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Airlines pile pressure on EU to scrap carbon taxupdated: Tue Sep 27 2011 10:24:00

Airlines have warned the European Union risks sparking an international trade war if it insists on imposing a carbon tax on carriers flying into its air space.

CNNMoney: Does a healthy environment harm jobs?updated: Thu Sep 08 2011 17:46:00

Despite easing off on one particular clean air regulation last week, there's every indication President Obama plans on tightening a half-dozen other environmental rules in the months ahead.

CNNMoney: Obama backs off tough clean air regulationupdated: Fri Sep 02 2011 15:49:00

After weeks of Republican attacks on the Obama administration's tightening of environmental regulations, the president said Friday he would halt a planned increase in clean air standards.

EPA proposes new mercury standards for power plantsupdated: Wed Mar 23 2011 10:12:00

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new national guidelines on Wednesday for mercury and air toxics released from power plants.

CNNMoney: Chicago Climate Exchange to shut down emissions tradingupdated: Wed Nov 17 2010 14:32:00

The Chicago Climate Exchange, a pilot program for the trading of greenhouse gases in the U.S., is shutting down for lack of legislative interest.

Obama plans talks with party leadersupdated: Fri Nov 05 2010 09:15:00

President Obama asks Congressional leaders to attend substantive talks about moving the country forward.

Election result ends talk of further sweeping reformsupdated: Fri Nov 05 2010 09:15:00

One wish of many Republicans and conservative voters seems certain to come true in the aftermath of the midterm congressional elections. There won't be any more sweeping reform legislation like the 2,000-plus page health care bill for a while.

Fortune: Does the EPA have the tools to regulate fracking?updated: Fri Oct 01 2010 14:52:00

(This article is part of Fortune's series on fracking .)

Fortune: EPA's Jackson: The new face of tough regulationupdated: Wed Sep 29 2010 11:56:00

The Environmental Protection Agency has only recently had a face. That face has taken the form of Lisa Jackson -- the first African-American EPA administrator, appointed by Barack Obama in 2009. The landmark appointment caused a media stir, not for her race, but for the clean break with the recent past EPA administrators that her appointment represented.

Fortune: Guess who wants a carbon tax?updated: Wed Sep 01 2010 05:06:00

If Republican leaders were serious -- and gutsy -- about using the Gulf oil spill as an opportunity to put the nation on a sane energy course, they'd pull out a little-noticed bill sponsored by Arizona's Jeff Flake and South Carolina's Bob Inglis and plop it atop their 2010 campaign book.

Sources say White House meeting on Senate energy bill postponedupdated: Tue Jun 22 2010 19:52:00

President Barack Obama called Tuesday for the Senate to "stand up and move forward" on the issue in the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster.

Lieberman: Energy reform 'has a chance'updated: Tue Jun 22 2010 19:52:00

Senator Joe Lieberman explains to CNN's Candy Crowley why comprehensive energy reform can happen in an election year.

White House to hold bipartisan talks with senators on energy reformupdated: Mon Jun 21 2010 10:29:00

In a strategy similar to the endgame on health care reform, President Barack Obama will convene top senators from both parties at the White House on Wednesday to try to reach a deal on an energy reform bill.

CNNMoney: Climate change's Hail Maryupdated: Wed Mar 17 2010 12:16:00

In the next couple of weeks, lawmakers are expected to unveil an unprecedented climate change proposal that may open up more areas for offshore drilling and cut emissions through a cap on greenhouse gases and a tax on gasoline.

CNNMoney: Obama's climate change policeupdated: Tue Feb 02 2010 16:26:00

The Copenhagen climate talks went nowhere. The Senate's attempt to pass a global warming bill appears stuck. But that's doesn't mean greenhouse gas laws aren't coming.

CNNMoney: Fight global warming, get $1,100 a yearupdated: Wed Dec 30 2009 14:02:00

A new proposal to curb global warming could jump start stalled Senate greenhouse gas discussions and put an average of $1,100 a year back into the pockets of American consumers.

