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Given the Senate’s Failures, What Should We Expect From Reid’s Energy Summit?

By | 08.18.10 | 9:55 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is holding his third annual National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas Sept. 7. But can Reid show environmentalists that he’s serious about tackling energy and climate change issues? After all, under his leadership, the passage of climate legislation this year has been written More…

Public Transit Loses to Polluters in Climate Bill Subsidies

By | 07.08.09 | 6:00 am

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As Senate lawmakers launch new efforts to curb the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, some key members have joined local transportation officials and environmentalists to ask a seemingly relevant question: Where’s the commitment to public transit?

House lawmakers last month passed a proposal designed to More…

Dems’ Latest Precaution: Hire a Speed Reader

By | 05.20.09 | 10:44 am

Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee got to work on the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill, debating and voting on six amendments to the legislation. That’s modest progress at best — Ranking Member Joe Barton (R-Texas) has promised 450 amendments, and his fellow Republicans could further delay the More…