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US Climate Bill - Compromises - But a step forward

US Climate Bill - Compromises - But a step forward

It weighs in at over 190,000 words, spans over 1200 pages and will impact every household, business, industry and farm in the nation. Because it will fundamentally change the economics of energy in America, it has the power to create jobs, restructure industries and to launch a revolution in personal transportation.

It’s the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and its goal is "to create clean energy ... Full Story



Canada and Japan criticized for lack of climate-change progress

Canada and Japan criticized for lack of climate-change progress

By Hannah Devlin, The Times  

(July 2, 2009) The Times - Canada and Japan were blocking a possible deal on climate change at the Copenhagen summit, Sir David King, the former Chief Scientific Adviser, warned yesterday.

Speaking at the World Conference of Science Journalists, Sir David said that the two countries had stepped into the breach left by the Bush Administration, which had strongly resisted cutting CO2 ... Full Story