News tagged with climate change legislation

Feds aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent

NASA opened an energy efficient office building at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The Navy is running boats on biofuel in Norfolk.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 13

Switzerland opposes building further nuclear power plants

The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country's five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to be phased out by 2034.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

In cap and trade fight, environmentalists had spending edge over opponents, new report finds

New research challenges the commonly-held view that cap and trade legislation failed because of the spending advantages of opponents and false balance in news coverage. The report, "Climate Shift: Clear Vision for the Next ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 36

3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation

Sergey Paltsev, a principal research scientist in MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, was the lead author of a recent report that analyzed the costs of climate legislation currently ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Obama team: US needs bill to lead in clean energy

(AP) -- The Obama administration warned on Tuesday that the U.S. could slip further behind China and other countries in clean energy development if Congress fails to pass climate legislation, as early signs ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0