Seeking a tougher climate bill, green groups set eyes on the Senate

The biggest flaws environmental organizations have identified in Waxman-Markey include the removal of the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act, the grandfathering of old coal-fired power plants in the initial years of the cap-and-trade program, and the delay in considering the climate impacts of indirect land use in biofuel production, among others. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 29, 2009

The story tells of the reasons for various positions and maneuverings on the house bill and the perhaps unrealistic hopes for improvement in a senate bill.

“There have been concessions to every industry under the sun and every committee under the sun,” he continued. “What there haven’t been are concessions to reality ... More »

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