Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Climate Change

Adding More Transportation to the Climate Change Mix

By Elana Schor | Jul 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

…How about this one? (Photo: Wellsy’s World) Is this senator gettable for the climate bill? (Photo: Washington Post) Nate Silver’s new analysis of the state of play on climate change in the Senate makes a convincing argument that a carbon cap-and-trade system can become law this year. In fact, it raises the question of whether […]

The GOP Climate ‘Traitors’ Have Something Else in Common …

By Elana Schor | Jun 30, 2009 | 3 Comments

(Photo: The LCA Broadside) Conservatives are continuing to pull the Republican party towards self-immolation today, vowing to defeat the eight House GOPers who backed last week’s climate change bill unless they change their votes. Targeting those eight with the success of the climate bill is a silly and futile task, as the Huffington Post reports, […]

How Did the Senate’s 2008 Climate Bill Treat Transportation?

By Elana Schor | Jun 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

As I hunted for the language in the House climate change bill that set aside emissions allowances for transportation projects, I wondered how the Senate treated the issue in its climate bill last year. In fact, that Senate bill, which fell 12 votes short of beating a filibuster in the first week of June 2008, […]

House Climate Bill on Green Transpo: The Details

By Elana Schor | Jun 29, 2009 | No Comments

Late Update: An earlier version of this post used the committee-approved version of the climate bill rather than the final, House-passed version. The climate bill’s identifying number was changed at the last minute, from the original H.R. 2454 to H.R. 2998, which can be downloaded at the fourth link from the top on the House […]

The House is Debating its Climate Legislation Right Now

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 26, 2009 | No Comments

Kate Sheppard from Grist is Tweeting the heck out of the climate bill debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today (218 votes and counting). Barbara Boxer, who is working on the Senate version of this bill, yesterday reminded sustainable transport advocates that this is probably going to be their only chance in […]

Senate Poised to Move on Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | Jun 24, 2009 | No Comments

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chairman of the Senate environment committee, isn’t yet ready to start debating a long-term transportation bill — but she is reportedly prepared to move on climate change legislation that includes targets for diminishing auto dependence and encouraging transit use. Boxer’s panel will begin debate on its climate bill during the last week […]

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