theenergycollective.com - 6/30/2009
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In Earth2Tech this morning, Josie Garthwaite has a good piece on Reactions to the Energy Bill: Obama, Cleantech Biz, Environmentalists: The energy bill passed the House on Friday , but the proposed cap and trade system and new incentives for renewable energy are still a long way from going ...
ACES in the House: a Job, Well, Done.
watthead.blogspot.com 6/27/2009 — The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 passed the House of Representatives Friday afternoon, with only one vote to spare. We owe Chairmen Waxman and Markey their fair due for getting this done – molding a bill that reduces US emissions 83% below 2005 levels by 2050 and that 217 other ...
Jenkins on KPFA: Is the Climate Change Bill in Danger of Being Ineffective?
watthead.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Last Wednesday, June 23rd, I was a guest on KPFA radio's Morning Show to discuss the shape of the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act . Two days later, the 1,300 page climate and energy legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 219-212 on Friday evening.
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ACES in the House: a Job, Well, Done.
itsgettinghotinhere.org 6/30/2009 — The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 passed the House of Representatives Friday afternoon, with only one vote to spare. We owe Chairmen Waxman and Markey their fair due for getting this done – molding a bill that reduces US emissions ...
An Energy Bill for the Other 92%
theenergycollective.com 7/1/2009 — Now that the Waxman-Markey Bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 --all 1428 pages of it--has been narrowly passed by the House of Representatives, its fate rests in the hands of the US Senate, a body that has spurned a long series of cap & trade bills. The Senate's rules ...
An Energy Bill for the Other 92%
energyoutlook.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Now that the Waxman-Markey Bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 --all 1428 pages of it--has been narrowly passed by the House of Representatives, its fate rests in the hands of the US Senate, a body that has spurned a long series ...
House climate bill wouldn't cut U.S. oil dependence much —
Peak Oil News
WASHINGTON - Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
Two studies project that the legislation would cut oil use in ...
Kucinich Says the Climate Bill Is a Sh*t Sandw*ch —
Chelsea Green
ACES, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (a variant of cap-and-trade designed to address climate change by curbing greenhouse gas emissions), narrowly passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 219-212. It’s being hailed as a victory for the environment and praised by the ...
Details on Climate Change Bill —
Maria Energia
By now, I'm sure you've heard that sweeping climate change legislation (the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES)) passed the House last Friday 219-212. Eight Republicans voted in favor of it and 44 Democrats voted against. The bill will gradually lower climate change emissions to 83 ...
Canada: Oil sands to take hit from U.S. bill —
Ecoearth.info Blog
Globe and Mail: Alberta's oil sands producers and their U.S. refiners face sharply higher costs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and championed by U.S. President Barack Obama. The American Clean Energy and Security Act, if passed ...
Climate bill could cause energy revolution —
Ecoearth.info Blog
Associated Press: Congress has taken its first step toward an energy revolution, with the prospect of profound change for every household, business, industry and farm in the decades ahead. It was late Friday when the House passed legislation that would, for the first time, require limits on ...
Lawmakers power up on next energy debate —
Ecoearth.info Blog
CQPolitics: Republicans continued Sunday to hammer the House-passed energy bill, calling it a "job-killer" and one that will bring a "light-switch tax" while a White House adviser countered that the GOP was using "inaction as a strategy" to combat the nation's ...
Obama Opposes Trade Sanctions in Climate Bill —
Peak Oil News
WASHINGTON President Obama on Sunday praised the energy bill passed by the House late last week as an extraordinary first step, but he spoke out against a provision that would impose trade penalties on countries that do not accept limits on global warming pollution.
At a time when the ...
Obama Warns Against Trade Penalties in Energy Bill —
Ecoearth.info Blog
New York Times: President Obama on Sunday praised the energy bill passed by the House late last week as an "extraordinary first step," but he spoke out against a provision that would impose trade penalties on countries that do not accept limits on global warming pollution. "At a ...
Tariffs in the Climate Bill —
R-Squared Energy Blog
A number of people have written to ask why I haven't commented on the climate bill. There are two reasons. First, the House and Senate versions are very different, so the final form may not resemble the version the House just passed. Second, I haven't had the time to read through much of it. ...
So how do we feel about the cap and trade bill? —
No Impact Man
As you know, the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) bill narrowly passed in the house on Friday. Here's what the New York Times said about it: The vote was the first time either house of Congress had approved a
bill meant to curb the heat-trapping gases scientists have linked ...
The Pre-Determination of Waxman-Markey —
FUTURISM NOW
On Saturday, President Obama praised the energy legislation passed by the House of Representatives known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. This monster of a bill will supposedly help America create green jobs, supposedly ensure clean air for our children, ...
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