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Senate Climate Bill

Written by Greg Russell | Oct 7, 2009 11:46:00 AM

Climate legislation was introduced into the Senate today by Senators Boxer (D-CA) and Kerry (D-MA), according to this article in the NYT.  It calls for a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020 and an 80% reduction by 2050 (using 2005 as a baseline).  Note - the terms "climate change" and "global warming" do not appear in the title ...

[Update:  The Fort Worth Business Press has an article finding that the Senate's climate legislation may help the natural gas industry.  (Moved up.)]