $138,000. His plea for financial support came on the same day when the U.S. Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee began its revision of a climate change bill unveiled by Sens. John Kerry and Barbara Boxer last ...

Lew Hay’s climate flip-flop
Marc Gunther — ... He’s right about that, too. Supporters and opponents of cap-and-trade trade wild overstatements. Just today, Sen. Kerry said his climate bill will create “millions of new jobs and major improvements in every sector of the energy economy.” (Like coal mining?) ...

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