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
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Energy DUMB! FY2009 Budget Hits the Hill
February 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Energy DUMB! FY2009 Budget Hits the Hill
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 […]
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