CNNMoney: How to fight global warming: Smart taxesupdated: Wed Dec 16 2009 14:24:00

With Copenhagen climate talks looking stalled and the Senate mired in complicated eco-wrangling, is there a simpler way to get the U.S. to reduce the carbon emissions that most scientists blame for global warming?

CNNMoney: Haggling over global warmingupdated: Fri Nov 13 2009 07:35:00

The success of a congressional effort to push through stymied climate change legislation remains far from a sure thing.

Fortune: The sustainability exec: DuPont's Linda Fisherupdated: Thu Nov 12 2009 09:20:00

Being chief sustainability officer of a giant chemical company is a big job, but not for all the reasons you may think. DuPont CSO Linda Fisher must work hard to minimize the company's environmental footprint, but even nonmanufacturing companies now realize that the challenge is greater than they had imagined.

Democrats push green energy agendaupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 15:22:00

Top Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.

Fortune: Will Obama bypass Congress on climate rules?updated: Fri Oct 09 2009 13:13:00

If Congress won't get the job done on climate change, President Obama has a way to do it himself. But is he strong-arming the legislative branch?

Fortune: Obama's stimulus killersupdated: Tue Jul 28 2009 11:24:00

Barack Obama promised universal health care and a mass conversion to green energy when he launched his presidential campaign. On that frigid February day in 2007, the economy was growing at a 2.8% clip. Obama stuck to the same promises a year later when he won Iowa, as the housing market was slumping into recession. And energy and health care were the twin pillars of his acceptance speech in Denver, 18 days before Lehman Brothers collapsed.

CNNMoney: House passes sweeping energy, climate billupdated: Fri Jun 26 2009 22:10:00

The House approved a sweeping energy and climate bill Friday which could for the first time usher in widespread government restrictions on greenhouse gases and help renewable energy become cost competitive with fossil fuels.

Carter pushes energy reform plan to Congressupdated: Tue May 12 2009 19:11:00

Former President Carter warned members of Congress on Tuesday that America's failure to achieve energy independence is threatening the country's national security, undermining its long-term potential for economic growth and contributing to global warming.

Carter on U.S. energyupdated: Tue May 12 2009 19:11:00

Former President Jimmy Carter testified on Capitol Hill about U.S. energy policy and the environment.

CNNMoney: Global warming vs. unemploymentupdated: Mon Mar 16 2009 11:53:00

Get ready for fireworks. As congressional Democrats begin drafting another bill regulating greenhouse gases, opponents are already saying it would cost millions of jobs amid the worst recession in decades.

CNNMoney: Obama budget boosts green spendingupdated: Thu Feb 26 2009 15:18:00

President Obama promised more money for conservation and renewable energy in his budget outline Wednesday, paid for in part by a mandatory cap on greenhouse gases.

CNNMoney: Does the country need a big gas tax?updated: Fri Jan 09 2009 16:03:00

To save the planet and move away from imported fuel, some say a big energy tax is the best way to go.

Trading the carbon marketupdated: Mon Jan 05 2009 10:49:00

Debate is rife in Australian political circles about whether carbon trading is the way forward for climate change abatement.

Your ask the expert: Carbon tradingupdated: Fri Oct 03 2008 03:19:00

You wanted to know more about carbon trading, and Abyd Karmali, Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Emissions at Merrill Lynch answered.

Time.com: Western Initiative Proposes Emissions-Trading Planupdated: Tue Sep 23 2008 15:00:00

Seven Western states and four Canadian provinces on Tuesday proposed a comprehensive program to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, manufacturers and vehicles

Time.com: A Green Crossroads for the Supreme Courtupdated: Tue Jul 15 2008 01:05:00

The Court affects environmental policy more than you may realize. And it may only be as green as our next President

Is carbon offsetting off kilter?updated: Mon Jul 14 2008 13:32:00

CNN previews this months Business Traveller's Environmental Special - Travelling with a conscience: Is carbon offsetting off kilter?

