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CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill [1]

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
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"Obama Puts Government on Greenhouse-Gas Diet" [8]

"President Barack Obama is putting the federal government on a greenhouse-gas diet. In an executive order signed Monday, Obama directed all agencies to set the first-ever targets for reducing climate-altering pollution from government buildings, fleets and federal workers' commutes."
Climate Change [3]
Public [7]
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Source: AP [9], 10/06/2009

"Poor Hit Back At Rich Over New Carbon Emission Demands" [10]

"Developing countries are standing their ground against demands by rich nations to add steps to curb carbon emissions into a formal registry or appendix as part a broader pact to fight climate change." Hopes dim for nations to reach a climate pact in Copenhagen in December.
Climate Change [3]
Public [7]
International [11]
Source: Reuters [12], 10/05/2009

"Obama Aide Concedes Climate Law Must Wait" [13]

"President Obama’s top climate and energy official said Friday that there was virtually no chance Congress would have a climate and energy bill ready for him to sign before negotiations on a global climate treaty begin in December in Copenhagen."
Climate Change [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [14], 10/05/2009

"1,000 U.S. Mayors Have Signed Climate Protection Pledge" [15]

"U.S. Conference of Mayors President Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says that by Friday, 1,000 mayors, representing 85 million Americans, will have signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement."
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Source: ENS [16], 10/02/2009

General Electric Disavows Chamber of Commerce on Climate [17]

General Electric is the latest company to complain about the policies of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in opposition to climate change legislation. “The Chamber does not speak for us on climate legislation, but we are still a member,” said GE spokesman Peter O'Toole.
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Mother Nature Network [18], 10/02/2009

"Study: Steep Great Lakes Water Level Drop If Greenhouse Gases Remain Unchecked" [19]

"Great Lakes water levels could drop by up to two feet by the turn of the century as temperatures rise, according to a recent series of reports released by the Union of Concerned Scientists."
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [20]
Source: Great Lakes Echo [21], 10/01/2009

"Boxer, Kerry Launch Campaign to Pass Senate Cap-And-Trade Bill" [22]

"Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and nine Senate supporters kicked off the autumn global warming debate today with a campaign-style rally releasing their comprehensive climate bill."
Climate Change [3]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [23], 10/01/2009

"E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions" [24]

"Unwilling to wait for Congress to act, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it was moving forward on new rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of power plants and large industrial facilities."
Climate Change [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [25], 10/01/2009

"Senators' Climate Draft Mirrors House Bill, With Some Exceptions" [26]

"An early version of Senate climate legislation obtained today by E&E confirms that Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) largely plan to follow the path their Democratic colleagues pursued in the House-passed climate bill."
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Source: Greenwire [27], 09/30/2009

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