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Category Archives: cap and trade
Failure to address climate change harms vulnerable populations
Last Thursday, U. S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced that he did not have the 60 votes necessary to pass major climate change legislation. This was very disappointing news for those working to pass comprehensive, equitable legislation to address climate change. It … Continue reading
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Tagged climate equity, climate-change, Congress
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U.S. Senate poised to consider climate change legislation
The Minnesota Budget Project has been closely following legislation to address climate change. Low-income populations will be disproportionately impacted if nothing is done about climate change, but these same households will also be impacted harder by price increases resulting from efforts … Continue reading
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Tagged cap and trade, climate-change, Congress, federal, senate
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An update on climate change policy
The Minnesota Budget Project has been following the climate change debate for some time. Low-income populations will be disproportionately impacted if nothing is done about climate change, but these same households will also be impacted harder by price increases resulting … Continue reading
Posted in cap and trade, Environment, Poverty
Tagged cap and dividend, cap and trade, climate-change, Congress, copenhagen
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Updates and opportunities to act on climate change
At the end of November, we blogged about how the Senate bill addressing climate change (the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act) fell short of delivering the funds needed for low-income consumer relief. Now we’re writing to Senators Klobuchar … Continue reading
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Senate climate bill falls short on funds for consumer relief
In early November, the Senate climate change bill (the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act) made its way through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Here at the Minnesota Budget Project, we asked Minnesotans to contact our own … Continue reading
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Tagged climate-change, Congress, consumer relief, low-income
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Senate releases bill to address climate change
Last week the U.S. Senate released their version of a bill to address climate change – the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The bill is an important step toward a cleaner, healthier and more economically vibrant place for all … Continue reading
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Tagged cap and trade, climate-change, federal, low-income, minnesota
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Convening on climate change provides opportunities to act
Last week, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits hosted a Convening on Climate Change to bring together a diverse range of nonprofits and other advocacy groups to talk about the impacts of climate change on low-income communities and people of color. This is an urgent … Continue reading
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Tagged cap and trade, climate-change, Environment, low-income
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Convening this Tuesday to address environmental, low-income and social justice issues
If you have an interest in environmental, low-income or social justice issues, there is an important conversation taking place this Tuesday that you should be part of. The Convening on Climate Change will provide a great deal of information about the many … Continue reading
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Tagged cap and trade, climate-change, consumder relief, green jobs, weatherization
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Important climate change legislation clears first hurdle in Congress
We’ve been talking about climate change legislation on our blog for some time. Now we are seeing real movement on this issue at the federal level. The American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) took a huge step forward … Continue reading
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Tagged cap and trade, climate-change, Congress, EITC, energy assistance, federal, greenhouse gases, LIHEAP, low-income
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Climate change and low-income communities
As some of you may realize, climate change policy is in motion at the federal level right now. The American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454, authored by Reps. Waxman and Markey) is currently being amended in the House … Continue reading
