U.S. climate bill
In a recent interview, Representative Fred Upton (Republican-Michigan) said that he does not believe humans are causing global climate change.
The politics around progressive energy policy in the United States are proving to be a tricky game, and one that doesn't appear that it will be sorted out anytime in the near future.
It’s a sly, behind-the-scenes tour de force, but one that the Obama Administration clearly seems to believe is worth its time and attention. Particularly now that Republicans hold a majority in the House.
After a new report showed 2010 was tied for the hottest year on record, several key members within the U.S. Democratic party stated it was time for the country to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation.
A program that had been established five years ago by the North Dakota Farmers’ Union (NDFU) to issue carbon credits to farmers has been left without the necessary funds thanks to the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass a climate bill this year.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will soon be stepping down from his post replaced by Democrat Jerry Brown but his clean energy legacy will stay in tact.
Mid-term elections are just around the corner in the United States. With less than a month of campaigning left, candidates are starting to pull out all the stops to show they are the best fit to represent their state.
California is America's shining beacon for clean energy development; however, proposed legislation -- Prop 23 -- could threaten the future of this burgeoning renewable energy market.
After almost two years of stalled efforts, President Obama announced that he will be making climate change legislation one of his administration’s top priorities next year.
To anyone familiar with how modern-day politics works, it should come as no surprise to learn that big business spent big bucks to defeat the climate bills that became stalled in the U.S. Congress this past summer.
