Today, Congressman Ed Markey has announced that he will introduce the the Investing in Climate Action and Protection (iCAP) Act next week. Unlike the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate inSecurity Act (BLW CISA), the iCAP follows science calling for a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in covered sectors by 85 percent by 2050. It also is serious [...]
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Introducing Sanity to Climate Legislation
May 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Congress · Global Warming · Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warm · cap and trade · climate change · ed markey · environmental · environmental justice · government energy policy · iCAP · lieberman-warner · politics
Energy DUMB! FY2009 Budget Hits the Hill
February 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Can we hope for Dead On Arrival. When it comes to energy, the President’s bill has some tremendous problems. For example:
The FY2009 DOE budget terminates the weatherization assistance program …
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is cut by $280 million …
The Energy Efficency and Renewable Energy (EERE) budget is cut by $490 million (28 [...]
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