Richard Cowan

Position: Journalist

Articles

Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill November 05, 05:48pm EST 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversial climate change bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to tout progress in the run-up to next month's global warming talks in Copenhagen.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Pelosi bites hand that feeds her?

Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi biting the hand that feeds her? Despite her blistering criticism of health insurers, the industry is one of her leading donors.  Full Article | Comments [9] 

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Washington politicians finally meet someone who can fast-talk them

Democrats in the House Energy and Commerce Committee had a secret weapon -- a speed-reader -- who they were prepared to pull out in case Republicans forced the public reading of a nearly 1,000-page climate ...  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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What is the cost of staving off climate change?

Republicans in the U.S. Congress say they know how much it is going to cost to save the world from the predicted ravages of climate change. But others say their math is way off.   "It would cost every ...  Full Article | Comments [19]