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Vilsack Aide Named to FERC

"John Norris, a veteran Iowa political aide who has been chief of staff for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, was nominated Wednesday by President Barack Obama to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."

Source: Des Moines Register, 06/17/2009

"Enviro Groups Fault Scaled-Back FutureGen Carbon Goal"

"The Energy Department's scaled-back goal for capturing carbon at the proposed FutureGen coal-fired power project is getting poor reviews from environmentalists."

Source: NYTimes, 06/17/2009

Sen. Panel Votes To Repeal Mandatory Offshore Royalty Waivers

"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved the repeal of mandatory royalty waivers, also called 'royalty relief,' required under a 2005 energy law for certain offshore oil and gas production."

Source: Greenwire, 06/17/2009

"Feds, States Join to Safeguard Western Wildlife Corridors"

Western governors and cabinet secretaries signed an agreement to work together on protecting wildlife corridors in the face of new electric transmission lines.

Source: ENS, 06/16/2009

"Some Oil- and Gas-Drilling Leases May Be Reinstated"

"The leases, auctioned near the end of the Bush administration, were blocked by Obama's Interior Department. Now a report opens the door to 30 of them being reissued."

Source: LA Times, 06/16/2009

"Tax Incentives Put Solar Within Reach"

"Buying a solar system for your home still is not as simple or inexpensive as say picking up a new water heater. But solar energy advocates argue that the systems are affordable and obtainable for just about everyone -- right now."

Source: Environment Report, 06/15/2009

"DOE Revives FutureGen, Reversing Bush-Era Decision"

"The Obama administration gave conditional support today for a federal-industry partnership that would build an advanced coal-burning power plant in Illinois to trap and store carbon dioxide emissions, reversing a Bush-era decision to abandon the FutureGen project."

Source: Greenwire, 06/15/2009

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Vilsack Aide Named to FERC

"Enviro Groups Fault Scaled-Back FutureGen Carbon Goal"

Sen. Panel Votes To Repeal Mandatory Offshore Royalty Waivers

"Feds, States Join to Safeguard Western Wildlife Corridors"

"Some Oil- and Gas-Drilling Leases May Be Reinstated"

"Tax Incentives Put Solar Within Reach"

"DOE Revives FutureGen, Reversing Bush-Era Decision"

Rep. Henry Waxman: "Marathon Man"

"Congress Abandoning Obama Clean Energy Goals"

"Biofuel Producers Give EPA an Earful"

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