Archive - Jun 19, 2009

As leadership integrates input from committee chairs, vote counts mount, but we still do not have certainty that there will definitely be a House floor vote on the Waxman-Markey bill next week. We'll know one way or another early next week. In the meantime, we're continuing to build momentum for a stronger bill with 1Sky rallies taking place at Congressional offices around the country taking place today; more than 900 people nationwide signed up and we have phone banked and confirmed at least 154 actions in 83 Congressional districts, 33 of which are swing districts.

This week all eyes have been focused on the upcoming House vote on the clean energy and climate bill and, as is to be expected, there were a sizeable number of news-worthy happenings.

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released a new report, "Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States," which

focuses on climate change impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health. It’s also a report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making at all levels.