On AlterNet: climate legislation
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "climate legislation"
David Morris, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.
Happily, a new climate bill drafted by Sen. Maria Cantwell may change both the nature of the debate and its outcome.
Rachel Smolker, AlterNet. September 30, 2009.
A new movement is demanding more from the president, Congress and even most major environmental groups in order to pass truly meaningful climate legislation.
Teryn Norris, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
If we don't act now to strengthen the bill, it could create a "super lobby" that will diminish the possibility of achieving future reforms.
Dara Colwell, AlterNet. June 24, 2009.
Let's take a look at why Waxman-Markey has the support of big polluters such as Shell Oil and Duke Energy, and not many environmental groups.
Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. May 22, 2009.
Now the next challenge: how to stop this bill from being weakened as it winds itself through the House and the Senate.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet. May 19, 2009.
The Waxman-Markey bill, our best effort to fend off climate catastrophe, is in the hands of Congress, and prospects aren't good.
Yale Environment 360May 19, 2009.
As the U.S. Congress debates the issue, eight experts discuss the merits of a cap-and-trade system versus a carbon tax.
Daphne Wysham, AlterNet. May 19, 2009.
Sparing the many odiferous details, here are three particularly bad aspects that have to be addressed.
Bill Becker, Climate Progress. May 18, 2009.
Delaying the transition to a sustainable energy economy or to launching an aggressive response to global climate change is a national security threat.
