Featuring:
Fred Krupp, President
Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign

Getting Climate through the Senate

Following our victory in June, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark American Clean Energy and Security Act, we are now fully engaged in the push to reach sixty votes in the Senate.  We’re up against opponents who are tougher, more partisan, and better funded than ever.

With that in mind, Environmental Defense Fund partnered with others to create Clean Energy Works, an unprecedented coalition of more than 60 environmental, civil rights, faith, labor, and veterans organizations working together to pass climate legislation.

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Featuring:
Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign

With your help, we passed climate legislation through the House. Just one more hurdle in the Senate and the bill will be on the President's desk. But it's a steep hurdle.

We are up against formidable forces: industry opponents who already have hundreds of millions of dollars in the bank; an economy that makes everyone anxious and pushes the environment down the agenda; and right-wing media demagogues who are using climate legislation to gin up ugly populist anger.

We must win this fight. We have a window of opportunity, but the window will not stay open much longer. That is why the environmental community has agreed to come together in an unprecedented effort, reorganizing and mobilizing ourselves into one streamlined, turbo-charged campaign with only one goal: to get climate legislation passed.

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President-elect Obama is committed to taking action on Climate Change, but there are many competing priorities on the agenda. It will be a heavy lift, but at Environmental Defense Fund, we see an opportunity of a lifetime to address global warming in ways that will benefit the environment AND the economy.

Date: Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m. EST

Featuring:
Fred Krupp, President
Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign

Key committee members voted to report the Climate Security Act to the Senate floor — a big step forward in tackling global warming. President Fred Krupp and Climate Campaign Chairman Steve Cochran discuss the latest developments.

The call was held on Monday, December 10, 2007 at 1:30 PM Eastern.

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• Fred Krupp, President
• Steve Cochran, Director of Strategic Communications

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• Overview of Climate Security Act from our Climate 411 blog
• Comparison chart of all climate bills in the 110th Congress

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This is the second in the series of weekly teleconference calls with Fred Krupp and key program staff on the rapid movement of meaningful national legislation on global warming. The call was held on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 1:30 PM Eastern.

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• Fred Krupp, President
• Elizabeth Thompson, Legislative Director

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• Podcast of our first call of Lieberman-Warner updates
• Overview of Climate Security Act from our Climate 411 blog
• Comparison chart of all climate bills in the 110th Congress

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The Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) has scheduled Dec. 5 as the date for the "mark-up" and vote on America's Climate Security Act, so the next three weeks mark a critical juncture in our nation's march to enacting meaningful climate legislation.

This is the first in a series of weekly teleconference updates focusing on our efforts to make sure there are sufficient votes to report this bill to the full Senate. Of unique interest on this call is an update on Fred Krupp's testimony on November 15—the date of the committee's last hearing before the "mark up" and vote.

The call was held on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM Eastern.

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• Fred Krupp, President
• Steve Cochran, Director of Strategic Communications

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• Overview of Climate Security Act from our Climate 411 blog
• Comparison chart of all climate bills in the 110th Congress

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Going Global on Climate Change

The recently introduced Climate Security Act changes the dynamics of America’s role in worldwide global warming negotiations. Our National Climate Campaign Director Steve Cochran filled us in on the breaking news on the bill, which is in Congressional hearings right now. The bill, introduced by Senators Lieberman (ID-CT) and Warner (R-VA), is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by 18% by 2020, using the cap-and-trade market mechanisms we have been advocating.

Fred Krupp led the discussion on how these latest developments in Washington fit into Environmental Defense plans for the upcoming Bali meeting on the next international global warming agreement (post-2012 when the Kyoto Protocol expires.) International Counsel Annie Petsonk and International Program Co-Director Steve Schwartzman shared those strategies and responded to questions from the audience.

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• Fred Krupp, President
• Steve Cochran, Director of Strategic Communications
• Annie Petsonk, International Counsel
• Steve Schwartzman, Co-Director, International Program

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• Our international climate work

If you care about land conservation, clean energy and food, you should care about the Farm Bill. This summer, Congress votes to reauthorize the Farm Bill. Environmental Defense is leading a politically diverse coalition to ensure that vast Farm Bill subsidy and conservation programs are dramatically restructured.

Listen now to hear more about our fresh ideas for farm and food policy.

Featuring

• Fred Krupp, President
• Robert Bonnie, Co-Director, Land, Water & Wildlife Program
• Scott Faber, Farm Policy Campaign Director

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Just 22 congressional districts collected half of all farm spending between 1995 and 2005, and less than 40% of farmers are eligible for traditional farm subsidies.

• Details on the agriculture bills currently in Congress
• Environmental Defense's dozen fresh ideas for farm and food policy
• Our ad campaign introduces America to eight farmers who are everyday environmental heroes

The Plan for a Sustainable New York City

On Earth Day, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious and innovative environmental vision for the future of New York City. In this call, we'll discuss our partnership with the Mayor to take bold action on the environment.

Featuring:

• Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense President
• Dan Doctoroff, New York City Deputy Mayor
• Andy Darrell, Director of Environmental Defense's Living Cities Program

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In this March 7, 2007 call, Fred Krupp, Jim Marston and others discuss what happened behind the scenes to make the TXU buyout happen.

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