Americans are Ready for Clean Energy, Are the Politicians?
large A new poll released by the Pew Research Center shows Americans overwhelmingly support energy legislation that promotes renewable energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Here are the poll's...
View ArticleRepublicans Accuse Obama of Politicizing Gulf Oil Spill to Pass Energy Bill
The GOP is up in arms because they believe that President Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress are politicizing the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to pass climate change...
View ArticleThe Endless Debate on Climate & Energy Legislation Must Come To An End, And Soon
There was a flurry of activity on Capital Hill yesterday as the entire Senate Democratic caucus met to discuss climate legislation and what form a bill might take this summer. read more
View ArticleThe Ten Essential Renewable Energy News Stories This Week
The BP oil disaster has captured the eyes of billions, and rightly so. However, I am choosing not to introduce this post with a news update on the latest from the tragedy -- you'll get enough while...
View ArticleCompromise or Dilution? Kerry and Lieberman Agree to Scale Back the American...
small In a meeting today with the President and key Republican Senators, John Kerry and Joe Lieberman agreed to reduce the ambitious targets in their energy bill.read more
View ArticleU.S. Climate Bill Would Reduce Deficit by $19 Billion
According to a new report released this week by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the American Power Act, if passed, would reduce the federal deficit by as much as $19 billion over...
View ArticleAmerica's Climate Bill Dies Slow Death in Senate
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that, due to a lack of support, the American Power Act was being sidelined.read more
View ArticleAl Gore: Climate Bill Failure Costing U.S. Billions
Former Vice President Al Gore claims in a recent blog post that the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass legislation to curb greenhouse gases (like the American Power Act) is already costing the country...
View ArticleWill Congress Resurrect The Climate Bill?
After being declared legally dead by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in late July, the American Power Act and accompanying climate legislation might be resurrected in Congress. read more
View ArticleWhy We’ve Gone Another Year Without a Climate Bill
As we’ve reported several times here on EnergyBoom, the United States’ congress failed to pass climate legislation this year, leaving the country without a solid, up-to-date plan for dealing with the...
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