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Obama to Toughen Auto Emission Rules

"President Obama will announce tough new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards on Tuesday, embracing standards that California has sought to enact for years over the objections of the auto industry and the Bush administration."

Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2009

Clean Energy Climate Bill Gives Coal a Competitive Future

"America's future climate law began working its way through Congress this week, rewritten with new details and changes that were negotiated to give the coal industry generous incentives. Environmental groups are going along, believing the weakened bill is still the best hope for action on climate."

Source: Clean Energy Climate Bill Gives Coal a Competitive Future, 05/18/2009

"Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned"

A flood of new stimulus money going into nuclear cleanup problems is raising issues of abuse.

Source: WashPost, 05/18/2009

"Environmentalists Attack House Global Warming Deal"

This week begins a showdown on climate legislation in the House Energy Committee. The Democrats have votes to pass it -- but at what price?

Source: TIME, 05/18/2009

Power from the People

"Germany is moving quickly to develop alternative energy, allowing individual homes to sell excess power to electric companies. Also, Abu Dhabi goes green and an icon of the environmental movement."

Source: HDNet, 05/14/2009

Chinese Solar Company Plans U.S. Manufacturing Plant

"The announcement by China-based Suntech reflects the value of federal and state incentives for renewable energy. It also counters a favorite argument on Capitol Hill that shifting to a clean energy future will send U.S. jobs overseas."

Source: SolveClimate, 05/14/2009

"Obama to Name Reid Ally as NRC Chairman"

"President Barack Obama on Wednesday named a former adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, giving opponents of a nuclear waste repository in Reid's home state of Nevada another well-placed ally."

Source: AP, 05/14/2009

3 Die in Ark. Tank Explosion

"An empty gasoline tank undergoing repairs exploded Tuesday at a fuel storage facility in rural north-central Arkansas, killing three workers, authorities said."

Source: AP, 05/13/2009

House Dems Reach Partial Deal, Soften Climate Bill

Marathon negotiations seem to have produced a deal on key points of climate-and-energy legislation among House Democrats. Energy Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) announced late Tuesday that he though he had enough votes to pass the compromise. It reportedly gives away about half of the CO2 credits to utilities and other heavy industry -- instead of auctioning them.

Source: NYTimes, 05/13/2009

"US Southern Senators On The Fence On Fuel Reserve"

"Drivers in the US Southeast could get relief at the pump thanks to a proposed government-owned stockpile of gasoline to offset major supply disruptions, but lawmakers from those states have yet to back the legislation that would create the emergency fuel reserve."

Source: Reuters, 05/12/2009

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