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CA Assemblymember Das Williams introduces green legislation

In his first day representing the 35th State Assembly District Assemblymember Das Williams introduced new legislation. The bill would upgrade the...

Senate Democrats urge White House to shelve cap & trade - at least for 2010

The Politico is reporting that some of the more moderate Democratic senators are asking the White House to drop the cap-and-trade legislation. Mary...

Senators Alexander and Webb introduce Clean Energy Act of 2009

With the Kerry-Boxer cap & trade legislation on an indefinite hold because of concerns over high unemployment and the likelihood of contentious...

ExxonMobil CEO touts carbon tax over cap & trade

Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, gave a speech to the Economic Club in Washington last week in which he laid out the case for a revenue...

EPA proposes regulation of large carbon emitters

The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday its proposal to regulate greenhouse gases emitted by large industrial facilities.The EPA...

Climate change bill and prediction of snowy winter for Northeast

Some cynical, yet humorous, person once noted that anytime the global warming activists or climate change proponents hold a demonstration, it will...

Senate climate bill to debut today

Senator Barbara Boxer, head of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Senator John Kerry, head of the Foreign Relations Committee are...

Europe sees rise in waste exported to less developed nations

European companies faced with higher costs and taxes for waste disposal and recycling are finding a cheaper alternative; they are shipping more...

Green Jobs Czar Van Jones resigns

Van Jones, the special adviser for green jobs to President Obama, resigned over the weekend after it was revealed that he signed a petition stating...