Jun

29

Green America Recognizes the House Passage of ACES as a First Step, Seeks Strengthened Bill in the Senate

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Green America recognizes the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) as an important step forward towards the comprehensive approach needed to reduce climate emissions and increase clean energy usage in the United States.

As the Senate takes up its version of this legislation, Green America, on behalf of its 120,000 individual and 5,000 business members, calls on Senators to build on the work of the House and strengthen the legislation to create accelerated reductions in carbon emissions, a faster phase out of dirty coal plants, and greater funding of clean energy sources. Read more

Jun

29

New Report: Implementing U.S. Climate Policy Depends on Five Political Precedents

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Today, former domestic policy advisor to Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Climate Task Force (CTF) co-founder Dr. Elaine C. Kamarck unveiled a new report that examines lessons learned from past efforts to legislate on climate change and how those precedents can be applied to help pass an emissions policy in the 111th Congress. According to her expert analysis, these lessons fall into five categories: Read more

Jun

26

Focusing health care on prevention will save huge costs, Sen. Harkin says Pelosi: ‘Remember These Four Words For What This Legislation Means: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and Jobs.’

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the House floor this evening on the American Clean Energy and Security Act. She commended the work and leadership of Chairmen Henry Waxman, Ed Markey, Charles Rangel, and Collin Peterson. The bill passed in the House by a vote of 219 to 212.

On the floor, the Speaker said: “No matter how long this Congress wants to talk about it, we cannot hold back the future. And so, in order to move on with the future, I want to yield back my time, submit my statement for the record, and urge my colleagues to vote for this important legislation. And when you do, just remember these four words for what this legislation means: jobs, jobs, jobs, and jobs. Let’s vote for jobs.”  Read more

Jun

25

Overhaul or Scrap Waxman-Markey, Say Climate and Progressive Groups

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The Climate Crisis Coalition, a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to build awareness and broaden the constituency of the climate action movement, today released the following statement regarding the pending American Clean Energy Security Act, which would create a cap-and-trade system to manage carbon emissions. This statement has so far been endorsed by the Citizen’s Climate Lobby, the CLEAN Coalition, the Friends Committee on National Legislation and the Progressive Democrats of America, with other sign-ons pending. For a current list of signatories, see www.climatecrisiscoalition.org.

Overhaul or Scrap ACESA

The House is scheduled to vote Friday on the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.” Read more

Apr

1

Waxman-Markey “Clean Energy and Security Act Of 2009″

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Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee today released The Waxman-Markey discussion draft, “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.”  The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) is a comprehensive approach to America’s energy policy that charts a new course towards a clean energy economy. The draft of clean energy legislation claims that it will create jobs, help end our dangerous dependence on foreign oil, and combat global warming.   Read more

Mar

28

Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations Urge Passage of Climate Change Legislation in 2009

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Blue Green Alliance Releases Principles for Cap-and-Trade Legislation Necessary to Put Americans Back to Work

MINNEAPOLIS, March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Four labor unions and two environmental organizations today announced their support for comprehensive cap-and-trade climate change legislation in 2009. The Blue Green Alliance and its partner organizations said this legislation is an effective way to rapidly put millions of Americans back to work building a clean energy economy and to reduce global warming emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change.  Read more

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