This month's show: travelling with a conscienceupdated: Mon Jul 14 2008 13:32:00

Off the back of CNN's Going Green week, this month Business Traveller will focus on the environment and travelling with a conscience.

CNNMoney: Congress vs. oil prices - round 2updated: Wed Jul 09 2008 14:45:00

Americans are screaming about gas prices, and Congress says it's listening.

Money Magazine: Putting a price tag on your pollutingupdated: Thu Jun 26 2008 10:03:00

I separate my paper and plastics. I take the train to work instead of driving, and I'm definitely going to buy a bunch of those screwy lightbulbs one of these weekends. And...well, when it comes to being green, I guess that's about it.

Climate change bill debatedupdated: Fri Jun 06 2008 17:02:00

The Senate takes up a bill that would cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Global warming bill faces stiff GOP oppositionupdated: Mon Jun 02 2008 20:18:00

The Senate on Monday voted to debate a Democratic-backed bill to dramatically cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Time.com: Trouble with Congress' Green Gambitupdated: Sun Jun 01 2008 23:05:00

Analysis: Senators Joseph Lieberman and John Warner's Climate Security Act is the U.S.'s most serious attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Is it destined for failure?

Fortune: Chances dim for climate-change legislationupdated: Fri May 30 2008 18:59:00

An influential coalition of Fortune 500 companies and environmental groups that was formed to support climate-change legislation has splintered over the Lieberman-Warner bill that is headed next week to the Senate floor.

McCain Ad: 'Better Way'updated: Tue May 13 2008 18:04:00

Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign released "Better Way" ad

McCain: Clean energy a 'national security issue'updated: Tue May 13 2008 18:04:00

Sen. John McCain took his weeklong environmental tour to Washington state Tuesday, addressing the need for reducing the nation's dependency on foreign oil and sparking investment in environmentally friendly technology.

Time.com: The Case for Government, Minus the Politicsupdated: Fri May 02 2008 16:00:00

The Dems may be greener, but the GOP are no slouches. (A Republican created the EPA, after all.) And that's what the Earth needs: good government, not politics

Are eco-mansions green?updated: Tue Apr 22 2008 11:58:00

Folks are paying a lot of green for eco-mansions. But do they really get green bragging rights? Miles O'Brien reports.

Time.com: How to Save the Planet and Make Money Doing Itupdated: Sun Apr 20 2008 19:00:00

The world's greatest green champion is no tree-hugger. He's an economist who's made lots of money off the cap and trade of pollutants -- which, incidentally, also cleans the air

Fortune: Carbon finance comes of ageupdated: Thu Apr 17 2008 04:39:00

If all goes according to plan, the business of buying and selling rights to pollute the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases - carbon trading, as it is known - will curb global warming and save the world. That is its only purpose. Along the way, a lot of people will get rich.

Time.com: Bush's Toothless Climate Plan updated: Wed Apr 16 2008 17:45:00

Viewpoint: President Bush's new strategy for saving the world from climate change is too little, too late

All About: Food and fossil fuelsupdated: Mon Mar 17 2008 04:42:00

Eating ethically is no easy task these days. One problem is deciding which ethic is more important. Keeping third-world farmers in fair trade jobs by purchasing their produce? Or assuaging your concerns over the environmental impact of getting that produce to your kitchen by shopping locally instead?

Food's carbon footprintupdated: Mon Mar 17 2008 04:42:00

Tim Lang, creator of the ''Food Miles'' concept, discusses the future of our food supply and what's at stake.

Time.com: EPA's New Ozone Limit: Not Enough? updated: Thu Mar 13 2008 19:00:00

The EPA tightened restrictions on ozone, but why is the new limit still higher than what science recommends? Critics say it comes down to politics and money

Time.com: U.S. Remains Cool to Warming Pactupdated: Tue Feb 26 2008 12:00:00

A White House acceptance of mandatory caps on carbon outputs is conditional on the unlikely prospect of India and China doing the same

True or False: Kyotoupdated: Mon Feb 18 2008 03:05:00

True or False: China, India and other developing countries are exempt from the Kyoto Protocol

Building a greener economyupdated: Mon Feb 11 2008 00:28:00

CNN's Helena Cavendish de Moura reports on efforts to use carbon credits to save Guyana's rainforest.

