# From the blogosphere: the latest on the climate bill

*Published:* 2010-07-22
*Author:* Rebecca Rasch

Not surprisingly, a number of blogs today talked about [Senator Reid’s (D–Nev.) statement](http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/110323-reid-to-advance-limited-oil-spill-and-energy-bill-delaying-climate-action) that he’ll move forward with a somewhat scaled-back energy bill. The legislation is slated to include a response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and energy efficiency incentives, but omit a carbon cap or many of the broader climate change measures that were part of the House version of the bill. For the state of play, [CleanTechies includes](http://blog.cleantechies.com/2010/07/22/factbox-influential-senate-energy-legislation) a helpful bulleted list of “highlights of legislation introduced in the Senate that may contribute language to the final package.”

*[The Vine questions](http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-vine/76483/reid-splits-spill-response-the-energy-bill-wise)* the political strategy of splitting a response to the oil spill from a broader energy and climate bill while acknowledging that an oil spill response is far more likely to receive the bipartisan support necessary for passage. [Post Partisan regrets](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/07/why_the_senate_is_shafting_cli.html) that the Senate is passing on what it calls “the most efficient policy available – placing a price on carbon.” On Firedoglake, [David Dayen says](http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/07/21/if-climate-bill-stalls-oil-disaster-response-gets-sidelines-too/) the oil spill response must move, irrespective of the fate of the larger climate and energy bill.