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One Committee Down for Senate Climate Bill, Five More to Go

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/11/2009

All seven Republicans in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee boycotted voting on the Senate climate bill, allowing the bill pass to pass 10-1 in the morning hours of Nov. 5.Sen. Max Baucus, (D-Mont.) was the lone “no” vote. Now, the bill must wind its way through five ot ...

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EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/11/2009

European industries including metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics will benefit from free carbon permits, starting in 2013, under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme.Operators in those industries complained that not having free pollution permits would make them uncompetitive with ...

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Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG emissions by 2012 from a 2002 baseline, according to the company’s 2009 Report on Global Citizenship (PDF).Xerox’s environmental sustainability ...

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U.S. Cap-and-Trade Creates Winners and Losers among Largest Emitters

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would emerge as financial winners, because they rely heavily on diversified, low-emission fl ...

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Despite Critics, Gore ‘Proud’ to Invest in Green Firms

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

Responding to criticism that his investments profited richly from the stimulus package, Al Gore defended himself Nov. 3.“I am proud to put my money where my mouth is for the past 30 years,” Gore said during an interview on ABC Morning News, reports UPI. He also appeared later that day ...

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