by Marlo Lewis
November 05, 2009 @ 6:34 pm
In recent testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, energy secretary Steven Chu makes a convoluted case for S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, a.k.a. the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill.
Chu argues roughly as follows. Global investment in wind turbines and solar panels could reach $3.6 trillion by 2030. China is investing heavily. If we don’t ramp up our investment in “clean tech” products, we’ll be left behind, become increasingly dependent on foreign producers, and China will eat our…
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by Hans Bader
October 29, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
The Obama administration and congressional allies like Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) are seeking to silence government lawyers who point out their mistakes and misinterpretations of the law:
“A month ago, the Law Library of Congress reviewed the removal of Manuel Zelaya from his post as President of Honduras, an act that the Obama administration called a ‘coup’ and demanded reversed for its illegality. To the embarrassment of the White House and State Department, the Congressional body determined that Honduras acted lawfully in removing…
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by Marlo Lewis
October 23, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
Next week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold three hearings on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,” also known as Kerry-Boxer after its co-sponsors Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Kerry-Boxer is the Senate companion bill to H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), also known as Waxman-Markey after its co-sponsors Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA).
Part A of Title VII of Kerry-Boxer sets forth the emission reduction targets…
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by Marlo Lewis
October 15, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
Updated 10/16/09
Over the weekend, Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) co-authored an oped in the New York Times titled, “Yes We Can (Pass Climate Change Legislation).”
On Tuesday, my colleague Myron Ebell responded with “Yes We Can (Raise Your Energy Prices and Send Jobs Abroad).”
On Wednesday, the Washington Examiner scorned “Lindsay Graham’s costly collegiality.”
Thursday, on MasterResource.Org, the free-market energy blog, I posted “Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Me-Too Kyotoism (will he snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?)”
In the Washington Examiner, Mark Tapscott concludes that “Lindsey…
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