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Climate Chatter – May 10

climate chatter
by Bill Chameides
May 10, 2013

Fighting fire with fire or fire and brimstone? Members of Congress on the Bible and climate change.

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Climate Chatter … in the House

Subcommittee on Environment Hearing
by Bill Chameides
May 3, 2013

Some notable quotes from the House Subcommittee on Environment…

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Nuclear Power Taking Its Hits

by Bill Chameides
May 1, 2013

The safety of the United States' aging fleet of nuclear power plants questioned.

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House Hears About Climate

Testifying on Capitol Hill, April 25, 2013
by Bill Chameides
Apr 29, 2013

Is last week's hearing on climate the start of a thaw?

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Climate Change Chatter, April 12

Gina McCarthy
by Bill Chameides
Apr 12, 2013

At her Senate confirmation hearing yesterday, President Obama’s pick for EPA chief fielded questions ranging from the issue of climate change to her Internet use.

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Climate Change Chatter, April 5

by Bill Chameides
Apr 5, 2013

Clear signals about climate change appear in the science literature, but from the White House the signals seemed mixed.

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Keystone Pipeline: Environmental Impact Statement Revisited

by Bill Chameides
Apr 4, 2013

Officials at TransCanada insist that their proposed Keystone XL pipeline is environmentally safe. Current events suggest otherwise.

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Congress’s Affair With Ethanol: Love Gone Wrong?

Corn stover, an agricultural residue, is one feedstock being used to produce cellulosic ethanol. So far, the production of cellulosic ethanol has been far lower than federal mandates, which is creating some problems. (Pat Corkery / NREL)
by Bill Chameides
Mar 28, 2013

The ethanol mandate in gasoline is starting to sting.

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Climate Chatter: What’s All This Talk About a Carbon Tax?

Uncle Sam
by Bill Chameides
Mar 19, 2013

A prelude to something real or just so much hot air?

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Climate Change Chatter, Issue 6

Sally Jewell at Senate confirmation hearing. (Video of the full hearing at bottom of post.)
by Bill Chameides
Mar 8, 2013

A continuing series on what folks in the public sphere have said about climate change mostly over the past week. [...]

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