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The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Clean Energy Update
Welcome to the Clean Energy Update, your resource for news, facts and useful points on energy, environment, and climate issues. Congress is moving to pass historic clean energy jobs legislation that will retool the American economy, help consumers and businesses, and end our dependence on foreign oil.
6.23.09 • Focus: Organizations Expressing Support
News Stories & OpinionASSOCIATED PRESS: CBO climate bill won't be costlyThe Congressional Budget Office says the cost of a Democratic proposal to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases would be far lower than Republicans claim. STAR TRIBUNE: Interstate, international CO2 cap-and-trade system [Op-ed by Neal St. Anthony]In the absence of federal action during the Bush administration, the governors of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Manitoba premier signed the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord in 2007. THE NEW YORK TIMES GREEN INC.: Obama Urges Passage of Climate BillPresident Obama on Tuesday gave a full endorsement to energy and climate change legislation now pending before the House, calling it "extraordinarily important." REUTERS: Obama urges passage of "historic" climate change billObama said the "historic" climate change bill moving through the House would "transform the way we produce and use energy in America." POLITICO: Catholic group pushes climate legislation"Together we can create a healthier and more prosperous world," Sister Dillon, a prominent member of the Franciscan order, says, continuing in distinctly Catholic language. "For me it's not about partisan politics. It's about values and families, human dignity, and the common good." 
The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global WarmingThis is the web version of the Select Committee's Clean Energy Update email.
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