The Senate held a cloture vote this morning to bring to a close debate on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, a vote that would have allowed the amendment process to begin. After four days of conversation & delays, the bill died, failing to reach the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture by a vote of 48-36. Unable to move forward, Democratic leadership yanked the bill from the floor.
Barbara Boxer
An inhospitable climate: Climate Security Act dies
(via gristmill.grist.org)
Submitted by jcs44 on Thu, 2008-06-12 00:24. | Tags: politics | Barbara Boxer | Joe Lieberman | Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act | Senate
Wilderness 4All
(via www.thecomputersmith.com)
A site devoted to promoting and protecting wilderness areas in California, especially southern Cal. Also includes info on such threats as the Sunrise Powerlink and Blackwater USA's proposed training facility (recently defeated).
Submitted by LarryHogue on Mon, 2008-04-14 18:06. | Tags: take action | Barbara Boxer | California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act | conservation | outdoors | public lands | Sunrise Powerlink | wilderness
EPA ignored its own scientists in turning down California's request for lower CO2 emissions
(via greenchemistry.wordpress.com)
The political nature of the EPA shows up again: top officials ignore their own sceintific experts, according to Senator Barbara Boxer (reported by Bloomberg News and the New York Times)
Submitted by chemrat on Fri, 2008-01-25 21:37. | Tags: take action | Barbara Boxer | California | CO2 | CO2 emissions cars | EPA
