Six senators back mandatory greenhouse gas cuts

onJan 15, 2007 @ 10:05 PST

And the coal industry rushes 150 new plants into construction. Story from the Washington Post.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six U.S. senators, including potential 2008 presidential contenders from both major parties, unveiled legislation on Friday that would force power plants and industry to curb heat-trapping greenhouse gases, seeking to cut emissions to one-third of 2000 levels by 2050. Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican and possible 2008 presidential contender, introduced a new version of the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act, which he has pursued since 2003 with Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent

By Ross Gelbspan

Analysis

Industry Pushes Back on UK Ad Bans

ByEllen Ormesher

onFeb 11, 2026 @ 03:22 PST

As calls grow for the government to ban fossil fuel advertising, Lord Vaizey warns against stricter regulation.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Advertising & PR Industry

Trump Accused of Trying to ‘Divide and Destabilise’ Europe Through New MAGA Fund

ByAdam Barnett, Clare Carlile and Sam Bright

onFeb 10, 2026 @ 06:25 PST

UK and EU leaders have been called upon to “reject” MAGA’s “foreign interference”.

Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda, Defending Democracy from Dirty Money

Series: MAGA, Defending-UK-Democracy

us/Trump’s EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act to Prop up Coal Power

ByJoe Fassler

onFeb 9, 2026 @ 12:58 PST

The Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado’s entire haze reduction plan, in what critics called ‘illegal’ and a possible warning to other states not to close fossil fuel plants.