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Bill Becker

Role : Executive Director

Organization : Presidential Climate Action Project

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At the Crossroads: Floods, Fires & Another Teachable Moment

posted by Bill Becker on March 4, 2011

Like the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the extreme weather events occurring worldwide offer a teachable moment on the need to address climate change. Here is the speech I would love to see President Obama give in a special session of Congress, perhaps on Earth Day next April 22, or sooner.

Issue(s): Climate Change , Tomorrow's Green Economy

Can We Win the Future Racing Uphill?

posted by Bill Becker on March 31, 2011

If we are looking for ways to chip away at the budget deficit, to keep America competitive and to use market-based mechanisms to build a clean energy economy, then subsidy reform should be near the top of the list.

Issue(s): Climate Change , Low Carbon Economy

Region(s): North America

Climate Bill: Principle Draws Interest

posted by Bill Becker on March 5, 2009

It appears that momentum may be building in Congress for another attempt to put a price on U.S. carbon emissions before the international community convenes in Copenhagen this December.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced last week that she hopes to have a cap-and-trade bill blessed by her committee by the end of the year.

Issue(s): Climate Change

Region(s): North America

Defending the Atmosphere, Part 1

posted by Bill Becker on June 20, 2011

Last February, three Republican leaders in Congress filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that when it comes to global climate change, judges and Justices should mind their own business.

Issue(s): Climate Change

Tag(s): Bill Becker , climate change , Congress , energy , Supreme Court

Defending the Atmosphere, Part 2

posted by Bill Becker on June 20, 2011

In response to a lawsuit that argues greenhouse gas emissions are a “public nuisance”, three of Congress’s most active opponents of responsible climate policy filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court last February. Rep. Fred Upton, Rep. Ed Whitfield and Sen. James Inhofe told the Justices it is inappropriate and unnecessary for courts to get involved in America’s climate policy.

Issue(s): Climate Change

Tag(s): Bill Becker , climate change , energy

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