by Bill Scher | Jun 13, 2007 | Blog
Right now on the Senate floor, senators are debating dueling amendments from Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., on a possible "portfolio standard," which the Apollo Alliance describes as "setting the minimum amount of renewable energy that...
by Bill Scher | Jun 13, 2007 | Blog
Both the New York Times and Washington Post report today that there is a move to include in the Senate energy bill $10 billion of federal loans for liquid coal fuel, raising concerns that the bill will set us back in the fight against global warming. The Post...
by Bill Scher | Jun 13, 2007 | Blog
The Senate energy bill floor debate got off to a good start, as an Apollo Alliance-backed amendment sailed through on a voice vote, authorizing resources to train workers for high-skill, clean energy jobs. This was a major theme of the recent Apollo Summit. While...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 13, 2007 | Blog
There is more ammunition progressive leaders can use to push for a bold policy agenda in a new report by the Campaign for America's Future and Media Matters for America. That report says what we know instinctively but too many in Congress and in the political...
by Bill Scher | Jun 12, 2007 | Blog
Over at the Take Back America blog, we talk to Program Coordinator for the Media Consortium Tracy Van Slyke, who will addressing the conference about media reform. Click here to read that interview, and others in the TBA Interview series. Online registration for Take...
by Bill Scher | Jun 12, 2007 | Blog, Economy
The Senate energy bill floor debate got off to a good start, as an Apollo Alliance-backed amendment sailed through on a voice vote, authorizing resources to train workers for high-skill, clean energy jobs. This was a major theme of the recent Apollo Summit. While...
