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Friday, February 10th, 2012

Posts Tagged energy and climate

To Fight Cap-and-Trade, GOP Turns to Plutarch

By | 06.26.09 | 3:07 pm

In the enviro-sphere, all eyes are on the House of Representatives, which is currently engaged in a heated debate on the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill, expected to receive a vote this afternoon. But that’s not stopping one Republican senator from digging through the history books to find new ways More…

Reid Still Hoping for Bipartisan, All-Encompassing Energy Bill

By | 04.01.09 | 2:57 pm

Yesterday, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) admitted that he probably wouldn’t be able to muster 60 votes to pass a climate and energy bill along the lines of the one unveiled by House Democrats earlier in the day. As a result, it appears likely that the various More…