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Speaking at a forum on clean energy and climate change hosted by Rep. Ed Markey at MIT, Carol Browner, director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change, called for climate legislation in advance of international climate change talks in Copenhagen this December.
Rep. Markey also noted that the House of Representatives ought to [...]

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has had the legal authority to regulate carbon emissions since the landmark 2007 Supreme Court decision– but for the first time, there are strong signals that they are about to flex their regulatory muscle and authority.
According to the Financial Times, the Obama Administration is preparing to give the EPA “the [...]

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A full 20-25% of global warming is directly attributable to deforestation and forest degradation. This means that any real and comprehensive global warming legislation must include provisions to help stop deforestation if it is serious about reducing carbon emissions. With the Waxman-Markey Bill pacing the way the US appears to be poised to reduce CO2 [...]

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