Costa Rica is very nearly paradise, not just for holiday-makers lounging on its beaches, but for its citizens who are extremely satisfied with their lot and also have a tiny carbon footprint. The combination has earned the Central American country first place in a new Happy Planet Index (HPI) published on Monday.
The House passed its climate change bill Friday, a landmark piece of legislation that will reduce industrial emissions by 83 percent by 2050, but critics are calling it the biggest job-killing bill in the history of Congress. Carol Browner, assistant to President Obama for energy and climate change, discusses the bill.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., discuss whether the clean energy bill, which made its way to the floor of the House Friday, is just another energy tax.