WonkLine: March 29, 2010

Posted by Wonk Room Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:52:00 GMT

From the Wonk Room.

“A convoy of 60 kayaks, rafts and boats” from Rising Tide Australia formed a blockade at Newcastle Harbour and blocked Newcastle’s new coal loader to protest the expansion of the world’s largest coal export port.

The Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation will be introduced the week of Earth Day , but Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune warns, “There are things that would cause the Club to oppose the bill,” including offshore oil drilling and pre-emption of Clean Air Act authority.

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) explored flood damage in Massachusetts, Gov. Jodi Rell (R-CT) prepared for a flooding emergency in Connecticut, and up to “100,000 people reportedly have fled or lost their homes in the flood stricken regency of Karawang, West Java.”