The “American Clean Energy and Security Act” introduced by Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., is generating a flurry of comment. For groups like The Wilderness Society, the introduction of the Waxman-Markey bill is welcome news — a signal that Congress is finally willing to tackle the potentially catastrophic challenge of global warming. For others, the bill represents a threat to the fossil-fuel-fired status quo. Read more