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E&E's analysis of the positions of the 100 senators on climate legislation, based on interviews with members.

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Senate and the Climate Chnage Bill...

The Senate plays a KEY role in the conclusion of the climate change bill 's passage. Several pro Climate Senators have gotten together to form committees that will encourage support for climate change legislation. I am earnestly awaiting the outcome of this controversial bill and am hoping that the Senate will use good judgement and pass the bill. Stay tuned for further developments.

ExxonMobil Invests $600 Million on Algae

Exxon Mobile, normally opposed to spearheading the research efforts on renewable energy methods recently invested 600 million on R&D for algae-based biofuels. Exxon Mobile is collaborating with the company "Synthetic Genomics" (http://www.syntheticgenomics.com/) and the research is likely to continue for a period of five - six years. This is exciting, and I look forward to learning about the new developments.

Sandbag - Real Action on Climate Change

http://www.sandbag.org.uk/

Sandbag, a climate campaign group argues for the reduction of carbon emission permits. Historically dirty producers have been given allowances as a result of lobbying agencies and pressure from companies. Sandbag argues against giving out these "free" or "hot air" allowances, and advocates for limiting the number of permits that are on the market. If we reduce the number of permits, we force polluters to come up with internal methods of reducing carbon emissions.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/jul/20/emissionstrading-carbon-emissions

G-8 Summit Updated on Climate Change

The G-8 Summit of the 8 most powerful leaders in the developed world met for three days to discuss a number of global items, and one in particular was climate change. Obama and others could not come to an agreement over reducing the amount of carbon emissions, and found themselves in a gridlock. Each country had their own agendas to deal with and struggled to agree on a standard goal in combating climate change.

Further, the unrest in China called for the Chinese leader to return home to attend the domestic concerns of his country, which made the possibility of further talks almost impossible. China is a huge player in this game and without their full participation, coming to a G-8 agreement will be put on hold.

US - Russia Nuclear Agreement

The US and Russian Administration both came to an agreement to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in their respective countries. This is a step in the right direction for Russia after their notorious military conflict with Georgia last year. Obama's future goal is to eliminate nuclear threat globally, and is particularly interested in reducing Iran and North Korea's nuclear weapons.