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Climate Week En Review July 27, 2018
This week can be summed up In the words of Rep. Carlos Curbelo, "Every journey begins with a first step." This week's must read: A conservative case for a carbon tax by Brad Polumbo (Washington...
Lawmakers urge Mattis to acknowledge climate impacts
More than 40 lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis asking him to keep intact mentions of climate change in Department of Defense reports and also to ensure that strategic defense...
Spotlight on Market Choice Act, champion Curbelo
On Monday, for the first time in nearly ten years, GOP members introduced a climate solutions bill. Amid a rising sense of climate urgency and increasingly partisan rancor, Rep. Carlos Curbelo...
Curbelo details carbon tax bill
At a press conference at the National Press Club, Rep. Carlos Curbelo unveiled his long-awaited carbon tax bill. The Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kick-Start the Economy of the Twenty-first...
Murkowski preaches need for climate action
Delivering the keynote address at the ninth annual Energy, Environmental and Ocean Leaders Days, Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski, co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus and chairman of the...
Climate Week En Review July 20, 2018
What a busy week! We just couldn't get away from carbon tax news, the ups and the downs. And that's a good thing; we are pro transparent debate. With that said, let's get right to it (and not just...
House condemns carbon tax
The House of Representatives voted 229-180 to approve Rep. Steve Scalise's resolution condemning a carbon tax as "detrimental to the economy." The language of the resolution does not get into the...
Carbon tax bill coming…
Rep. Carlos Curbelo, known for his ardent push for climate action, including his co-founding of the House Climate Solutions Caucus, is introducing a carbon tax bill "in the near future." What we do...
Carbon taxes: good for economy, effective at reducing carbon
Designed the right way, a carbon tax can reduce emissions faster without hurting the economy, according to joint research underpinning four papers published today. The analyses were conducted by...
House to vote on anti-carbon tax resolution
On Thursday, the House of Representatives will vote on an anti-carbon tax resolution offered by Louisiana's Rep. Steve Scalise. The non-binding measure describes a carbon tax as "detrimental" to the...
Climate Week En Review July 13, 2018
Happy Friday the 13th. If I could set up music to automatically play for you as you read, I would choose this oldie but goodie to accompany a recent Harvard University report that found "heatwaves...