What About Bob? Posted by Kate Sheppard, Grist, July 25, 2008. "In the Senate debate over the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act last month, Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) stood out as one of the most vocal advocates for making polluters pay to emit greenhouse gases rather than giving them free carbon credits. He also spoke up about the need to spend more on clean technology and help developing countries adapt to climate shifts. Menendez floated a handful of... amendments to the [bill], but didn't get a chance to introduce them before [it] stalled out. One... cowritten with [Sen.] Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ], would have increased funding for renewable energy and hastened the transition to 100% auction of carbon credits. Another... coauthored with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), would have increased funding to halt deforestation, and a third would have boosted near-term funding for international adaptation; both of these would have been paid for by reducing assistance for fossil-fuel industries. Menendez, who has served on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee since joining the U.S. Senate two and a half years ago, has become increasingly active on climate and energy issues. Grist recently talked to [him] about the lessons learned from the Lieberman-Warner debate and how he thinks climate legislation should play out in the future."
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