Obama to spend Earth Day in Iowa, touting energy bill at wind power companyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is going on the road to pitch his energy plan — as well as environmentally friendly jobs production — in a hard-hit Iowa town, while administration officials make a similar push back in Washington. Obama spends Earth Day in Iowa, touting energy bill at wind power companyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is going on the road to pitch his energy plan — as well as environmentally friendly jobs production — in a hard-hit Iowa town, while administration officials make a similar push back in Washington. Pelosi vows to pass legislation addressing climate change this year as House begins hearingsWASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’s determined to pass legislation addressing climate change this year. Republicans call for more time on climate bill as House launches days of hearingsWASHINGTON — As Congress begins to debate climate change in earnest, the science is taking a back seat to economics: How much will it cost to slow the earth’s warming because of man-made pollution — and what’s the cost of doing nothing? China plans to build 20 dams along Yangtze to harness river’s hydropowerBEIJING — China plans to build more than 20 dams along the country’s longest river by 2020 as part of a plan to further develop the Yangtze River’s hydropower, an official said Tuesday. |