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April 20, 2008

Warming to Legislation

A Q&A with Sen. Joe Lieberman

Senate Global Warming Debate Headlines Agenda

Despite the ever-shrinking legislative window for the 110th Congress, lawmakers will debate a landmark environmental bill later this spring and also are set to back renewable energy tax breaks that expire at the end of the year.

Clean Technology Is Crucial for Coal

Maybe it was the Academy Award, or the Nobel Peace Prize or the multimillion-dollar awareness campaign — but it appears that the world is beginning to wake up to the reality of climate change.

Keep Coal in Equation for Affordable Energy

Simply put, coal is an abundant, affordable, reliable and secure energy source. America now needs to make the investment in research and technology to make sure that coal never becomes a stranded asset.

Carbon Dioxide Technology Is Key to Success

Scientific opinion regarding the primary cause of global climate change is now deeply solidified — temperatures are rising, and human activity is the major contributor to the temperature increases. Congress must now act to address the challenge that climate change poses.

Cap-and-Trade Doesn’t Work, Hurts Economy

Just a year ago, “cap-and-trade” was about to save the planet from being cooked by global warming, if only we in Congress could recognize the threat and embrace the elegant solution.

We Need to Reward Clean Energy

Though the first modern solar cell was invented in the United States during the 1950s, Germany now boasts 55 percent of the world’s installed solar capacity.

Wind Needs Greater Role in Nation’s Energy Policy

As we strive to meet our national energy needs, we must continue to recognize that rural America has much to offer. Rural states can be at the center of the solution as our national energy policy shifts and adjusts in ways that enhance our national and economic security, that promote both innovation and conservation, and that ultimately will ease the strain on families’ and business owners’ budgets.

Utilizing Domestic Reserves Is Key

Yes, it’s been a busy time on Capitol Hill — whittling away our time in Congress naming various post offices and recognizing just about every group under the sun from bowl-game winners to Little League champions to you name it.

Reform Required to Halt Wide Spectrum of Woes

Revolutionary changes in U.S. energy policy are required if we are to avoid multiple hazards that could threaten our living standards, undermine U.S. foreign policy goals and leave us extraordinarily vulnerable to economic and political disasters.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article