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UQ: Will Pass- Now KeyAnd now is key to pass reform- they just launched multiple campaigns and are spinning it Good June 30th (Chris- Staff editor, The Atlantic, http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/06/an-11-million-push-for-energy-reform/58978/ , 6-30-10) ET It would seem that if ever there was an opportune time to pass aggressive energy reform and climate change legislation--large Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, a major drilling catastrophe--it would be sometime between now and November, and yet significant doubts remain over whether it will happen. To try to push things over the edge, a liberal coalition is putting up $11 million for a multi-state ad campaign praising some senators and criticizing others. To put that in context, $11 million is enough to win a Senate race in some states, though not a competitive race in a big state with expensive media markets. the pro and con ads take markedly different approaches: in offering praise, the groups link energy reform to troops coming home from Iraq; in offering criticism, they compare senators who have received oil-company donations to oil-soaked wildlife in the gulf. The Service Employees International Union, VoteVets, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Sierra Club launched the campaign this morning with an initial $2 million buy. They're praising Democratic Sens. Claire McCaskill (MO) and Harry Reid (NV) and criticizing Republicans Richard Burr (NC) and Mike Johanns (NE) and Democrat Ben Nelson (NE). UQ: Will Pass- ObamaObama’s support will push energy reform through- lobbies warrant Broder July 2nd (John, New York Times White House Correspondent, New York Times, 7-2-10, http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/activists-beg-obama-to-step-up-climate-push/ ) ET A coalition of environmental organizations sent President Obama a letter on Friday pleading for him to intervene in the stalled Senate negotiations on climate and energy legislation. The groups, which have been largely supportive of the president’s energy policies, expressed concern that time was running out for any action on climate change this year. Only the president’s personal and persistent attention can break the stalemate, they say. “We strongly urge you to produce a bill, in conjunction with key senators, that responds to the catastrophe in the gulf, cuts oil use, and limits carbon pollution while maintaining current health and other key legal protections,” the environmental leaders state in their letter. “White House leadership is the only path we see to success, just as your direct leadership was critical in the passage of the recovery plan, health care reform and other administration successes.” Among the signatories are Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund; Maggie Fox, president of the Alliance for Climate Protection, the group started by former Vice President Al Gore; John Podesta, former White House chief of staff and president of the Center for American Progress; and Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The leaders who signed the letter have been among the most vocal advocates of comprehensive climate and energy legislation and a strong international agreement to limit emissions of climate-altering gases. They have grown increasingly frustrated in recent months with the lack of progress in the Senate and the reluctance of the White House to step forward with a plan of its own. Most have been reluctant to criticize Mr. Obama, but now appear to believe that if they do not push him, the moment will be lost. In a session with reporters on Thursday, Mr. Krupp praised the president’s public statements on the issue, the deal he brokered to reduce automobile emissions and his efforts to salvage the collapsing international climate talks in Copenhagen in December. And, energy reform will pass- obama pushes Connelly June 29th (Joel- Seattle Post intelligence, http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/212986.asp , Seattle Post Intelligence) ET We'll get energy legislation," Cantwell said in an interview with seattlepi.com. "The question is how comprehensive. Will it start to get us off our dependence on fossil fuels? Will it get us on an aggressive path to developing new energy resources and creating green jobs?" The session ended without answering these questions. A carefully worded White House "Readout" fessed up to disagreement on a key issue: Will polluters be made to pay for despoiling the environment and emitting greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change? "The president is confident we will be able to get something this year," the White House statement added. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, hinted at possible passage of a limited bill that would seek to lower pollution from power plants. "I do not support an economy-wide piece of legislation," Voinovich said in a statement. "As far as a cap-and-trade program for the electric power sector, I understand there is no consensus in the utility industry." A bevy of West Coast industries, from major utilities (Pacific Gas & Electric) to technology pace settlers (Microsoft) to the retail sector have called for legislation that would set America down a new energy path. But Republicans have seized on the cap-and-trade issue, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Tuesday said the only way to get a workable bill is "to take a national energy tax off the table." UQ- Will Pass- Oil SpillEnergy reform will pass- Republicans on board, Obama making a push Goldenberg 6/30 [Suzanne US environment correspondent 2010, The Guardian, Lexis] KLS "He was very strong about the need to put a price on carbon and make polluters pay," said senator Joe Lieberman. White House officials say the spill is a wake-up call for the urgency of breaking the US economy's dependence on fossil fuels, and had hoped to build momentum behind a cap-and-trade bill now before the Senate. Supporters of action on climate change had been pressing Obama to make a strong push for legislation. The oil disaster's ability to dictate events was underlined again when BP and the coast guard suspended oil skimming operations yesterday because of rough seas from tropical storm Alex. Senators at the much-anticipated meeting acknowledged there was political support only for modest reforms. Kerry told reporters he was prepared to scale back his proposals. Republican Senators, even those purportedly supporting energy reform, have been adamant in their opposition to putting an economy-wide price on carbon. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican at the meeting, told reporters such moves would be too costly for the average family. Obama pushing hard now- oil spill will be used as an excuse to pass energy reform PS June 30th (Public Service, 6-30-10, http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=13382 ) ET Barack Obama's hopes of bringing in sweeping clean energy legislation may have been forced into compromise in a bid to gain support from those who favour a more targeted approach. President Obama is pushing for action in the wake of the Gulf oil spill and has urged senators to find common ground. But failure to develop a broad agreement of Democrat and Republican senators on energy and climate law could lead to new proposals that recast energy reform as a Gulf oil spill response rather than broader and more extensive clean energy legislation. John Kerry, the Democrat who is leading the push for climate law change in the US senate said: "We are prepared to scale back the reach of our legislation in order to try and find that place of compromise, because we believe, and I think the president believes very strongly, that what is important is for America to get started." Energy reform will pass- gulf oil motivation CNN Wire Staff June 22nd ( CNN Politics, 6-22-10, http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/22/energy.bill.senate/ ) ET Lieberman told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that he believes an energy bill "does have a chance" this year. "There are about 50 senators who want to vote for a strong, comprehensive energy bill that puts a price on carbon pollution," Lieberman said. "There are about 30 who are set against it and there are 20 undecided. You've got to get to 60 to pass anything in the Senate. We need half of the undecided and we can do it." Lieberman added that he hoped the Gulf oil spill "will motivate us to do it, because the less we depend on oil, the less chance there is of another environmental disaster like this." Obama made a similar argument in his address to the nation on the oil spill last week, but Republicans say that Democrats are trying to exploit the disaster to push through policies that they say will increase energy costs and harm job creation. "They never missed an opportunity to seize on a crisis to turn to the far left to-do list," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on "FOX News Sunday." "And this has been a big item on the far left to-do list, a national energy tax. Mark my words, that is precisely what they intend to do, seize on the crisis in the Gulf to try to pass this." Energy reform given new life- oil spill prompted new willingness to negotiate Mascaro 6/13 [Lisa, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2010, Lexis] KLS But the gulf spill may have changed the equation. "I want you to know, the votes may not be there right now, but I intend to find them in the coming months," President Obama said in an early-June speech in Pittsburgh. "I will work with anyone to get this done -- and we will get it done." Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said, "I think it gets tough, but everybody is watching the oil spew from the gulf.... This is the time for us to be putting together a much more sustainable energy strategy." Reid will soon begin crafting a bill in much the way that he developed the healthcare overhaul, culling the most popular provisions from existing legislation. "I think the oil spill has generated a lot of discussion, a lot of soul-searching," said Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the finance committee. "This country has to address climate change. The question is how and when -- and when are there 60 votes?" 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