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Washington Preps for Global Warming Debate in 2009

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Washington Preps for Global Warming Debate in 2009
October 10, 2008

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Carbon Regulation: Washington preps for global warming debate in 2009
Legislation Summary
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Amid the ongoing financial crisis, Washington is preparing for the expected [...]

Caterpillar Inc. Sets New Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goal

Friday, October 17th, 2008

(CSRwire) PEORIA, Ill., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Caterpillar Inc.
(NYSE: CAT) has pledged to reduce its total absolute global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 3 percent from 2006 to 2015. The company has committed to the reduction goal as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Climate Leaders program, which Caterpillar joined in 2003.
“The rise [...]

Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks

Monday, September 29th, 2008

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Published: August 28, 2008, NY Times
ALBANY — One of the country’s largest builders of coal-fired power plants will give investors detailed warnings about the risks that global warming poses to its business under a deal with New York’s attorney general.
The agreement Wednesday between the attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, and the company, Xcel [...]

House Democrats At Work On Major Global Warming Bill

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Source: Bradley Woods, NY, NY.
Democratic aides for the House Energy Committee are working on a major global warming bill.

Aides for House Energy Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) would not say whether the draft measure will be circulated among lawmakers or released for public comment in the near future.
Prospects for action on a carbon regulation measure remain [...]

Rule Drafted for Carbon Trapping

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

By MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: July 16, 2008, NY Times
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday a first draft of a rule that will govern injecting carbon dioxide into underground storage.
Development of such a rule is essential before companies can build power plants that will capture and store their carbon dioxide to limit the [...]

Mohawk Backs Up Carbon Neutral Claims With Emissions Inventory

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

(CSRwire) COHOES,NY,. - June 19, 2008 - Continuing its commitment to sustainable practices, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. has again joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders program, successfully completing EPA base year reporting requirements.

“EPA applauds Mohawk Fine Papers for joining the Climate Leaders program. We look forward to working with them to further [...]

Climate Bill Wilts in the Senate

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act died in the U.S. Senate last week after Democrats failed to muster enough votes to bring it to a final vote.

The bill, which was the most expansive climate change-related bill to ever make it to the Senate floor, received 48 votes, 12 votes shy of the 60 [...]

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Pew Center for Climate Change

June 6, 2008:

This morning, June 6, 2008, for the first time, a majority of the United States Senate signalled its support for mandatory climate action and, in particular, greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade.

Specifically, the Senate voted on whether to end debate (i.e., to “invoke cloture”) on the Boxer substitute to S.3036, the [...]

Fed Report Says Climate Change Risks Crops, Water

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

DENVER (AP) - Climate change is increasing the risk of U.S. crop failures, depleting the nation’s water resources and contributing to outbreaks of invasive species and insects, according to a federal report.

Those and other problems for the U.S. livestock and forestry industries will persist for at least the next 25 years, said Tuesday’s report, which [...]

Investors Praise California Senate Leaders for Passing Historic Climate Disclosure Bill

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

SACRAMENTO, CA - U.S. and Canadian investors praised California Senate leaders for approving a measure which will result in the nation’s first state standard for voluntary climate risk disclosure by corporations. California Senate Bill 1550, “Corporations: climate risk disclosure”, was approved on the floor of the California State Senate today and now moves to the California Assembly for consideration.

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