S.3036 - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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06/11/08
Everyone wants a piece of the climate bill pie

Environment and Public Works Committee held the reigns on the cap-and-trade climate measure, culminating in last week's failed cloture vote on S. 3036 [PDF] ...

Source: Grist Magazine, WA
06/10/08
Global warming and the Republican filibuster

This past week the Senate debated S. 3036, a bill that would require the reduction of carbon emissions by 70 percent by mid-century. On June 6, 2008, ...

Source: Xenia Gazette, OH
06/09/08
Nightmare: Democrats Cap and Trade Bill, $9.00 a Gallon for Gas

The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036) is intended to address global warming by regulating carbon emissions into the atmosphere. ...

Source: National Ledger, AZ
06/08/08
Despite loss in Congress, global warming lobby gains momentum

Friday's defeat of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036) by the Senate is being painted by environmentalists as a step towards future ...

Source: Mongabay.com
06/03/08
Congress Should Reform Flawed Wage Determinations Before Expanding ...

by James Sherk Three sections of the Lieberman–Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036) would extend the reach of the Davis–Bacon Act into ...

Source: Heritage.org, DC
06/02/08
Investing in a Green Economy

The Climate Security Act, S. 3036, sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), and John Warner (R-VA), is the first comprehensive ...

Source: Center For American Progress, DC
06/02/08
Senate Begins Largely Symbolic Climate-Change Debate

By Alexis Madrigal June 02, 2008 | 7:12:36 PMCategories: Climate, Policy, Politics Today, the United States Senate began deliberation of a bill (S. 3036) to ...

Source: Wired News
05/28/08
Time to kick the oil habit

Floor debate over the Climate Security Act (S. 3036) will begin Monday, June 2. If opponents of meaningful action have their way, the debate will be nothing ...

Source: Grist Magazine, WA
06/29/08
Lieberman says McCain ready to lead

Joe Lieberman (I-CT) speaks at a news conference following votes on S. 3036, a global warming bill that would have required major reductions in greenhouse ...

Source: United Press International
06/23/08
The Haves and the Have-Nots (Of a Clue)

... aka the Cap and Trade Bill or the Lieberman-Warner-Boxer Bill (S.2191 and now S.3036), Senator Reid complained about “the nerve of Republicans to dare ...

Source: North Star Writers Group, MI
06/23/08
YOUR OPINION: Massachusetts lawmakers must step to the forefront ...

John Kerry voted to advance the Climate Security Act (S. 3036), unfortunately, by a vote of 48-36, the Senate fell short of the 60-vote threshold needed to ...

Source: The Patriot Ledger, MA
06/17/08
From the desk of Senator Kyl -

The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036) is intended to address global warming by regulating carbon emissions into the atmosphere. ...

Source: White Mountain Independent, AZ
06/13/08
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Renewable Fuels, S. Korea , Farm Bill

... legislation entitled America’s Climate Change Security Act (S. 3036) - which is also commonly referred to as the Lieberman-Warner Climate Change bill. ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com, KS
06/12/08
$9 a Gallon

The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036) is intended to address global warming by regulating carbon emissions into the atmosphere. ...

Source: Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ
06/11/08
WCS urges US to pursue climate change bill

Last week, debate on S.3036, the Climate Change Security Act, was blocked by lawmakers who argued that it was too costly for the US economy. ...

Source: Times of India, India
06/11/08
UT to get 'green' tech center

Brown is continuing to improve S.3036 for Ohio industries and strengthen international competitiveness provisions in the legislation while continuing to ...

Source: Fremont News Messenger, OH
06/11/08
Green Logistics: Senate tables global warming legislation

The legislation, S. 3036, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, was introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (a Connecticut independent), ...

Source: Logistics Management, MA
06/10/08
Global boiling

On Friday, 38 senators filibustered mandatory greenhouse-gas reduction legislation (S. 3036). This morning, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La. ...

Source: Grist Magazine, WA
06/10/08
(AMM) Flush with emissions victory, AISI tackles energy problem

The letter came days after the Lieberman-Warner bill (S.3036), which would have set up an emissions cap-and-trade system, was pulled from the Senate floor ...

Source: Metalbulletin.com (subscription), UK
06/10/08
ACC: Congress' climate debate can address acute energy challenges:

The US Senate has ended debate on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036). The American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued this statement. ...

Source: SmartBrief, DC
06/10/08
Lieberman-Warner cloture vote falls short; bill pulled

the Environment and Public Works Committee's ranking minority member, said S. 3036 was "one of the largest bills ever considered by this Congress and ...

Source: Oil & Gas Journal, TX
06/10/08
NAM welcomes defeat of climate change bill.

... move by Congress that will save US manufacturing jobs," as the US Senate voted (48-36) to defeat the cloture motion on the Boxer Substitute to S. 3036, ...

Source: ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release), NY
06/09/08
Up for Debate This Week: Amtrak, NASA, and Energy Policy

... 2007 Costs $102.58 per family http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1343.html S. 3036 The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Costs ...

Source: NewsBlaze, CA
06/09/08
Senate Drops Massive Global Warming Bill

In a 48 to 36 vote, the Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036) fell a dozen votes short of the needed number to end debate and begin considering amendments ...

Source: Christian Post
06/09/08
With US Debate on Climate Change Over, Boxer, Democrats Turn Focus ...

... reservations about the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 3036) in hopes of laying the groundwork for passage of the bill next year. ...

Source: Ecolog.com (subscription), Canada
06/09/08
Congress Fiddled With Warming While Earth Cooled

S.3036 ostensibly gambled on non-existent technology to accomplish essentially nothing at inescapably catastrophic costs. GOP failure to challenge the act's ...

Source: American Thinker, WA
06/08/08
USA. World Wildlife Fund statement on Senate Climate Bill

The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036) has failed to garner a 60 vote supermajority necessary to advance the legislation in the US Senate. ...

Source: BYM News (press release), Spain
06/08/08
Where are our state’s senators on climate bill?

It’s interesting to note that senators on both sides of the aisle support this climate change bill, thus proving that S. 3036 is a comprehensive answer to ...

Source: The Tennessean, TN
06/07/08
Climate Security Act Debate Sets the Stage for Next Congress

Today's vote by the Senate on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 3036) likely spells an end to efforts to pass major global warming legislation ...

Source: FOXBusiness
06/06/08
Corporations' Plea for Climate Legislation Falls on Deaf Ears

Eleven corporations issued an open letter to the Senate urging the passage of the Climate Security Act (S. 3036), stating that it "represents a real effort ...

Source: Huffington Post, NY

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