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Energy, Climate, Water

January 2012

June 2011

• ACTrees Applauds Introduction of Energy Conservation Through Trees Act (Jun 3)

June 2010

• A $129 million boost for green building (Jun 8)

April 2010

• Senate Leader Set to Take Command of Climate Bill (Apr 14)

September 2009

• Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Sep 30)
• Senate Democrats May Delay Climate Legislation (Sep 15)

July 2009

• Senate Democrats push back deadline on Obama climate change agenda (Jul 9)

June 2009

• American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Jun 26)
• US climate bill needs improvements- USDA's Vilsack (Jun 12)

April 2009

• Landscape Architecture Education (Apr 22)
• House Committee Begins Debate on Climate Bill (Apr 21)

March 2009

• Transportation Efficiency Act to Reduce VMT (Mar 5)

January 2009

• Markey to Chair Key Energy and Commerce Subcommittee (Jan 8)

December 2008

• Obama Picks Global Warming Expert as Science Advisor (Dec 20)
• Obama Set to Announce New Energy Team (Dec 10)
• US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 1.4 Percent in 2007 (Dec 3)
• GAO Report Questions Value of Carbon-Offset Deals (Dec 2)

November 2008

• Pelosi Will Re-establish Climate Change Committee (Nov 21)
• Waxman Unseats Dingell as House Energy and Commerce Chair (Nov 20)
• Climate Action Funding Recommendations (Nov 15)

October 2008

• People power can beat climate change (Oct 28)

September 2008

• New Democrat Coalition Energy Task Force Unveil Clean Energy Investment Bank Legislation (Sep 24)
• Study Says Greening Will Raise California's Economy (Sep 17)
• Obama and McCain Take 14 Question Science Test (Sep 16)
• Energy Bill Act of 2008 Passes House Without Green Affordable Housing Provisions (Sep 16)

August 2008

• Twenty-One US Cities to Disclose Carbon Output (Aug 10)

June 2008

• Politicians Filibuster US Climate Legislation (Jun 6)
• Rep. Doris Matsui Appointed to Powerful Energy and Commerce Committee (Jun 5)

May 2008

• Rep. Markey to Introduce Climate Legislation (May 28)
• House Republicans Release Principles on Energy and Climate (May 21)
• House Hearing Examines Role of Efficiency Policies in Climate Legislation (May 8)
• US Could Meet All Electricity Needs with Large-Scale Solar Power Plants (May 8)
• Women Hit Harder by Climate Change (May 6)

April 2008

• Majority of Americans Want Next President to Act on Climate Change (Apr 30)
• Energy Conservation through Trees Act (Apr 22)
• Senate Republicans Seek Consensus on Greenhouse Gases in Private Meeting (Apr 9)

March 2008

• EPA Releases Economic Analysis of Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill (Mar 14)

January 2008

• State of the World 2008: Environmental Woes Sow Seeds of Sustainability (Jan 10)
• Federal Trade Commission Looks More Closely at Carbon-Offset Market (Jan 8)
• Kerry, Snowe Push for Energy Efficiency Funding for Small Businesses (Jan 2)

December 2007

• Iowans Want Energy Conservation Before New Coal Plants (Dec 21)
• Energy Bill Signed Into Law (Dec 19)
• Survey of Candidates Positions on Climate Change (Dec 18)
• White House Climate Science Manipulation Alleged (Dec 12)
• World Bank Launches Forest Carbon Fund (Dec 12)
• Defense Bill Includes First-ever Global Warming Planning Requirement (Dec 12)
• World Bank Fund Will Pay to Leave Forests Standing (Dec 11)
• Climate Seen as Business Issue, but Action Lacking (Dec 1)

November 2007

• Chairman's Mark of Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill Released (Nov 28)
• New York City to Cut Greenhouse Gases 30% by 2030 (Nov 28)
• UN May Change Emission Rules to Lure United States (Nov 26)
• Energy Efficiency Seen as Important Tool for Addressing Climate Change (Nov 19)
• Getting the Message, At Last (Nov 15)
• Energy Efficiency Can Save Money and Fight Climate Change (Nov 13)
• UN Reports on How Climate Change May Affect Jobs (Nov 12)
• Warner-Lieberman Bill Passes through Senate Subcommittee (Nov 6)
• Climate Protection Strategies and Best Practices Guide (Nov 1)
• Vision 2025 (Nov 1)

