Topic: John Kerry
Senate climate bill to give free permits: sources
Reuters Environmental Online Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. power generating companies would get free pollution permits, at least initially, as part of a compromise climate change bill being written in the Senate that also would give the coal industry $10 billion to develop "clean" technology, sources said on Friday. Democratic Senator John Kerry is ...
Weyerhaeuser joins push for U.S. climate bill
Reuters Environmental Online Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weyerhaeuser Co, a timber developer and home builder, has joined the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a group of companies and moderate green groups pushing for a climate bill, the organization said. Weyerhaeuser's chief executive Dan Fulton said that forest fibers are one of the best resources ...
Deal nearing on Senate climate bill: lawmaker
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate is close to wrapping up talks ahead of introducing a compromise climate change bill, said a top Democratic lawmaker who discussed ideas with industry groups on Wednesday. "We're planning to button up our efforts somewhere I hope next week," Senator John Kerry told reporters after ...
US senator moves to protect whales
AFP Global Edition
US Senator John Kerry on Monday introduced a bill to protect whales, sending a message as nations debate a compromise that critics say would end a moratorium on commerical whaling. Kerry's bill, which is similar to a bill before the House of Representatives, would affirm US support for a ...
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