All About: Forests and carbon tradingupdated: Mon Feb 11 2008 00:28:00

Cutting down trees is pretty much one of the worst things you can do when it comes to climate change. Deforestation, by varying accounts, contributes anywhere from 20 percent to 30 percent of all carbon dioxide (C02) emissions -- around 1.6 billion tons.

Time.com: What Washington Can Learn from Montanaupdated: Mon Jan 14 2008 14:35:00

While the Bush Administration continues to drags its feet on climate change, Montana has figured out 54 economy-boosting ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Time.com: The Green Upside to $100-a-Barrel Oilupdated: Wed Jan 02 2008 19:00:00

Triple digits will further encourage investors to get deeper into alternative energy and cleaner fuels. But governments still have to encourage the transition

Time.com: EPA Petitioned on Airplane Emissionsupdated: Wed Dec 05 2007 08:00:00

A coalition of states and environmental groups is urging the federal government to curb global warming pollution from planes and other aircraft

Time.com: California's Christmas List: Clean Airupdated: Thu Nov 08 2007 18:00:00

Gov. Schwarzenegger wants to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. Only the US government stands in his way

CNN Student News Learning Activity: Climate Changeupdated: Thu Oct 18 2007 19:11:00

Students will learn about climate change and the role that greenhouse gases are thought to play in global warming.

FSB: How small business can slow global warmingupdated: Wed Oct 03 2007 06:58:00

Consider this: if all 19,700 members of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) reduced their energy consumption by just 10 percent, they would save approximately $193 million in energy costs and eliminate more than one million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.

CNNMoney: Florida sets tough new greenhouse gas limitsupdated: Tue Jul 10 2007 22:29:00

Florida, the fourth most-populous U.S. state, is expected to impose strict new air-pollution standards that aim to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050, according to draft regulations released Wednesday.

Time.com: What Live Earth Really Meantupdated: Tue Jul 10 2007 13:30:00

The global concert series was a target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprint

Time.com: The Next Move on Global Warmingupdated: Fri Jun 08 2007 07:35:00

George Bush again played roadblock-in-chief at the G8 summit. But he has a point: the G8 is largely irrelevant to making real progress on carbon emissions

Business 2.0: The race to save Mother Earth in 8 yearsupdated: Fri May 25 2007 08:59:00

Dr. Samuel Johnson said it best: nothing so concentrates the mind as the sight of the gallows. In other words, to get stuff done, we humans need a deadline.

CNNMoney: Bush wants EPA action on greenhouse gasesupdated: Mon May 14 2007 11:37:00

President Bush said Tuesday he is directing the Environmental Protection Agency, and the departments of energy, transportation and agriculture, to develop steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2008, but he failed to call for a specific increase in fuel efficiency standards.

CNNMoney: 6 ways to lower gas pricesupdated: Thu May 10 2007 11:06:00

In a free market economy, there are two basic ways to bring down the price of a product - increase supply or cut demand.

Kyoto: The next generationupdated: Tue May 08 2007 13:02:00

Troubled, flawed and shunned by the United States, the Kyoto Protocol remains to date the most comprehensive attempt by the international community to tackle, at a governmental level, one of the defining issues of our age: global warming and climate change.

CNNMoney: CEOs seek tough global-warming lawsupdated: Mon Jan 22 2007 11:23:00

Chief executives from such major corporations as General Electric and DuPont teamed up with environmental organizations Monday, urging U.S. lawmakers Monday to pass sweeping legislation that would ultimately cut greenhouse gas emissions.

CNNMoney: Global-warming laws: What may be aheadupdated: Wed Dec 06 2006 07:47:00

With the Democrats back in control of Congress next month, mandatory restrictions to combat global warming are again on the table.

