Gingrich says Democratic climate proposal punishes American people with high costs, lost jobs

August 14th, 2009 Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama's school reformsWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools.

July 17th, 2009 Gingrich: Hard to tell how Sotomayor will voteATLANTA — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday it's difficult to tell what kind of justice U.S.

July 15th, 2009 Britain presents plans to cut emissions, add jobsLONDON — The British government detailed ambitious plans Wednesday to cut carbon emissions substantially by 2020, and said 40 percent of the country's electricity by then would come from renewable sources. The proposal on fighting climate change envisions expansions in wind energy as well as continued use of nuclear power and clean coal.

June 24th, 2009 Key farm-state lawmaker supports climate billWASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says farmers can support a proposed Democratic bill to limit greenhouse gases and combat global warming. Democratic Rep.

June 13th, 2009 GOP says Democrats' climate bill is another taxWASHINGTON — Republicans on Saturday slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers. In the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Indiana Rep.

June 7th, 2009 Gingrich: A president alone can't make big changeWASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says it will take more than a president alone to achieve the change needed for the U.S. to compete with China and India.

April 24th, 2009 Gore pleads for unity on climate, despite divideWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore, the leading American voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan differences and take action to reduce greenhouse gases, but Democrats and Republicans sparred even more vigorously over the cost of dealing with global warming. Gore, who won a Nobel prize for his work on climate change, told a congressional hearing that "the dire and growing threat" of a warmer earth requires the parties to unite to deal with the environmental threat.

April 24th, 2009 Gore: Congress must not bicker, act now on climateWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore, a leading voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan differences and pass legislation to curb greenhouse gases. Gore, who won a Nobel prize for his work on global warming, called the climate issue the most important ever before Congress.

April 24th, 2009 Warner: Climate change a national security issueWASHINGTON — Former Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia says dealing with climate change is a national security issue that must be addressed.

April 24th, 2009 Former VP Gore endorses House global-warming billWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore, the leading American voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan differences and take action to reduce greenhouse gases, calling the climate issue the most important ever before Congress. Gore told a House hearing that the Democratic bill that would limit carbon dioxide and other pollution linked to a warming of the earth will simultaneously solve the problems of the climate, economy and national security.

April 24th, 2009 Gingrich says climate bill will punish AmericansWASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says a Democratic proposal to limit global warming pollution will "punish the American people" with higher energy costs and lost jobs. Gingrich appeared before a House subcommittee writing a broad energy and climate bill aimed at cutting greenhouse gases by 80 percent by mid-century.

April 24th, 2009 Climate heavy-hitters to address House panelWASHINGTON — Hearings on a massive bill to curb the gases blamed for global warming are drawing to a close with some star power. After three days of panels and testimony and more than 50 witnesses espousing on the nitty-gritty details of the 648-page draft, the grand finale on Friday will feature former Vice President Al Gore, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Virginia Sen.

April 23rd, 2009 House panel probes climate bill's downsidesWASHINGTON — Democratic leaders pushing legislation to curb global warming are hearing from anxious industry and union representatives on how to ease some of the possible downsides: higher energy costs and job losses. Representatives of electric utilities, unions and other energy-intensive industries were to appear before a House subcommittee hearing Thursday to discuss ways to craft a bill so it protects consumers from higher electricity rates.

April 22nd, 2009 Obama advisers express support for Dem energy billWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday called a Democratic House proposal to reduce greenhouse gases and tackle climate change a "jobs bill" and an investment in new energy priorities, rejecting Republican criticism that it will undermine the economy by increasing costs for consumers. Top environmental advisers to President Barack Obama broadly endorsed the draft bill that would cap greenhouse gases and reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels.

April 21st, 2009 High cost of addressing climate change challengedWASHINGTON — An environmental group is challenging claims that major reductions in greenhouse gases would lead to soaring energy costs. The Union of Concerned Scientists says its analysis, using Energy Department computer models, show that higher electric and gasoline costs will be offset by improvements in energy and automobile efficiency.