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Even a Democratic Landslide in 2020 Won’t Guarantee Major Climate Action
Democratic presidential candidates are jousting over who best can save the planet. But even if one of them wins the White House, the Senate would threaten to scuttle any action to ease the effects of climate change. If Democrats…
The Energy 202: Bernie Sanders announces a $16.3 trillion Green New Deal
Bernie Sanders released a comprehensive plan to address a “climate crisis” on par with the threat America faced during the Second World War, vowing to declare the global buildup of planet-warming gases a national emergency…
Daily on Energy: Trump’s visit to petrochemical plant shows a Democratic ‘blind spot’ on fossil fuels
President Trump is touring a petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon to tout booming U.S. energy production and its ties to the economy of a swing state whose Democratic leadership is more embracing…
Climate Change: Are we too late?
Europe has been experiencing record breaking heat waves; there are unheard of wildfires in the Arctic region; glacier melts are flooding out entire villages in Greenland; and it’s official: the World Meteorological Organization declared…
The Energy 202: Key House Democrats propose eliminating climate-warming emissions by 2050
Key House Democrats are proposing a 2050 deadline to eliminate the country’s climate-warming emissions — a goal more ambitious than seen in past proposals from Democratic leadership in Congress but one that still falls short of…
House Democrats Unveil Climate Goal Short of Ocasio-Cortez’s
Democrats in the House unveiled a target to stave off climate change Tuesday, one that is a far cry from the controversial Green New Deal being championed by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other…
Daily on Energy: Biden looks to farmland to cut emissions
Presidential candidate Joe Biden released a “plan for rural America” Tuesday that devotes considerable attention to combating carbon emissions from the agriculture sector, encouraging farmers to participate in the fight against…
Trump the Environmentalist?
With swing states worried about climate change and toxic algae, the White House is talking green—while still working to strip away environmental protections…
Climate hawks fear Tom Steyer’s presidential run could backfire
Environmentalists are not enthusiastic about California billionaire Tom Steyer’s late entrance into the presidential race and worry his campaign could backfire. “Eh. There’s no clamor for him to run,” said R.L. Miller, founder of the…
Ahead of 2020, Democrats See Climate ‘Crisis’ Where Republicans See ‘Problem’
Tropical Storm Barry has developed in the Gulf of Mexico with the possibility of upgrading to a hurricane, and wildfires have impacted 855,000 acres in Alaska alone this year so far. Amid these events, there is still an intense…
Trump’s energy talk: Here’s what it means
President Trump attempted to flip the script of critics yesterday, casting himself as an environmental advocate and supporter of renewable energy. But he also provided more ammunition to opponents who say his record doesn’t…
Kamala Harris risks scorn of enviros for failing to craft climate plan
Despite having endorsed the Green New Deal, some activists say Democratic 2020 candidate Kamala Harris risks blunting her rise in the polls after a strong performance in the first Democratic debate if she doesn’t soon propose…
As G-20 reaffirms fight against climate change, Trump again stands apart
OSAKA, Japan — Leaders from the Group of 20 nations renewed their vow to take action to curb climate change on Saturday, as the United States once again stood apart and at odds with the rest of the world. President Trump…
Biden Joins Other Democrats in Refusing to Take Money From Fossil-Fuel Industry
Before joining rival Democrats on a debate stage this week, Joe Biden joined the crowded field in another capacity: swearing off donations from the fossil fuel industry. The former vice president announced Thursday that he had…
Jay Inslee is putting climate on the 2020 agenda
Jay Inslee is succeeding in raising the profile of climate change, if not in gaining traction in the Democratic presidential primary. Climate change has matched or overtaken healthcare and jobs in some polls as a top issue…
Why the Democratic Party doesn’t want a presidential debate about climate change
The climate crisis has rocketed up the polls and is now a top-tier issue for Democratic primary voters. A CNN survey this week found that three-quarters of Iowa Democratic caucus participants said that their candidate must…
Climate Changed: Democrats’ Climate Embrace Risks Swing Voters They Need in 2020
Democratic voters are using climate as a litmus test for 2020 candidates — who are proposing solutions that would have been viewed as politically unthinkable just four years ago. The candidates are outdoing one another with…
Biden manages not to offend centrists or climate hawks with ‘B-plus’ plan
Joe Biden managed to please both climate change hawks and centrists with his $5 trillion “clean energy revolution” plan introduced Tuesday. Biden assuaged fears from critics to his Left who predicted he’d be too moderate on…
The Energy 202: Democrats slammed Biden on climate change. But what would a ‘middle ground’ even look like?
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote there is “no ‘middle ground’ when it comes to climate policy.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) condemned politicians seeking “a middle-of-the-road approach to save our lives.” Both standard-bearers…
Biden’s 2020 Rivals Attack Him From the Left on Climate Change
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s 2020 rivals and a group of progressive environmental organizations are attacking him as being weak on climate change, a sign of the central role global warming is shaping up to play…
FERC kills anti-net metering plan as PURPA fight rages
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made two decisions yesterday that affect renewable energy, prompting starkly opposing reactions from wind and solar supporters. In a unanimous vote, FERC rejected a contentious petition…
Biden amps up plans for climate, clean energy
Joe Biden is significantly escalating his climate change agenda with a new $2 trillion infrastructure and clean energy plan that would get fossil fuels entirely out of the nation’s electricity supply in less than 15 years. In the most substantial…
Biden aims for ‘sweet spot’ with upgraded $2 trillion clean energy plan
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden outlined his much-anticipated upgraded clean energy agenda on Tuesday, seeming to reach for a political “sweet spot” by proposing to eliminate carbon emissions from power plants by 2035…
Biden promises $2tn green energy and infrastructure plan
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Alabama Votes for Tommy Tuberville, and Democrats Name a Challenger in Maine
Jeff Sessions spent his final days on the campaign trail reiterating his support for President Trump’s agenda, reminding voters of his efforts to curb illegal immigration while attorney general and emphasizing how, as a senator…
Democrats drive toward 100% clean cars by 2035
[E&E subscription required to read this article.] House Democrats want to zero out emissions from all new cars by 2035 — an enormous boon for the climate if the long-term goal is achieved and a significant statement in today’s…
House Democrats unveil ambitious climate package, steering toward a net-zero economy by 2050
The nation’s automakers would manufacture only electric cars. Utilities would have to stop producing pollution linked to climate change. And the federal government would double its investment in mass transit. All this and more was…
HOUSE: Democrats’ green infrastructure bill faces perilous road
[E&E subscription required to read article.] House Democrats today will formally introduce a nearly $500 billion green transportation bill — a big step toward advancing a climate-friendly infrastructure package that advocates have…
Biden Names Ocasio-Cortez, Kerry to Lead His Climate Task Force, Bridging Democrats’ Divide
With the climate task force that Joe Biden named Wednesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is making a clear bid to bridge the divides in his own party that threaten his candidacy and the long-term fight for action on…
Donald Trump took credit for US oil independence. How will coronavirus change that?
“Make America Great Again”. It was the slogan, slapped across T-shirts and baseball caps, that propelled Donald Trump to the White House. A protectionist platform promising to rip up global trade pacts, reduce the country’s…
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