Sentences with phrase «federal global warming legislation»

«Any one of the several new or likely regulatory initiatives for CO2 emissions from power plants — including state carbon controls, E.P.A.'s regulations under the Clean Air Act, or the enactment of federal global warming legislation — would add a significant cost to carbon - intensive coal generation,» the letters said... Selective disclosure of favorable information or omission of unfavorable information concerning climate change is misleading.

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After the failure of federal climate legislation in Congress this year, the fate of California's law was viewed as a US turning point — either away from addressing global warming or toward stronger action to curb greenhouse gases.

Even as Senate Republicans blocked Democrats» attempt to move forward with global warming legislation today, other approaches to federal climate action have already begun to percolate.

Even after decades of increasingly dire warnings, the US has still not passed comprehensive federal legislation to combat global warming; Canada has abandoned past pledges in order to exploit its emissions - heavy tar sands; China continues to depend on coal for its energy production; Indonesia's effort to stem widespread deforestation is facing stiff resistance from industry; Europe is mulling pulling back on its more ambitious cuts if other nations do not join it; northern nations are scrambling to exploit the melting Arctic for untapped oil and gas reserves; and fossil fuels continue to be subsidized worldwide to the tune of $ 400 billion.

Businesses that share the view Mr. Bush expressed in March, when he rejected any binding limits on the warming gases, whether in a global accord or federal legislation, say they are confident that there will be no big shifts.

With that in mind, I intend to support and champion legislation in the Senate that will protect our oceans and help to stop global warming on the federal level.

With the failure of federal climate change legislation, considerable national attention is focused on Proposition 23, which marks the first time a global warming law has been put before voters.

Months after federal cap - and - trade legislation died in the Senate and days before California voters will decide on a fiercely fought ballot initiative to deep - freeze the state's global - warming - prevention law, state regulators released hundreds of pages of rules on Friday for how the law is to be applied, industry by industry.

But the defeat of federal climate legislation, the failure of leadership at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for climate policy.

Federal and state legislation on global warming preparedness and disclosure will help firefighters, paramedics and police officers get the information they need to prepare for natural disasters.

The Utah House of Representatives approved a resolution yesterday that questions global warming and calls on the federal government to not proceed with legislation regulating carbon dioxide emissions.

Dealing with Congress and federal agencies, Mr. Bookbinder helped lead efforts on both global warming legislation and greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act, and has testified in front of House and Senate committees on these issues (and may be the only person ever invited by both Barbara Boxer and James Inhofe).