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Energy/Climate Legislation background

The Bills

The Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Accountability Act, introduced by Senator Reid, July, 2010
Draft summary of contents

S. 3464, Sen. Richard Lugar’s “Practical Energy and Climate Plan” (Introduced June 9, 2010)
Full text, summary and other background from Sen. Lugar’s website

S. 1733: The American Power Act
Full text, summary and other background from sponsor Sen. John Kerry’s website

H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (passed in the House)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2454

S. 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act (Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1462

The Cantwell-Collins Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal (CLEAR) Act
One page summary or detailed description

Homepage for the House bill at The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives
http://globalwarming.house.gov/files/ACES/

Reviews of the House Bill

The Climate Bill Explained
Huffington Post 6/25/09

Q and A on the Climate Bill
Washington Post 7/5/09

Everything you always wanted to know about the Waxman-Markey energy/climate bill — in bullet points
Grist.org 6/3/09

An Assessment of the American Clean Energy & Security Act (HR 2454)
National Wildlife Federation

Resources

Excellent list of links from the U.S. Climate Action Network
http://www.usclimatenetwork.org/policy/congress-1/issues/general

ClimateBill.org a blog that is tracking events related to climate legislation
http://climatebill.org/

World Watch Institute (from their annual report)
http://www.worldwatch.org/sow09

Solve Climate
http://www.climateandenergy.org

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
www.epa.gov

Energy Information Administration
www.eia.doe.gov

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://cee.mit.edu/

Environmental Defense Fund
http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/10/02/best-economic-analyses-economy-can-thrive-as-we-cap-carbon/

Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org/

League of Conservation Voters
http://www.lcv.org

Center for American Progress
http://www.americanprogress.org/

TheMiddleClass.org
http://www.themiddleclass.org/bill/american-clean-energy-and-security-act-2009

Congressional Budget Office on “How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment”
http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=806


The most inspiring climate and energy books of 2009


News Coverage

STATE: Poll: CA Voters Oppose Offshore Oil & AB 32 Rollback
Calbuzz, July 28, 2010

FEDERAL: The Details on Reid’s Energy Bill
The Washington Independent, July 27, 2010

FEDERAL: Dems feeling burned on climate
Politico.com, July 27, 2010

STATE: A Glimpse of How Regional Carbon Trading Might Work
KQED (San Francisco), July 27, 2010

STATECalifornia, New Mexico and 3 Canadian provinces outline regional cap-and-trade program
The Western Climate Initiative would cut greenhouse gas emissions 15% below 2005 levels by putting restrictions on the energy sector, large industrial plants and transportation.
Los Angeles Times, July 27, 2010

FEDERAL: Veto likely on bills blocking EPA regs
Politico.com, July 26, 2010

FEDERAL: OPINION: Four Ways to Kill a Climate Bill
The New York Times, July 26, 2010

FEDERAL: OPINION: The Right and the Climate
The New York Times, July 26, 2010

FEDERAL: OPINION: Who Cooked the Planet?
The New York Times, July 26, 2010

FEDERAL: OPINION: We’re Gonna Be Sorry
The New York Times, July 25, 2010

FEDERAL: EDITORIAL: Outlook chilly for a smart climate bill
The Washington Post, July 25, 2010

FEDERAL: OPINION: Why a climate bill failed
Ezra Klein in The Washington Post, July 25, 2010

STATE: Powerhouse Dem donor puts $5 million in — and joins GOP icon George Shultz — to save AB32
San Francisco Chronicle Politics blog, July 25, 2010

FEDERAL: Democrats Call Off Climate Bill Effort
The New York Times, July 23, 2010

FEDERAL: On the death of the climate bill
Grist blog, July 23, 2010

FEDERAL: EDITORIAL: With a Whimper
Energy/Climate reform is dead without Presidential intervention
The New York Times, July 23, 2010

FEDERAL: Talks might not save climate bill
Politico.com, July 22, 2010

FEDERAL: OPINION: What 7 Republicans Could Do
Tom Friedman in The New York Times, July 21, 2010

FEDERAL: Administration officials and utility executives meet to salvage climate bill
The Hill, July 21, 2010

FEDERAL: Senate Democrats to meet Thursday to hash out climate and energy strategy
The Hill, July 21, 2010

STATE: Governor seeks delay in renewable energy rule
Capitol Weekly, July 21, 2010

STATE: California’s Top Economists Agree: Killing AB32 Will Be Costly for California
The California Majority Report, July 19, 2010

FEDERAL: What cap? Dems’ climate word war
Politico.com, July 19, 2010

FEDERAL: Battle brewing over emissions standards
The Hill, July 19, 2010

FEDERAL: EDITORIAL: Majority Leader Harry Reid offers a realistic energy bill
The Washington Post, July 16, 2010

FEDERAL: Talks inch ahead as sands run on climate change bill
The Hill, July 16, 2010

FEDERAL: Pollution fight cools climate talks
Politico.com, July 15, 2010

FEDERAL: Senate Democrats and President Draw Energy Roadmap
The New York Times “The Caucus” blog, July 14, 2010

FEDERALLieberman, Kerry make last-ditch appeal on scaled-back climate bill
The Hill, July 13, 2010

FEDERAL: Change coming slowly on climate law
‘Plan C’ appears to be ready — strict regulation
Politico.com, July 12, 2010

