Posts Tagged ‘energy prices’

Australia needs carbon trading to fight climate change: study

By admin • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Environmental Policy, Global Warming, Life

A major climate change report for Australia’s government on Friday recommended the rapid introduction of an emissions trading scheme to curb greenhouse gases and warned that delay could be disastrous.”Without early and strong action, some time before 2020 we will realise we’ve indelibly surrendered to forces that have moved beyond our control,” said the report’s […]


Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Senate Bills to Cut Energy Costs

By admin • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Conferences & Events, Energy, Environmental Policy, Featured, Global Warming, Sustainable Resources

U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement following the Senate’s votes on the Consumer First Energy Act (S. 3044) and the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act (H.R. 6049). Both measures were blocked today.”Today, Senate Republicans turned a blind eye to the plight of America’s working families and our nation’s worsening dependence on […]