Obama tells Keystone foes he will unveil climate measures
With his administration under pressure from environmentalists to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project, President Barack Obama plans to unveil a package of separate...
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Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
New York lays out $20 billion plan to combat effects of climate change
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result of...
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Obama officials raise ‘social cost’ of carbon in federal regulations
The directive applies to all federal agencies and could lay the groundwork for new rules on climate change.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Keep climate change out of Keystone decision, GOP warns in letter to Obama
Two dozen Senate Republicans are warning President Obama not to link “wholly unrelated” climate change policies to approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
CBO: Carbon tax an option to avoid 'catastrophic' outcomes
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) noted Wednesday that a carbon tax could generate “significant” revenues for the United States and avert “catastrophic” effects of...
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Biden uses Rolling Stone interview to throw barbs at Congress over climate change
Joe Biden waxes prosaic about the impediments to action on climate change and what accomplishment he is proudest of: the clean energy investments in the Recovery Act.
Wa. Post to Finance Committee Chair Baucus: carbon tax needed
The Washington Post’s editorial board is urging retiring Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to back carbon taxes in the wider tax code overhaul that the powerful Finance Committee...
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
EIA: Extending current energy policies would keep U.S. emissions flat through 2040
The new analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has some good news but mostly bad news.
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
San Francisco and Seattle lead US cities pulling funds from fossil fuel firms
The cities of San Francisco and Seattle have pulled their money out of fossil fuel companies, taking a climate divestment campaign from college campuses to local government.
Sunday, April 21st, 2013
California to link its cap-and-trade program with Québec’s 1 Jan 2014
The California Air Resources Board voted to approve a date of 1 January 2014 officially to link California’s cap-and-trade program with that of the Canadian Province of...
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
EPA faces lawsuit threats over blown climate rule deadline
A dozen states and cities are jointly threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to impose carbon emissions standards on power plants.
Monday, April 15th, 2013
EPA to delay emissions rule at new power plants
The new rule, limiting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, drew legal and technical objections from the electric power industry.
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Greenhouse gas rules will be enacted soon, says Obama aide
The president’s top climate adviser said the limits on power plants will be issued in the "not-too-distant future."
Friday, April 5th, 2013
Obama on climate change: ‘The politics of this are tough’
President Obama told Democratic donors late Wednesday that he must sharpen his argument for action on climate change and green energy at a time when many families are...
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
PPP poll: Majority of Republicans believe global warming a hoax
Fifty-eight percent of Republicans call global warming a “hoax,” compared to 11 percent of Democrats, a survey found.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Senate votes highlight Dem divisions on Keystone pipeline, carbon taxes
Budget votes underscored why the White House, not Congress, will be where critical climate decisions reside in Obama’s second term.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Los Angeles halts using electricity from coal plants
Los Angeles will become the biggest U.S. city to abandon coal-fueled electricity after the taxpayer- owned utility said it will support renewable sources, boost energy...
Kerry: Policymakers 'toy' with oceans by not addressing climate
Secretary of State John Kerry said during a Monday speech in Washington, D.C. that policymakers have "the responsibility as human beings" to combat climate...
Saturday, March 16th, 2013
Nobel Prize winners urge Obama to back aviation carbon pricing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of leading economists, including eight Nobel Prize winners, has written to President Barack Obama urging him to support a carbon price on...
Obama to supporters: Give lawmakers political cover for climate action
President Obama is urging Organizing for Action (OFA), the nonprofit advocacy group born from his election campaign, to give vulnerable lawmakers the political support...
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