What Pending US Climate Change Legislation Could Mean To Industry

The long awaited climate change and energy policy bill just passed by the US House faces months of legislative debate & millions of dollars in lobbying efforts before it can become law. What will it all mean for the energy industry? Associate editor Lynnda Greene investigates.

The most ambitious energy and global warming legislation ever debated in Congress, the "American Clean Energy and Security Act" — which runs more than 930 pages, including 432 amendments added by Republican committee members — has met with mixed reactions from industry, business, consumer and environment groups. Yet despite major qualms on all . . .