October 2007

• Senate Hearing Looks at Financial Risks of Climate Disclosure (Oct 31)
• Senate Looks at Health Risks Caused by Global Warming (Oct 23)
• ACT Supports H.R.720 (Oct 11)
• Zero Emissions Needed to Keep Temperatures at Safe Levels during Next Century (Oct 6)
• Poll: Americans Would Pay Extra to Curb Global Warming (Oct 3)
• Reps Dingell and Boucher Release Climate Change Legislation White Paper (Oct 3)
• EPA Says Competing Senate Climate Bills Achieve Same Goal (Oct 2)

September 2007

• Energy Bill Could Be Delayed for Climate Measure (Sep 18)
• Forest Service Chief Urges Using Forests to Power Cars and Fight Global Warming (Sep 8)
• GAO Report on Global Warming Effects on Federal Lands (Sep 6)
• Comparison of Climate Change Proposals (Sep 4)

August 2007

• The Business Case for Green Power Markets (Aug 20)
• Energy Bill Adopted by House Without Trees Provision (Aug 4)
• The Green Employment Tax Swap (Aug 3)
• House Action on Energy Bill Slipping Into Weekend (Aug 3)
• House Democrats Signal That Energy Bill Will Move Before Recess (Aug 2)
• EPA Finds Little Economic Impact from Lieberman-McCain Emissions Plan (Aug 1)

July 2007

• Consumer Protection in Carbon Offset Market (Jul 30)
• House and Senate Vote for Increase in FY08 Energy Bill Appropriations (Jul 18)
• House Bill Would Trump Supreme Court Clean Water Act Rulings (Jul 18)
• Key Congressional Climate Change Legislation Compared In New RFF Document (Jul 12)
• Carbon Trading May Hurt Australian Businesses (Jul 12)
• Florida Holds Summit on Global Climate Change (Jul 12)
• House Appropriators Add Earmarks to Energy-Water Bill (Jul 12)
• NJ Passes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law (Jul 6)
• Hawaii is Second State to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Jul 5)
• Climate Change Impacting Asia-Pacific Countries (Jul 3)
• Florida Utilities Drop Plans for Coal-Fired Power Plant (Jul 2)
• Sun Not Responsible for Recent Global Warming (Jul 1)

June 2007

• Energy Bill Timeline Delayed (Jun 28)
• Senators Lieberman, Warner Drafting New, Bipartisan Bill on Climate Change (Jun 27)
• Blue Dog Coalition Unveils Energy Principles (Jun 27)
• House Appropriations Bill Contains Climate Resolution (Jun 27)
• Business strategies and climate change (Jun 26)
• U.S. Mayors Take the Lead in Fighting Climate Change (Jun 25)
• Kerry, Snowe Add Small Business Energy Efficiency Provisions to Energy Bill (Jun 21)
• Energy Independence: Good for National Security, Climate, and Jobs (Jun 20)
• SBA Energy Efficiency Acts (Jun 19)
• Energy Bill Would Support Urban Trees (Jun 18)
• Markey Praises House Energy Bill Revisions (Jun 18)
• Energy Efficiency Battles Looms in Congress (Jun 15)
• Introduction of Clean Energy Act of 2007 (Jun 11)
• Congress to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Capitol Complex (Jun 11)
• Western Governors Release Report, Adopt Clean Energy and Climate Resolution (Jun 10)
• Religious Groups Testify on Climate Change (Jun 8)
• Senator Collins Introduces Comprehensive Energy and Climate Legislation (Jun 6)
• Earth's Climate Approaches Dangerous Tipping Point (Jun 1)

May 2007

• Clinton Global Warming Amendment Approved by Senate Armed Services Committee (May 25)
• Republican Senator Joins List of McCain-Lieberman Bill Supporters (May 21)
• Authoritative Book on Global Warming and U.S. Law Published (May 18)
• Landowners could get paid for maintaining trees (May 16)
• Science Academies Issue Statements on Energy Efficiency, Innovation (May 16)
• World Mayors Hold Climate Summit in New York (May 15)
• Senators Klobuchar and Snowe Introduce Bipartisan "Carbon Counter" Bill (May 14)
• Director of National Intelligence Backs Study of Impact of Warming (May 12)
• U.S. Climate Action Partnership Announces 14 New Members (May 8)
• States Form Climate Registry to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions (May 8)
• Washington's Governor Sets Climate Change Goals (May 3)
• Rep. Honda Global Warming Amendment Adopted (May 2)
• Senate Energy Package Headed to the Floor (May 2)
• Fourth US Climate Action Report to the UNFCCC Posted for Review (May 1)

