Greenpeace says no to energy bill - Jeanne Cummings - POLITICO.com
Offering the first evidence of the complex Senate debate that lies ahead on an energy reform bill, the environmental group Greenpeace said Friday it intends to oppose the legislation that a bipartisan group of Senators intend to introduce next week.Greenpeace won't fight U.S. climate bill | Reuters
“Although we appreciate the Senate’s efforts to reduce global warming pollution, it’s clear that polluter lobbyists have succeeded in hijacking this climate policy initiative and undermined the ambitious action necessary,” Phil Radford, the group’s executive director, said in a statement.
(Reuters) - Greenpeace considers the climate change bill being drafted in the U.S. Senate a "baby step" that will not deliver needed change, but it will not campaign against it, the group's top executive said on Thursday.
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"This is a baby step in the right direction. It is in terms of what the world needs, it is, you know, too little too late," said Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace International, which is known for confrontational tactics.
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