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[FarmPolicy.com] FarmPolicy.com » Blog Archives » Climate Change: Markup Released ...: Peterson’s bill that reins in the EPA has the backing of his committee’s top Republican, Representative Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, all 29 Democrats on the committee, and by Monday, probably most of the Republicans. As of Friday his bill had support from a few other House Democrats, with 42 co-sponsors joining Peterson and Lucas in opposing the EPA.

[TreeHugger] Pierce Brosnan at EPA: "Markey. Waxman-Markey" : TreeHugger: "If Congress does nothing, then greenhouse gases could be regulated administratively through the EPA without input from members that represent diverse constituencies nationwide," Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, said in Congress yesterday.

[Government Bytes] Government Bytes: The Official Blog of National Taxpayers Union: Indeed, Democrats are even misleading each other about it, as pointed out in a recently-released memo from the non-partisan Office of Management and Budget which comments on the EPA's “proposed findings” regarding climate change and .

[cop15.dk News] EPA races Congress on climate proposal - COP15 United Nations ...: The EPA hearing is the first of two public forums on the agency's April finding that concentrations of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere pose dangers to human health and welfare ”” and that emissions from new motor vehicles and engines are contributing to the problem.

[Climate and energy] NYTimes: “GOP looks to expand renewables mix, stress economy ...: Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said he would prefer to take up amendments title by title, though he is open to departing from that practice if lawmakers request it. If Waxman’s plan holds firm, debate today will focus first on a section of the legislation establishing a nationwide renewable electricity standard (RES) requiring utilities to supply escalating amounts of power from sources such as wind, solar and biomass.

[Featured States News] Video: Moran & Connolly at Today's EPA Climate Change Hearing ...: Foundation videos of Virginia Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly (below the fold) speaking at press conference put together by several of the larger environmental groups at today's EPA Climate Change hearing in Arlington.

[The American Scene] Waxman-Markey Cost-Benefit Analysis | Climate Change | Economics ...: One potential objection to my analysis is that the bill is part of a global drive for all countries to reduce emissions, and that the U.S. needs to “show leadership.” By this logic, we should ascribe much larger benefits to the Waxman-Markey bill””specifically, the benefits to American consumers of the whole world’s engaging in similar programs. There are two obvious problems with this argument, however.

[Green Inc.] Change on Climate in Utah Governorship? - Green Inc. Blog ...: It is a shame about Utah in the short term - democracy is messy. Others in and around the state will have to step up their own efforts toward reductions in collective climate impacts, and I’m sure the Sierra Club will be in there helping with that.

[GreenpeaceUSA Blog] GreenpeaceUSA BlogGreenpeace stages rally outside EPA's ...: With the same industry lobbyists inside the hearing as have been inside Congressional offices this spring, it's more important than ever that we are representing the movement and always reminding the media, the public, and elected officials that there is a human face to the impacts of climate change.

[Climate Progress] Climate Progress » Blog Archive » A summary of the climate bill ...: All this exemption makes some people unhappy, I know, but Congress is establishing the EPA’s regulatory authority over GHGs in this bill, and it is not surprising that they spell this all out.  The Clean Air Act can be used for some limited and piecemeal regulation of GHGs (especially new sources), as the Supreme Court made clear, but no one I know in the administration thinks it is a better way to establish an economy-wide shrinking cap for GHGs than congressional action like Waxman-Markey.

[FarmPolicy.com] FarmPolicy.com » Blog Archives » Climate Change; Biofuels; Sec ...: The Journal article explained that, “EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson previously has said that such a decision ”˜will indeed trigger the beginning of regulation of CO2,’ echoing similar remarks by White House climate czar Carol Browner.

[DealBook] As Political Winds Shift, Detroit Charts New Course - DealBook ...: “With the full political force of Congress and a new administration pushing the automakers, and the business folly of an overreliance on gas guzzlers on full display to the American consumer,” Mr. Markey told Thes times, “the auto industry was simply unable to continue their strategy of delaying action, denying they could meet higher standards and litigating to prevent them in the first place.”

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