April 2007

• New York State Pursues Clean Energy Goals (Apr 24)
• Mulally Names an Environmental Executive for Ford (Apr 23)
• Maryland Governor Signs Greenhouse Gas Agreement (Apr 20)
• Senator Dodd Calls for Carbon Tax (Apr 19)
• H.R.1945 - Energy For Our Future Act (Apr 19)
• S.1168 - Alexander-Lieberman Clean Air Climate Change Act of 2007 (Apr 19)
• Democrats Pledge to Green the U.S. House of Representatives (Apr 19)
• Americans Urgently Want Action on Energy Independence and Global Warming (Apr 17)
• Climate change may worsen instability (Apr 16)
• Boston Mayor Aims to Cut City's Greenhouse Emissions (Apr 12)
• New York City Tallies Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Apr 11)
• ConocoPhillips and AIG Break US Industry Mold to Endorse Emissions Caps (Apr 11)
• Senator Kerry and Newt Gingrich Find Unexpected Common Ground (Apr 10)

March 2007

• DOE Claims 900 Years of CO2 Storage Capacity in North America (Mar 29)
• UNEP Says Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change (Mar 29)
• Global Warming Poses Threat to National Security (Mar 28)
• Foreign Relations Panel Urges President to Press Warming Talks (Mar 28)
• S.1018 - Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act (Mar 28)
• Green Homebuyers Motivated by Lower Operating Costs (Mar 26)
• Climate Change Seen as Big a Threat as Terrorism (Mar 23)
• Four In Five Canadians Believe Global Warming is Real (Mar 23)
• House Budget Resolution Funds Environment, Wildlife, and Lands (Mar 23)
• Carbon Capture and Storage Bill Introduced (Mar 22)
• GM Pledges to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 40 Percent (Mar 22)
• Gore Urges Immediate U.S. Freeze on Warming Emissions (Mar 22)
• Waxman Introduces Safe Climate Act of 2007 (Mar 20)
• Exxon Voices Support of Carbon Taxes over Cap-and-Trade System (Mar 20)
• H.R.1590 - Safe Climate Act of 2007 (Mar 20)
• Edwards Presidential Campaign Will Be Carbon Neutral (Mar 16)
• House Clears New Select Committee on Climate Change (Mar 8)
• EPA Issues Green Infrastructure Memo (Mar 5)
• Two State Governments Propose Climate Change Legislation (Mar 3)
• Green Affordable Housing Bill Introduced in Congress (Mar 1)

February 2007

• Dingell and Boucher Solicit Recommendations on Climate (Feb 28)
• GAO: US DOE Energy R&D Insufficient to Deal with Climate Change (Feb 28)
• Five Western Governors Announce Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Agreement (Feb 26)
• Rep. Peter Welch Offsets CO2 with Renewable Energy (Feb 21)
• Mayor Will Wynn Announces Bold Steps for City of Austin to Fight Climate Change (Feb 7)
• Pelosi and Dingell Settle on Decision to Create Special Climate Panel (Feb 7)
• Bush Budget Slashes Environment (Feb 5)

January 2007

• Boxer: Act Now to Curb Warming (Jan 31)
• Chairman Boxer Calls for Senators' Perspectives on Global Warming (Jan 29)
• UN Climate Change Panel to Release Report February 2 (Jan 29)
• US Mayors Seek $4 Billion Grant to Fight Global Warming (Jan 25)
• Pelosi Creates Global Warming Panel (Jan 18)
• Massachusetts Joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (Jan 18)
• Feinstein-Carper Electric Utility Cap-and-Trade Act Introduced (Jan 17)
• Sanders-Boxer Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007 Introduced (Jan 16)
• Green Employment Tax Swap (Jan 1)
• Eliminating Tax Expenditures with Adverse Environmental Impacts (Jan 1)

October 2006

• Action Alert for Helping the U&CF Program (Oct 25)

January 2006

• Greening the Tax Code (Jan 1)
• Taxing Carbon to Finance Tax Reform (Jan 1)

January 1997

• Costs of Climate Protection (Jan 1)

January 1992

• Green Fees (Jan 1)