Sentences with phrase «warming legislation ab32»

The study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Tufts University comes as Congress is set to take up controversial global warming legislation next month.

The administration has resisted until now delivering a firm pledge on emissions reductions because Congress has not yet acted on global warming legislation.

On Wednesday, sportsmen's groups including Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership will join the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and environmental groups to call for Congress to pass global warming legislation that includes increased funding for natural resource protection.

Their pledge, which took place in a rare joint appearance before Congress, marked a significant step forward for the new Democratic majority on Capitol Hill, which aims to draft America's first national global warming legislation in the next few months.

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).

«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.

To that end, we call on President Obama and Congress to pass global warming legislation that meets the following objectives:

We would think that might actually include thinking seriously about moving forward on Global Warming legislation.

«New Mexico's Democrats / Liberals Push Global Warming Legislation: Oops, New Mexico Is Cooling At -5.1 ° Per Century Rate Main Liberals / Democrats Stunned To Learn Glaciers Started Melting 100 + Years Before 1980: Not Aware of Little Ice Age End!»

Waxman and Markey are drafting global warming legislation they hope will clear the committee by Memorial Day.

The impact of the Climategate story on the public discourse over global warming legislation is an interesting tale that will be in flux for the foreseeable future.

Second, the story quote «Opponents of CA's landmark global warming legislation AB32 — led by Texas oil giant Valero and other out - of - state oil interests — recently spent nearly $ 2 million dollars...» shows that oil companies themselves are getting involved with legislation that regulates electricity generation.

Note: This an October 2014 blog post about an oil industry PR campaign against the implementation of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, part of California's global warming legislation.

«Some supporters of global warming legislation believe that the division in the once - monolithic oil and gas industry, as well as other splits among energy producers, could improve the prospects for the legislation.»

The political impasse over global warming legislation stems from obstacles in the mass media arena, public awareness, electoral politics as well as governmental policy.

Congress should take the lead in passing comprehensive global warming legislation.»

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.

The take - home messages are that global warming legislation needs to cap CO2 emissions from power plants and include strong efficiency standards for building shells and the appliances and heating and cooling equipment inside them.

According to the A.P. «Bush is not going to outline a specific proposal, but he'll lay out a strategy for «realistic» emission reduction targets and «principles» he thinks Congress should follow in crafting global warming legislation.

President Obama's top climate diplomat acknowledged today that Capitol Hill delays over global warming legislation will likely push international negotiations to work beyond a December summit in Copenhagen on a new treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.

Congress is still far from passing any bill since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said in January 2007 that global - warming legislation would be a top priority.

Mar blocked Maryland global warming Bill Alberta's representative in Washington DC Gary Mar helped stop a piece of global warming legislation in the State of Maryland in 2009.

Not exact matches

The Government has put in place legislation which requires any future Government to reach this first goal however this analysis and subsequent figures from Policy Exchange's report: Warmer Homes — Improving fuel poverty and energy efficiency policy in the UK highlights current resources are less than half of what is required to meet this target, let alone a more ambitious timeframe.

The environmental pressure group is calling for the legislation to be improved by calling for amendments ensuring a strategy to insulate more warm homes and a legal minimum standard of energy efficiencies in rented properties.

Cuomo does enjoy a warm relationship with the state's longest - serving Republican member, Rep. Peter King of Long Island, who he praised for voting against the legislation.

Devolution to Wales By way of a warm - up for the post Scottish referendum settlement, this legislation quietly shifts a significant chunk of tax - raising powers to the Welsh Assembly.

But the mayor's legislation did not get an entirely warm reception in the Council on Friday, after a demonstration on the steps of City Hall by the unions, so he tweaked it again.

Cuomo's proposal appears to face a warmer reception in the Republican - controlled Senate than his recent legislation that would limit the amount of money LLCs can give.

Despite this, some civil servants, government ministers and local councils have never warmed to the legislation.

Overall, the group is pressing for final passage of climate legislation during this Congress because delays will make it more difficult to avoid the most severe effects of global warming.

The study found that none of the «dismissive» group — those who don't think the climate is changing or want legislation — believe global warming will harm the United States in 50 years.

Speaking with reporters last week, Waxman said he had not yet discussed strategy for global warming and energy legislation with the Obama administration.

Jason Grumet, the Obama campaign's lead energy and environment advisor, has indicated that the president - elect plans to move quickly on getting climate change legislation through in 2009 and working to make the U.S. a leader on mitigating global warming.

Pelosi is also expected to have help from the House Ways and Means Committee and several other panels that are holding hearings and considering legislation on the twin issues of global warming and energy policy.

With the U.S. Congress set to take up climate change legislation next week, Obama Administration officials today joined with leading climate scientists to emphasize that global warming is real, it's going to get worse, and that action is needed sooner rather than later.

, who once called global warming a «hoax» and was one of the loudest opponents against climate legislation last year, posted a blog last month mentioning recent cold weather events.

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.

The party opposes «any and all cap and trade legislation» that would create a system of tradable pollution permits designed to reduce industrial emissions of warming gases such as carbon dioxide.

Meanwhile, surveys suggest that science teachers face criticism over teaching about global warming, and some states have passed legislation seeking to include anti-climate change material in the scientific curriculum.

The warm glow of an old electric light - bulb, which has been banned in many countries because it is so energy inefficient, may soon be making a comeback All 12V MR16 lamp bulbs will be phased out from 2013 if draft legislation is approved.

There's the economy, the rising debate over energy and climate legislation, the long - term nature of the projected warming, the flickers of natural climate variability, the pendulum - like nature of media focus, the inconsistent quality of media coverage, or...?

What is legislation to combat global warming?

Telephone surveys were conducted among voters who live in the congressional districts of six members of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee (which will be considering new global warming emissions legislation in the fall).

-- The venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says there must be new elements in climate and energy legislation if the goal is actually to limit warming.

Even if the legislation took effect and emissions were curtailed, the world would still see disruptive pressures building in places already facing severe drought and flood risks with or without the added kick from greenhouse warming.

Couric: John McCain proposed legislation calling for mandatory caps on global warming gases or CO2 emissions.

introduced legislation directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the environmental impact of black carbon and the most cost - effective ways to reduce its emissions to improve public health and reduce global warming.

I have high hopes President Barack Obama, from my home State of Illinois, will change all that and proceed to execute many promised political reforms in Washington, D. C. High on his list should be implementing immediate and effective Congressional legislation about the consequences of human - induced, global warming and climate change.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which is fighting hard against treaties or legislation limiting greenhouse gases, has pointed afresh to old media coverage pointing to «unprecedented» Arctic ice retreats and warming early in the 20th century.

An unfortunate aspect of economic analyses of the impacts of carbon pricing is that they usually only consider the costs of such legislation, while ignoring the benefits associated with slowing global warming.