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Environmental groups admit defeat on climate change

The climate has changed on Capitol Hill for the green movement, and the November election could make it even tougher to move climate legislation opposed by agriculture and industry.
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Published: Aug 31, 2010
Leading environmental groups are admitting defeat in the climate change battle now that it appears Congress will not pass a climate change bill this year.

The Washington Post reports that a year ago the groups were at the peak of influence with the House narrowly passing a mammoth cap-and-trade climate change bill. But the sluggish economy and opposition from Farm Bureau and other groups now means that they have apparently lost the fight.

We have an audio report from RFD Radio Washington correspondent Matt Kaye.




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