CNNMoney: Duke Energy dukes it out in Supreme Courtupdated: Wed Nov 01 2006 16:10:00

A company operating coal-burning power plants was sharply critical of what it called "arbitrary" changes in government pollution-control rules over the past quarter century, in an important environmental case argued Wednesday before the Supreme Court.

Carbon market aims to slow global warmingupdated: Fri Oct 27 2006 15:42:00

Hot air is now for sale.

Fortune: Supreme Court tackles global warmingupdated: Wed Oct 25 2006 16:19:00

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take up the issue of climate change, some unusual alliances are forming - and corporate America finds itself on both sides of the debate.

CNNMoney: AIG exec: Carbon tax comingupdated: Thu Sep 21 2006 11:21:00

An executive at American International Group, one of the largest insurance firms in the world, said he believes a tax on carbon emissions, long opposed by the Bush administration and legislators on both sides of the political isle, is coming to the U.S.

Fortune: The not-so-friendly skies of Europeupdated: Thu May 25 2006 12:12:00

The European Union is moving ahead with a plan to cap the greenhouse-gas emissions of airlines - including U.S. carriers that fly to Europe - a move that could add billions of dollars in extra cost...

BA chief discusses flying, climateupdated: Wed Sep 14 2005 06:55:00

Every flight you take produces greenhouse gases, which can have a direct impact on climate change. Travel uses energy and this comes mainly from fossil fuels.

Seeking solutions to a cooler planetupdated: Fri Apr 15 2005 08:41:00

The answer to global warming may be blowing in the wind. It's probably also driving on four wheels and could be in your next tank of gas.

A truly global problemupdated: Fri Apr 08 2005 08:51:00

While the recent implementation of the Kyoto Protocol marked a key milestone, international accord on how best to address climate change remains elusive, as doomsday scientific forecasts clash with thorny political realities.

Greenhouse gas market to slow global warmingupdated: Fri Apr 08 2005 08:51:00

Hot air is now for sale.

Lung association ranks most polluted citiesupdated: Wed Apr 28 2004 21:32:00

Southern California tops the list of the nation's cities and counties most threatened by air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's annual report.

Church group slams Bush on Clean Air Actupdated: Thu Apr 22 2004 10:19:00

A national group of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air Act.

Justices rule for federal government in clean air caseupdated: Wed Jan 21 2004 16:53:00

Setting limits on states rights, the Supreme Court Wednesday gave the federal government the power to impose more expensive pollution controls than Alaska wanted regarding power generation at an Alaskan mine.

Fortune: Hog Wild for Pollution Trading Why environmental markets are becoming a very big deal.updated: Mon Sep 02 2002 00:01:00

"Two offers at 150."

Fortune: A Taxing Route to Oil Securityupdated: Mon Nov 12 2001 00:01:00

Now that we're all feeling queasy about being so reliant on Middle Eastern oil, what can we do about it? Answer: carbon tax.

Money Magazine: Life insurance savings; college scholarship services; car-seat recalls; last-minute gifts ONE WAY TO PROFIT FROM updated: Mon Dec 21 1992 00:01:00

Metals analysts say the new one-kilo Australian Koala (left), the largest legal tender platinum coin in the world, could be an attractive investment. Although platinum prices have been flat in rece...

Fortune: FIXING THE ECONOMY NEXT STEPS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Americans say they are willing to pay whatever it takes. But money is scarce. updated: Mon Oct 19 1992 00:01:00

TWENTY YEARS ago, the Potomac River was full of slime and muck, so polluted that not even kids dared swim in it -- and so embarrassing to Washington politicos that they agreed to spend $5 billion c...

Fortune: ELECTRIC UTILITIES LIGHT UPupdated: Mon Dec 17 1990 00:01:00

As weakening sales and earnings choke the cash flows of many companies investors count on for dividends, stocks that provide steady income may be scarce in the 1990s. But Charles Clough, Merrill Ly...

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