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House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation on Friday intended to address global warming and transform the way... the nation produces and uses energy. The vote was the first time either house of Congress had approved a bill meant to curb the heat-trapping ... (more) House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change
Climate Change Bill Narrowly Passes in House - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — The House passed legislation Friday to overhaul the nation's energy policy and curb global warming , handing... President Obama a landmark legislative victory on one of his top priorities. The bill (HR 2454) passed 219-212, with eight Republican "yes" ... (more) Climate Change Bill Narrowly Passes in House - Yahoo! News
Major provisions of House climate and energy bill - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — In an effort to curb global warming , the House is considering legislation that calls for:• Reducing... greenhouse gases by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050 through a cap-and-trade program that allows pollution permits to be ... (more) Major provisions of House climate and energy bill - ...
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DrumBeat: June 26, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future — ... week, the U.S. House of Representatives will have passed landmark global warming legislation. But you might not know it from the near unanimously bad reviews so many different interested parties are giving it. Groups as disparate as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Farm Bureau, the American Petroleum Institute and the National Association of Manufacturers have expressed either strong concerns or outright opposition to the bill. Handful of Democrats hold key to climate bill WASHINGTON – A handful of undecided ...

DrumBeat: June 26, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future — ... week, the U.S. House of Representatives will have passed landmark global warming legislation. But you might not know it from the near unanimously bad reviews so many different interested parties are giving it. Groups as disparate as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Farm Bureau, the American Petroleum Institute and the National Association of Manufacturers have expressed either strong concerns or outright opposition to the bill. Handful of Democrats hold key to climate bill WASHINGTON – A handful of undecided ...

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