Senate climate update: Meetings and meetings but no text in sight - The Hill's E2-Wire

Senate meetings on planned climate and energy legislation continued at a fast clip Wednesday but the bill’s architects – Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) – are not far along enough to release a long-awaited draft before the Spring recess that begins Monday.
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Begich, during a break in the briefing for freshman, also confirmed that the plan will offer states with offshore production a share of the leasing and royalty revenues.

[Guy with financial interest in wind and natural gas: To fight global warming, public money should flow to wind and natural gas.  By the way, I don't really believe in global warming]

DALLAS — One of America’s richest men [ T. Boone Pickens] is using his fortune to try to end America’s addiction to foreign oil and meet the threat of global warming, but he’s having a hard time getting his message across in Washington.
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Asked if he believes the threat of climate change is real, he said, “It’s hard to sell a geologist like me on climate change. But I will say this: We have introduced a lot of stuff into the atmosphere, and I don’t want us to wait 20 years to confirm that we have climate change, because the problem will have gone too far.”

Coal fight could see Washington repeat - The Hill's E2-Wire

Coal, abundant and relatively cheap, now provides around 50 percent of the nation’s electricity, versus the 20 percent generated by natural gas.

[Solely because they don't want our grandchildren to perish in fiery floods?] Groups like the America’s Natural Gas Alliance want the ratios reversed.

Browner says White House seeking Senate climate [hoax] action this year, demurs on gas tax - The Hill's E2-Wire

Browner ducked a question about whether the White House backs a carbon tax on motor fuels, noting “we have not been asked about that specifically in terms of technical advice.”