# Climate highlights from the last few days

*Published:* 2010-06-17
*Author:* Rebecca Rasch

On *Grist*, Rep. Ed Markley shares his [thoughts of the BP spill and clean energy](http://www.grist.org/article/2010-06-15-waking-america-from-the-bp-nightmare/).

> “And finally, America must move to a safer clean energy future so that we don’t have to rely as much on oil to power our cars and our economy. The House has acted, passing the [Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy & Security Act](http://globalwarming.house.gov/files/ACES/). Every day we delay action, China moves ahead in wind technology. The Germans create more solar jobs. Worst of all, American consumers send half a billion dollars a day to OPEC and countries that wish us harm. In [overwhelming numbers](http://people-press.org/report/622/), the American people are ready to start working our way to a clean energy future. They want to wake up from BP’s oil spill nightmare to a future powered by clean, safe energy solutions.”

*E2* has Senator Lieberman advocating for Reid [to bring the climate bill to the Senate](http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/103347-lieberman-reid-should-bring-climate-bill-to-the-floor-regardless-of-vote-count) floor.

> “You bring your best ideas to the floor then let the senators debate and negotiate,” he said. “And that’s what we want to see happen on the Senate floor.”

*E2* also has [the summary of the new EPA analysis](http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/103271-epa-senate-climate-bill-would-cost-households-79-to-146-yearly) of the American Power Act.

> “A new EPA analysis of Senate climate change legislation estimates the plan would impose an average annual household cost of $79 to $146 over 40 years.”

*Climate Progress* [showcases the new Environmental Defense Fund video](http://climateprogress.org/2010/06/16/video-glee-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-bp-oil-disaster-images/) of Glee’s “[somewhere over the rainbow](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPjJPVdR4g&feature=player_embedded)” with oil disaster images.

On *Slate*, Michael Levi and Trevor Houser take a look at [how the climate bill will affect energy security](http://www.slate.com/id/2257021/).

> “We found that, according to the chamber’s own definition of energy security risk, the bill would help America, nearly across the board.”