“It was a mistake to run an ad in Roll Call this week to thank an adjunct professor and long-time colleague who is involved in a political controversy, and to name individuals in the ad without their approval," Thurber said in a statement sent to ...
Democrats said the analysis EPA has done was more than sufficient, given the likelihood the bill will change by the time it reaches the Senate floor. There are five other committees that can claim some jurisdiction over climate and energy ...
Kerry said they were beginning a process to broaden support for a climate bill beyond members of the six Senate committees with jurisdiction. The panel had been scheduled to begin marking up the bill Tuesday. While that delay could push back the ...
Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) was the only Republican to appear at the Environmental and Public Works Committee meeting. He appeared only briefly to read an opening statement laying out why Republicans wanted Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to ...
Its president and CEO, Tom Kuhn, was George W. Bush’s roommate at Yale, going on to become a leading fundraiser for his presidential campaigns. That was a big win for EEI, although the legislation also included more aggressive emissions reductions ...
EPA did release an initial look at the legislation last Friday when Democrats also unveiled the Senate climate measure, co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Barbara Boxer of California. Senate Republicans on the Environment and ...
The head of the ACCCE also acknowledged learning of some of the forgeries the day before the vote, a discovery he said “appalled” him. Grassroots lobbying firm acknowledged Thursday it knew ahead of a climate vote that they sent opposing the ...
Democrats on a key Senate panel shot back, saying the industry’s estimate is based on an inflated projection of the price of permits companies will have to hold to cover their carbon emissions. A cost containment mechanism will keep the price from ...
That’s one reason why Gerard is trying to ensure his face isn’t the only one lawmakers see. The grassroots campaigns are also a way to influence how workers view an issue. Tesoro’s site, for example, warns that gasoline prices could increase by $1 ...
Frustrated by a lack of momentum on Capitol Hill for the issue, groups like the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the Sierra Club, the Environmental Defense Fund and other “green” organizations have sought out labor, religious, rural and national ...
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