tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-11:/political_notebook/275069 2012-11-11T03:01:21Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-24:/political_notebook_item/44137 2012-11-24T04:42:19Z I reccamend we oppose the Stop the war on coal act of 2012, It includes a stimpulation in which the gov. Can no longer regulate Greenhouse gas emissions. Not helpful to the Environment, tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-14:/political_notebook_item/43948 2012-11-14T18:03:15Z THE DIRTY WEATHER REPORT Help us change the world. Watch 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report, a live online broadcast with former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, beginning on November 14 at 8 p.m. EST and concluding on November 15 at 7 p.m. EST. tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-11:/political_notebook_item/43894 2012-11-11T04:08:07Z This resolution would acknowledge that climate change is happening; that human activities are a primary cause; and that climate change poses intolerable risks to the health, safety, and welfare of current and future generations of the United States. tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-11:/political_notebook_item/43893 2012-11-11T04:06:02Z Requires NASA to establish an official historical temperature data set, which all entities receiving federal funding to study climate change would be required to use. This interests me because it was introduced by a Republican, but seems to address climate science itself to eliminate the fudging of the data. Again, not enough analysis on it yet. tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-11:/political_notebook_item/43891 2012-11-11T04:02:12Z Establishes major subsidies to switch vehicles over from petroleum fuels to natural gas. Introduced by a Republican from Oklahoma, but opposed by many conservatives and Big Oil. I haven't been able to find much analysis of it (for example, what are the projected effects of these subsidies on actual petroleum consumption, and how much of an effect does the projected switch to natural gas have on global carbon emissions). tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-11:/political_notebook_item/43890 2012-11-11T03:59:27Z Nonpartisan think tank (offshoot of the Pew Center). This has been really invaluable for me. In particular it has a page tracking all the current bills addressing climate change, and a number of resources for learning more about the the issues, in all their complexity.