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Reports the delay on the progress of environmental legislation in the U.S. Congress. Investigation on the Enron scandal; Issues on pollution control, public lands protection and water resources; Differences of political visions between the Senate and Congress members.

U.S. Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman hope to get a second U.S. Senate vote on their bill to require the U.S. companies to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants linked to global warming, as of April 22, 2004. No one is predicting that the controversial measure, which is likely to be offered as an amendment to a must-pass bill, will make it out of the Senate this year. Even if McCain and Lieberman make it through the Senate this year, the measure faces impossible odds in the U.S. House, where a companion bill introduced in March 2004 is certain to be blocked by the conservative Republican leadership. In the Senate, the global warming issue has hurt U.S. President George W. Bush's efforts to rewrite the Clean Air Act.

The article presents an interview with Richard Cizik, federal policy director National Association of Evangelicals. When asked about his involvement in global warming movement he referred to a global climate-change conference in Oxford in 2002. He said that science can be an ally despite Christian reservation on science. He also talked about the impact of his group's agenda to protect religious freedom, human rights, justice for the poor, peace, and environmental protection on evalengicals.

The article presents news briefs related to the U.S. The Republican Governors Association (RGA) included the soundtrack to the film "Bobby" in its gift bags for donors to attend the RGA gala recently. The sum of money a presidential candidate will need to raise in 2007 is $30 million. A paper published in a recent issue of a journal concluded that political action committee contributions reward lawmakers for being policy experts, make for better laws, and boost professionalism in the Congress.

Reports the protection of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) supported by the Senate Environment and Public Works chairman in United States. Opposition to the legislation on oil and gas development in ANWR; Need for a national policy ensuring safe and environmentally friendly supply of energy.

Focuses on issues related to the increasing gasoline prices in the United States. Claims of the Republican leadership on the role of energy policies on the performance of the oil industry; Inclusion of the oil price issue on the campaign speeches of presidential candidates; Administrative and legislative efforts to ease the impact of high oil prices.