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The US Senate's Very Own Climate Week

This week will be a busy one for climate action in the Senate--there's going to a be a full week of hearings in the Environment and Public Works Committee, with the likes of Energy Secretary Stephen Chu and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson weighing in on... Full Article at Treehugger

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  1. —Stephen Power contributed to this article. Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A4 WASHINGTON -- The Senate debate over climate legislation is set to begin in earnest this week, with a key panel holding hearings on legislation that would curb U.S. Full Article at EcoEarth News

  2. The Senate debate over climate legislation will begin this week, with a panel holding hearings on legislation that would curb U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions. The WonkLine: October 26, 2009 Wonk Room — ... Full Article at Beltway Blips

  3. Not much has happened since the House passed its climate bill in late June on a tight vote, but Senate Democrats hope to make progress on one of the administration’s highest priorities before global climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December. Full Article at The Hill

  4. Democrats in the US Senate will push climate change legislation that would grant, initially at no cost, pollution permits to an array of industries, similar to legislation passed by the House of Representatives last June. Full Article at TVNZ

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  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20:  Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) heads for a closed-door briefing with military officials in the Russell Senate Office Building November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. View taken on November 20, 2009 shows the US Senate and Capitol Dome where the Senate will be in session tonight and all day tomorrow on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20:  (L-R) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) hold a news conference about health care at the U.S. Captiol November 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (2nd-L), Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)(C), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (R) participate in a news conference on health care on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2009 in Washingto...
  6. US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Joe Lieberman (R) makes remarks during a full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' with Ranking member, Senator Susan Collins (L) on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Wa...
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18:  Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (R) speaks at a news conference with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) about a Senate investigation into the Fort Hood shootings November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18:  Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler speaks during a hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on Capitol Hill November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18:  (L-R) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and House Committee on Small Business Chair Naydia Vela...