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Beltway Bulletin

Beltway Bulletin – American Power Act Analysis

June 1, 2010

PHIL CARVER -- The Senate is now considering the Kerry-Lieberman climate bill, titled the American Power Act (APA). It has several improvements over H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey bill that passed the House in June 2009.

Tags: American Power Act, APA, Boardman plant, carbon adders, coal power, greenhouse gas reductions, offsets, PGE, Phil Carver
Posted in 5% Solution, Beltway Bulletin, June 2010 | 1 Comment »

Beltway Bulletin: Campaign Finance Reform

April 5, 2010

PHIL CARVER: On Feb. 11, two key Democrats, Sen. Charles Schumer (NY) and House member Chris Van Hollen (MD), outlined a bill to reform spending on elections. The bill will seek to undo the worst effects of the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Jan 21 in the case of Citizens United v. the Federal...

Tags: Barney Frank, campaign spending reform, Charles Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, Christopher Dodd, House Financial Services Committee, Paul Krugman, Phil Carver
Posted in Apr 2010, Beltway Bulletin | No Comments »

Beltway Bulletin

March 22, 2010

BRIEFING REPORTS ON: 1) Federal Debt vs. the Current Deficit; 2) Social Security; 3) The Federal Debt; 4) Obama's Energy and Global Warming Plans; and 5) Tethered Wind - Emerging but Ignored by the Feds.

Tags: Congress, current deficit, energy, federal debt, global warming, Journal Nature, Obama, social security, Social Security Trust Fund, tethered wind
Posted in Beltway Bulletin, March 2010, News | No Comments »

Climate Change Ups and Downs in 2009

February 10, 2010

PHIL CARVER: While the outcome of Copenhagen negotiations on limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was disappointing, 2009 saw good progress on restricting emissions.

Tags: Carver, coal, Copenhagen agreement, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions
Posted in Beltway Bulletin, Feb 2010, News | 1 Comment »