FEDERAL: Moment of truth for energy bill
Politico.com, July 12, 2010

FEDERALHistoric oil spill fails to produce gains for U.S. environmentalists
The Washington Post, July 12, 2010

EDITORIAL: A Climate Change Corrective
Climategate is resolved, let’s get on to doing something about global warming
The New York Times, July 11, 2010

FEDERAL: CBO boosts climate bill
Politico.com, July 7, 2010

OPINION: A simpler path to cutting carbon emissions
The Washington Post, July 2, 2010

FEDERAL: Climate forecast hazy and Senators look for direction
Politico.com, July 2, 2010

FEDERAL: White House Energy Session Changes No Minds
The New York Times, June 29, 2010

FEDERAL: Republicans oppose Democratic climate plan in favor of alternatives that would cost more and do less
The Grist blog, June 28, 2010

FEDERAL: Climate bill gets GOP cold shoulder
Politico.com, June 28, 2010

FEDERALSenate Democrats poised to start energy bill
Legislation could include a carbon cap on utility companies. Many Democrats hope a summer discussion on energy will establish a strong contrast with Republicans before this fall’s election.
Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2010

FEDERAL: Harry Reid’s high-stakes climate bill gamble
Politico.com, June 24, 2010

FEDERAL: EDITORIAL: Can President Obama forge a compromise on an energy bill?
The Washington Post, June 24, 2010

FEDERAL: Lieberman sees 20 swing votes on carbon caps, warns against ‘false’ bill
The Hill, June 20, 2010

STATE: Big Oil’s Hazardous Landscape on AB 32 Repeal
Calbuzz.com, June 17, 2010

FEDERAL: Emanuel open to limited climate bill
Politico.com, June 18, 2010

FEDERAL: Democrats lack consensus on climate bill
Politico.com, June 17, 2010

FEDERAL: Senate liberals threaten rebellion on energy bill
The Hill, June 17, 2010

FEDERAL: Kerry, Leiberman tap corporate execs to push their climate bill
The Hill, June 17, 2010

FEDERAL: Analysis: With Call to Arms, Obama Seeks to Shift Arc of Oil Crisis
The New York Times, June 16, 2010

FEDERAL: White House says energy bill the top legislative priority this summer
The Hill, June 16, 2010

STATE: Debate heats up over greenhouse gas measure
The Sacramento Bee, June 16, 2010

STATE: Texas oil company pumps more cash into delay of global warming law
California Watch, June 16, 2010

STATE: Initiative won’t thwart state’s emissions fight
The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 14, 2010

Oil Spill May Spur Action on Energy, Probably Not on Climate
The New York Time, June 12, 2010

Oil Spill, Climate Bill
Last year, Rahm Emanuel advised the president to play it cool on cap-and-trade. Will the Gulf disaster change their strategy?
Slate.com, June 10, 2010

Dems split on energy bill specifics
Politico.com, June 11, 2010

Effort to block EPA from regulating greenhouse gases fails in Senate
The Washington Post, June 11, 2010

Lugar’s Energy Bill: A Final Hope?
FireDogLake.com, June 10, 2010

Climate change showdown
The Hill, June 10, 2010

Is the climate bill going to pass? Top five things to watch
Grist, June 7, 2010

Reid, Pelosi head for climate clash
The Hill, June 8, 2010

Senate fight over EPA resolution to highlight first week after recess
The Hill, June 7, 2010

Schumer: Dems to aim low on climate and energy
Talking Points Memo, June 7, 2010

STATE: Foes link AB 32 rollback to Gulf of Mexico spill
Bay Area Political Blotter, June 4, 2010

Senate Leader Urges Action on Energy Bills
The New York Times, June 3, 2010

Obama hopes oil spill boosts support for climate bill
The Washington Post, June 3, 2010

Democrats see ‘big oil’ as foil in energy and climate bill debate
The Hill, June 1, 2010

Graham’s hopes fade on climate
Warns that crackdown on offshore oil drilling will kill any legislation
The Hill, May 28, 2010

National Academy of Sciences urges strong action to cut greenhouse gases
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2010

EDITORIAL: Senate climate bill under a cloud
Although the Kerry-Lieberman measure is deeply flawed, its positives far outweigh its negatives.
Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2010

EDITORIAL: Senate energy bill is at the mercy of political climate change
The tradeoffs and loopholes for industry in the Senate energy bill may create the very uncertainty on energy prices that the industry wants to end.
The Christian Science Monitor, May 17, 2010

Boxer, 5 other senators, seek west coast ban on oil drilling
The Sacramento Bee, May 14, 2010

OPINION: Transforming Our Power
Sen. John Kerry in Huffington Post, May 12, 2010

Bill would allow states to veto offshore oil drilling
The Hill, May 11, 2010

OPINION: Climate change calls for innovation
Thomas Kean and Gary Hart in Politico.com, May 10, 2010

OPINION: The Crisis Comes Ashore
Al Gore in The New Republic, May 8, 2010

Source: Energy bill next week
Politico.com, May 5, 2010

Why a Catastrophic Oil Spill Makes Clean Energy Legislation Harder in The Senate
Talking Points Memo, May 5, 2010

STATE: Schwarzenegger pulls support for coastal drilling in wake of oil spill
The Sacramento Bee, May 4, 2010

STATE: Opponents of California global warming law turn in signatures for November measure
San Jose Mercury News, May 4, 2010

STATE: Climate law debate centers on economy
The San Diego Union Tribune, May 3, 2010