The Nicholas Institute this week released a modeling study of Cantwell and Snow’s CLEAR Act. Senior Research Economist Eric Williams compares results to the Energy Information Administration’s analysis of the Waxman-Markey climate bill that passed the... Full Article at Grist

Distributed generation for utilities is part of the mandate. Photo: Solar Dave via flickr. Now this is getting somewhere... Climate Progress reports that the Colorado House of Representatives has passed an increase in the state's renewable energy... Full Article at Treehugger

By a 36-30 vote, the legislators passed House Concurrent Resolution 1009, "Calling for balanced teaching of global warming in the public schools of South Dakota."In the report, the legislators cited long-overturned Full Article at Treehugger

SolveClimate has a more level-headed, newsy interpretation of events, but here's a more heated dissection of what I can only describe as an absurdist collective outburst:In addition to urging Full Article at Treehugger

Now, another attempt to halt the EPA from finally clamping down on the worst CO2 spewers has arisen--a bill has just been filed in the House of Representatives would do exactly that.Reuters reports that "two House committee chairmen have filed a bill... Full Article at Treehugger

DC in a tizzy over the NYT story, Graham tried to clarify his comments. First, there was this statement: The energy legislation that was passed by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is not strong enough to lead us to energy independence. ... Full Article at Grist

There is one person in the "Party of No" who has been saying "Yes" on climate and energy legislation--Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Graham has been working with Sens. Kerry and Lieberman on a climate bill but today he said something very troubl Full Article at Treehugger