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Senators Sanders, Boxer propose legislation to institute GHG price on large stationary sources and remove support for fossil fuel industries
2013-02-15 11:30:10| Green Car Congress
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Sanders and Boxer introduce fee and dividend climate bill; greens tickled pink
2013-02-15 07:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) unveiled ambitious climate and energy legislation on Thursday. In our current sclerotic political environment, it has pretty much zero chance of passing in the Senate and negative chance of passing in the House. But many climate activists like it, and many climate deniers hate it, and the San Francisco Chronicle calls it "radical," so let`s find out what all the fuss is about. Here`s a quick summary of the Climate Protection Act of 2013...
Boxer pushes carbon tax to ease global warming
2013-02-15 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday put her political muscle behind a bill that would tax carbon and methane emissions linked to global warming and use the money for consumer rebates and to finance a raft of new clean-energy projects. The California Democrat, who heads the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is co-sponsoring legislation written by a fellow panel member, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. The bill faces little to no chance of passing and is sure to face fierce opposition from...
Boxer Introduces Bill to Curb Climate Change
2013-02-14 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KQED: President Obama this week urged Congress to act on climate change. Thursday, California Senator Barbara Boxer answered that call, with a new bill to curb carbon pollution. Senator Boxers bill would charge a fee for carbon emissions, starting at $20 a ton, and rising over the next decade. "The science is telling us that we cant waste any more time, and the weather is showing us that we cant waste any more time," Boxer said. The revenue generatedpotentially more than a trillion dollars--would...
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Sen. Boxer Alleges Deliberate Safety Violations at San Onofre
2013-02-07 05:56:14| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Sen. Barbara Boxer has accused Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of knowingly installing faulty steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, resulting in a leak that revealed widespread damage and has kept the plant offline for more than a year.
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