As it stands, reported out of the Senate Envronmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee, the Lieberman-Warner bill represents a Climate InSecurity Act or CISA. Now, a core question: What would it take to move it from CISA to a true CSA (Climate Security Act)? For me, a key question is what would cause severe problems in […]
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What would it take to make CISA a CSA?
December 6th, 2007 · Comments Off on What would it take to make CISA a CSA?
Tags: cap and trade · carbon dioxide · Congress · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · lieberman-warner
Getting Electricity Right: Three key regulatory challenges
November 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Getting Electricity Right: Three key regulatory challenges
We face a perfect storm when it comes to Global Warming and energy issues. There are solution paths that can help us navigate these dangerous seas, yet often the technology seems to be the least of our challenges. On October 30th, the Brookings Institution Hamilton Project had a forum entitled: A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to […]
Tags: cap and trade · carbon tax · electricity · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy
Barack’s “Energy Intensity”
October 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Barack Obama is getting some legitimate praise about his new energy plans, such as the enthusiastic reception David Roberts has given it at Grist. There are some great things in it, most notably that is is a CAP AND AUCTION plan when it comes to carbon emissions, not a Cap and Trade. The resources would […]
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Is Lieberman changing his tune on pollution credit give-away?
September 20th, 2007 · Comments Off on Is Lieberman changing his tune on pollution credit give-away?
Joe Lieberman has become persona non-grata for many liberal, even his name might drive some to hypertension. For many, it is a name all too often connected with mistaken paths, whether on Iraq or Iraq or Habeas Corpus or … Is this name about to take a shift and take a leading position in the US Senate on […]
Tags: cap and trade · carbon tax · lieberman-warner