by Bill Scher | Jun 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Historic Climate Rule Proposed EPA climate rule will create jobs and lower energy bills, says WH. The Hill: "'This proposed rule will, when implemented, save Americans on their electricity bill and significantly reduce the amount of carbon emissions into our air,'...
by Bill Scher | Jun 3, 2014 | Blog, Climate
I've argued both here and at Real Clear Politics that the EPA climate regulations announced Monday, while critical to the planet, are politically treacherous for Democrats, especially this November when several Democrat-held Senate seats in coal and oil states are up...
by Bill Scher | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Climate Day EPA to announce historic carbon cap regs this morning. NYT: "Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will outline the regulations, issued under the Clean Air Act, at the agency’s Washington headquarters at 10:30 a.m. The...
by Bill Scher | May 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
House GOP Rigging More Rules For Big Business House Ways and Means Committee clears another business tax break without offset. The Hill: "The House Ways and Means Committee cleared a permanent extension of the tax break, known as bonus depreciation, along with five...
by Bill Scher | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Climate
In December, House Speaker John Boehner famously slammed the Heritage Foundation and other groups that opposed his bipartisan budget agreement before it was announced, saying: "When groups come out and criticize an agreement they've never seen, you begin to wonder...
