Despite historic vote, climate bill faces tough road to becoming lawWASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation to curb the pollution linked to global warming and create a new energy-efficient economy is headed to an uncertain future in the Senate after squeaking through the House. Obama hails House passage of energy bill, a ‘bold and necessary step’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling House passage of an energy bill “a bold and necessary step.’ And he says it holds promise for creating new industries and millions of new jobs. House, in close vote, approves measure to limit pollution, move US toward cleaner powerWASHINGTON — In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation’s first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. House rejects GOP energy alternatives, sets stage for OK of bill to combat climate changeWASHINGTON — The House has rejected a Republican alternative to a Democratic climate bill. The vote set the stage for passage of a bill that for the first time would limit U.S. greenhouse gases linked to global warming. Quotes on the climate and energy billQuotes on the climate and energy legislation: Historic measure to limit pollution, move US toward cleaner power nears House showdown voteWASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama lobbying by phone, the Democratic-controlled House churned toward a showdown vote Friday night on historic legislation to reduce pollution linked to global warming and power the nation with cleaner but more expensive energy. House Democrats narrowly prevail in key test vote on climate bill, sending it to full HouseWASHINGTON — House Democrats narrowly won a key test vote Friday and pushed for passage of sweeping legislation designed to combat global warming and usher in a new era of cleaner energy. Republicans said the bill included the largest tax increase in American history. Democrats scrambling to find enough vote to pass historic climate change legislationWASHINGTON — Democrats scrambled for votes Friday to push through a historic and hotly contested bill to combat global warming and usher in an era of cleaner but more expensive energy. To Republican opponents, it’s the largest tax increase ever. House begins debate over climate change bill; votes expected to be closeWASHINGTON — The House has begun debating a historic and hotly contested global warming bill. House Democrats clear the way for floor vote on climate change bill, vote expected to be closeWASHINGTON — The House has set the stage for a historic vote on hotly contested legislation to combat global warming and overhaul U.S. energy policy. Handful of undecided Democrats hold key to whether House passes historic global warming billWASHINGTON — A handful of undecided Democrats hold the key to whether the House will confront global warming and begin a shift away from fossil fuels to cleaner sources of energy. Obama pushing urgently for bill to fight global warming on eve of historic House voteWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed urgently Thursday for passage of legislation to confront global warming, billing it as a job-creating machine rather than the costly “job killer” Republicans denounced. He telephoning wavering Democrats on the eve of what could be a historic House vote. As Obama lobbies for House energy bill, White House spokesman says ‘I’d bet on the president’WASHINGTON — The White House says it likes its chances as the climate bill heads toward a House vote. Obama calls again for Congress to enact sweeping energy billWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pressing again for passage of legislation that would confront the problem of global warming head-on. Major provisions of House Democrats’ climate and energy billHighlights of climate bill approved passed by the House: Last-minute deals bring House Democrats closer to approving cap-and-trade climate billWASHINGTON — The nuclear industry, ethanol producers and rural electric cooperatives are among those who stand to benefit from eleventh-hour deals made by House Democrats in search of enough votes to pass a sweeping climate bill. With concessions to rural areas, Democratic support grows for ‘cape-and-trade’ climate billWASHINGTON — Support among House Democrats appeared to be growing Wednesday for a massive climate bill that for the first time would limit the pollution linked to global warming and redirect the nation toward greater use of clean energy. Concessions to rural areas remove obstacle facing climate bill heading for House voteWASHINGTON — An agreement on a string of demands sought by farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill that for the first time would limit the pollution linked to global warming and redirect the nation toward greater use of clean energy. Deal sends bill to slow global warming to House floor for first time; key Dems predict passageWASHINGTON — Key Democrats reached a deal Tuesday that its supporters hope will lead to House passage of the biggest environmental bill in decades, one aimed at slowing the gradual, destructive heating of the planet. New government council will help auto workers transition to new manufacturing jobs, Biden saysPERRYSBURG, Ohio — A new government council will help auto industry workers transition to new manufacturing opportunities, including jobs in alternative energy, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Senate panel advances energy bill requiring greater use of renewable energyWASHINGTON — Legislation that would require greater use of renewable energy, make it easier to build power lines and allow oil and gas drilling near the Florida coastline advanced Wednesday in the Senate. Savings for dismantling nuclear plants are falling short, raising future risksVERNON, Vt. — The companies that own almost half the nation’s nuclear reactors are not setting aside enough money to dismantle them, and many may sit idle for decades and pose safety and security risks as a result, an Associated Press investigation has found. AP IMPACT: Savings for dismantling nuclear plants are falling short, raising future risksVERNON, Vt. — The companies that own almost half the nation’s nuclear reactors are not setting aside enough money to dismantle them, and many may sit idle for decades and pose safety and security risks as a result, an Associated Press investigation has found. GOP blasts plan to limit climate-changing gases and calls for nuclear plants, oil drillingWASHINGTON — Republicans on Saturday slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers. Congress falls short of addressing goals set out by Obama for greater use of renewable energyWASHINGTON — Congress is all but abandoning President Barack Obama’s goal of producing fully one-quarter of the nation’s electricity from renewable sources — wind, solar and the like — by 2025, though a push for at least some increase is making headway. House Republicans unveil bill to boost energy production, counter Democrats’ proposalWASHINGTON — House Republicans are calling for a hundred new nuclear power plants to be built in the next two decades as part of legislation they say is a better alternative than one championed by Democrats. Senate committee adds oil drilling in eastern Gulf waters off Florida to broader energy billWASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday approved opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling, including an area rich with natural gas 10 miles off the Florida Panhandle. A 45-mile no-drilling buffer would be maintained off most of Florida’s coast. Governors warn that unfocused energy plan and costs could stifle growth in South and elsewhereBILOXI, Miss. — The price of electricity and fuel could rise sharply and economic growth could be stifled in the Southeast and elsewhere in the country under tax proposals being considered in Washington, several southern governors said Monday. Miss. governor warns that carbon and energy taxes could stifle growth in South and elsewhereBILOXI, Miss. — The price of electricity and fuel could rise sharply and economic growth could be stifled in the Southeast and elsewhere in the U.S. under tax proposals now pending in Washington, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday. ‘Smart grid’ is buzz of electric industry, Obama team; power system goes digitalWASHINGTON — Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. |
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