Regulation. Wrestling. House Republicans bring strange theories and wacky witnesses to climate hearings. Democratic leaders in the House are pushing hard to get a comprehensive climate and energy bill passed by summer, with discussion of their draft bill slated to begin this week.
Pew Center on Global Climate Change: The Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Flailing Republicans pray for meltdown. Obama’s Backing Raises Hopes for Climate Pact. Global Dashboard » Climate and resource scarcity North America » Climate’s new Stern. Franken to be declared Senate victor in Minnesota. Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Uncle Sam: Superhero? By Bill Becker on December 9, 2008 at 11:42 am I’ve just returned from Europe with a new understanding of what the world expects from the United States on global climate change, now that Barack Obama will be president.In a word: Everything.
I spent two days in PoznaÅ„, , at the 14th Conference of the Parties — the gathering of nations now underway to work on a global climate deal scheduled to be signed one year from now in Copenhagen. From there, I went to London for a series of meetings with business and environmental leaders. Because I’ve been involved in proposing a climate action plan for the next president and Congress — one of dozens undoubtedly descending upon the transition team — everyone wanted my take on what President Obama will do. The Last Recount : Rolling Stone. Sloppy Dems may spell Franken advantage - Daniel Libit - Politico.com. One of the closest elections in U.S.
Senate history is hurtling towards a critical juncture in its ongoing recount this week, as the campaign of Democratic challenger Al Franken opens a new legal front in its battle to break a virtual tie with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. Op-Ed Columnist - The Insider’s Crusade. FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right. Financial Crisis Dims Chances for U.S. Climate Legislation. 06 Oct 2008: Report.
'The Communist Manifesto' Turns 160. Abortion, teen motherhood, and parental authority. - By William Saletan. Last week, Democrats approved the first black major-party nominee for president. This week, Republicans countered with their first female nominee for vice president. From race to sex to religion, the circle of opportunity is expanding: John F. Kennedy to Joe Lieberman, Jesse Jackson to Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro to Sarah Palin. The story of emancipation marches on. Will Saletan writes about politics, science, technology, and other stuff for Slate. Follow One category of Americans, however, remains officially subjugated. Gotham Acme. White House Opposes Effort <br />to Publish Plan on Greenhouse Gas Controls.
Analysis: Senate kills climate change bill. Senate Democrats pulled climate change legislation from the floor Friday after failing to garner enough support to push the bill toward a final vote.
Debate began on the Climate Security Act Monday, but bipartisan squabbling pushed the two sides into a deadlock that lasted four days, with each side blaming the other for inaction. Democratic leadership called for a cloture vote Friday morning, the only way to overcome a Republican filibuster, but fell 12 votes short of the required 60. With 16 senators absent, including presidential hopefuls Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and John McCain, R-Ariz., the Senate rejected the move by 36-48. Six senators who did not show up for the vote sent letters expressing their support. Although the bill came to the floor Monday, debate over amendments was blocked by political tactics. Strong Republican Opposition Kills Cap-and-Trade Bill in U.S. Senate. 06 Jun 2008: Strong Republican Opposition Kills Cap-and-Trade Bill in U.S.
Senate Democratic leaders in the United States Senate have withdrawn legislation that would have placed a price on carbon, all but killing any chance that a significant climate bill will be passed before President Bush leaves office. The Lieberman-Warner bill, which calls for a cap-and-trade system that would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 66 percent by 2050, faced vehement opposition from Republicans who said it would harm the American economy and send high gas and energy prices soaring even higher. Congressional Memo - More Talking Than Listening in the Senate Debate About Climate Change. On Climate Legislation, It Looks Like “Wait Until Next Year” 03 Jun 2008: Washington Watch by darren samuelsohn The moderator at a recent climate change conference asked for a show of hands on who thought a major new U.S. global warming bill would pass into law while George W.
Bush was still in office. Of about 150 people in the room, only one raised his hand. The Hill Blog» Blog Archive » Climate Bill Would Cut Jobs, Raise Gas Prices (Sen. Mitch McConnell) Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House - Mike Allen - Politico.com. Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush “veered terribly off course,” was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” and took a “permanent campaign approach” to governing at the expense of candor and competence.
The Clintons and the Kennedys. The sun-dappled image from August 1997 shimmers in memory.
The two great Democratic political dynasties had set sail on carefree waters. Aboard the Mya as the schooner maneuvered its way out of Menemsha Harbor on Martha’s Vineyard were the reigning Clintons and the radiant Kennedys. The Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP) Wonk Room. By Brad Johnson on April 16, 2008 at 3:54 pm "Earth To Bush: We Can’t Wait 15 More Years" President Bush just delivered his Rose Garden global warming speech:
Is that really a naked woman in Dick Cheney's sunglasses? WASHINGTON — He shot his hunting partner, but Vice President Dick Cheney apparently doesn't fly fish with naked women. Since Wednesday, the blogosphere has been atwitter over a photograph on the White House Web site of Cheney with a caption that said he was fly-fishing on the Snake River in Idaho. The photo is a tight shot of Cheney's face sporting dark sunglasses and his trademark grin. What's stirring all the buzz is the reflection in the vice president's dark glasses. Some thought that the reflection looked like a naked woman and, this being Cheney and this being the Internet Age, they immediately shared that thought with the world. 039;Revolutionary' CO2 maps zoom in on greenhouse gas sources. Governors Flock to Yale to Get Down to Climate Change. On the centennial celebration of President Theodore Roosevelt’s landmark 1908 Conference of Governors which beckoned the nation’s governors to the White House for a summit that effectively launched the conservation movement, Governors will come together at Yale University to discuss tackling Climate Change for their states.
Please take note if your governor is coming: Jon Corzine, Governor of New Jersey Chet Culver,* Governor of Iowa Jim Doyle,* Governor of Wisconsin Deval Patrick, * Governor of Massachusetts. Global Warming - Books. President Bush takes a final swipe at Congress. - By John Dickerson. Tonight was the first of the big lasts for George Bush's final year. He will never give a State of the Union address again. He says he hasn't succumbed to nostalgia yet, but maybe he feels a little glee. THE NEW REPUBLIC. Clinton's amazing comeback could yet crown McCain. Campaigns Feeling Effects of Iowa Poll. 07.12.07. Interactive. US primaries 2008. Pollster.com. 2008 Presidential Primary Pages National Dem, Rep. US pours cold water on Bali optimism. We've been suckered again by the US. So far the Bali deal is worse than Kyoto. 'After 11 days of negotiations, governments have come up with a compromise deal that could even lead to emission increases.
The highly compromised political deal is largely attributable to the position of the United States, which was heavily influenced by fossil fuel and automobile industry interests. Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos - The New York Times > Opinion > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 15. US balks at Bali carbon targets. Struggling to decode Bali's message. Obama is paying no price for aggression. - By John Dickerson.