{"id":305,"date":"2007-12-07T14:34:06","date_gmt":"2007-12-07T18:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/12\/07\/energy_bill_house\/"},"modified":"2008-04-22T12:18:50","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T17:18:50","slug":"energy_bill_house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/12\/07\/energy_bill_house\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Energy Bill &#8211; Next Up: Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>This post is by <a href=\"http:\/\/environmentaldefense.org\/page.cfm?tagID=905\">Steve Cochran<\/a>, National Climate Campaign Director at Environmental Defense.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, with the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the House passed legislation that will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and promote energy efficiency. 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