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		<title>The Policy Buffet (Part 5): How the Oil Spill Killed the Climate Bill &#8212; and Why the Economy Didn&#8217;t Help, Either</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/20/the-policy-buffet-part-5-how-the-oil-spill-killed-the-climate-bill-and-why-the-economy-didnt-help-either/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="110" src="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Gulf-oil-spill-controlled-burn-150x110.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Gulf-oil-spill-controlled-burn" />The climate bill has come and gone. Just two months ago, it seemed as though the bill stood a fighting chance, given the buffet of options available to policymakers.]]></description>
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		<title>The Policy Buffet (Part 4): Eulogizing the Climate Bill that Wasn’t</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/18/the-policy-buffet-part-4-eulogizing-the-climate-bill-that-wasn%e2%80%99t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="110" src="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/earth-egg-is-burning-and-cracked-150x110.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="earth-egg-is-burning-and-cracked" />On July 22, just days before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared that the last decade was the warmest on record, the United States Senate abandoned its effort to put a price on carbon. Comprehensive climate and energy legislation was on life-support for weeks until Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) announced that [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/18/the-policy-buffet-part-4-eulogizing-the-climate-bill-that-wasn%e2%80%99t/">...</a>]]]></description>
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		<title>The Policy Buffet (Part 3): As Kerry-Lieberman Fades, a Fresh Start for Cap-and-Trade?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/12/the-policy-buffet-part-3-as-kerry-lieberman-fades-a-fresh-start-for-cap-and-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/12/the-policy-buffet-part-3-as-kerry-lieberman-fades-a-fresh-start-for-cap-and-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="110" src="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/800px-nesjavellirpowerplant_edit2-150x110.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="800px-nesjavellirpowerplant_edit2" />This is the third post in a series that covers the Senates current energy and climate proposals. The introductory post can be found here. The American Power Act (APA), co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn), has been seen by many as a paradigm for comprehensive energy and climate legislation. The bill [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/12/the-policy-buffet-part-3-as-kerry-lieberman-fades-a-fresh-start-for-cap-and-trade/">...</a>]]]></description>
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		<title>The Policy Buffet (Part 2): Understanding the American Power Act</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/the-policy-buffet-part-2-understanding-the-american-power-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second post in a series that covers the Senate’s current energy and climate proposals. The introductory post can be found here. Among the various climate and energy proposals floating through the Senate, the American Power Act (APA) has received the lion’s share of attention. The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass) and [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/the-policy-buffet-part-2-understanding-the-american-power-act/">...</a>]]]></description>
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		<title>The Policy Buffet (Part 1): Making Sense of the Senate’s Climate and Energy Proposals</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/21/the-policy-buffet-part-1-making-sense-of-the-senates-climate-and-energy-proposals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advocates for energy policy reform and legislative action on climate change have long anticipated their opportunity to effect change. This summer may be the turning point they have awaited. In recent weeks, energy and climate policy have taken over the political limelight. The devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has forced Americans to [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/21/the-policy-buffet-part-1-making-sense-of-the-senates-climate-and-energy-proposals/">...</a>]]]></description>
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