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Newsletter Archives
October 27, 2009: $5.13 Billion and 54,000 Jobs for PA via Climate Change Action September 24, 2009: Climate Action Tracker Reveals U.S. States as Leaders on Climate September 8, 2009: Highlghts: State Energy and Climate Actions: Efficiency in the Built Environment August 26, 2009: Briefing Notice: State Energy and Climate Actions: Efficiency in the Built Environment August 11, 2009: New York Governor Paterson Sets a Target for GHG Emissions Reduction August 4, 2009: Michigan Climate Plan to Save $10 Billion July 16, 2009: Highlights from the Agriculture, Forestry and Waste Management Climate Policy Briefing July 9, 2009: The Economics of Climate Change Policy Book Release June 30, 2009: Waxman-Markey Climate Bill Summary: 1,201 pages in 1,502 words June 29, 2009: Briefing Notice: Agriculture, Forestry and Waste Climate Change Policies June 10, 2009: Breaking News: $38 Billion in Economic Benefits from Florida's Climate Plan June 3, 2009: Highlights from Briefing: State Lessons for Federal Climate Policy May 21, 2009: Florida Study Shows Major Job Gains Please see our noted corrections. |
Whitman & Peterson: Climate Bill Should Top the Congress’ To-Do List As Congress approaches the August recess, our economy, energy and environmental security needs still top the to-do list of the president and Congress. This summer the Center for Climate Strategies and the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition have outlined how Congress can put a national strategy in place that gets all three on the same page: by passing comprehensive national climate change and energy policy that reflects our best policy options for immediate action. New Climate and Energy Policies Could Create 2.5 Million Jobs, Hold Down Energy Costs July 22, 2010 -- New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the Federal level could generate as many as 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the U.S. while keeping energy costs down, according to a new report from the Center for Climate Strategies, published with Johns Hopkins University. Colorado legislature raises state RES, move seen creating jobs A coalition of stakeholders who worked on the Colorado Climate Panel's were critical to the new legislation’s passage. Since investor-owned utilities supply 60% of Colorado’s electricity, this implements most of the Panel recommendation (adopted by the Governor) on renewable energy standards (RES). Analysis Says Energy Bill would Boost GDP, Jobs The Clean Energy Jobs Act, recently introduced in the Wisconsin legislature, can create jobs and improve the state's economy according to a recent Center for Climate Strategies study. more news |
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