"Senate Trio Courts Industry in Bid to Pre-empt Ad War"
"The lead authors of the Senate climate bill are courting key members of an industry coalition that once cheered on Dick Cheney's energy policies."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/18/2010
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Radioactive Waste Weighs on Revival of Nuclear Industry
"Reviving the U.S. nuclear industry could get hung up on the political minefield of how to handle the security, legal and environmental risks posed by a growing mountain of radioactive waste."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2010
Midwest Utilities Push Senate Climate Trio for More Allocations
"A group of 14 Midwestern electric utilities continued its push today for a different direction on global warming legislation, asking the Senate's lead climate negotiators to get a full economic study on their bill for businesses and consumers in coal-dependent states."
Source: Greenwire, 03/16/2010
"Judge Dismisses New Source Review Allegations Against 5 Ill. Power Plants"
"A federal judge has sided with a Midwestern energy company, agreeing to dismiss allegations of Clean Air Act violations at five Illinois coal-fired power plants and partially dismiss claims of violations at a sixth plant."
Source: Greenwire, 03/16/2010
"Energy and Water Earmarks Flow to Campaign Donors"
"The bill that funds the Energy Department and water projects for this year contains at least six earmarks giving grants to for-profit companies. And in at least two cases, lawmakers obtained earmarks for companies that had given those same House members campaign contributions."
Source: Greenwire, 03/15/2010
"Senate Approves Bill That Includes Biodiesel Credit"
"The U.S. Senate approved a bill that extends the $1-a-gallon tax credit for biodiesel, which expired Dec. 31."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/12/2010
"White House Finalizing Rules To Cut Car Emissions"
"The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change."
Source: Reuters, 03/12/2010
"Study: Quakes Linked To Post-Gas Drilling Process"
"A wastewater disposal process done after natural gas extraction — and not the drilling itself — is a plausible cause for the surprising series of minor earthquakes in north Texas, according to a study released Wednesday."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
"Va. Gov McDonnell Signs Offshore Energy Bills"
"Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Wednesday offshore drilling legislation intended to realize his goal of making Virginia the East Coast's energy superpower."
Source: AP, 03/11/2010
"Obama Aide Urges Listing Of Gas-Drilling Chemicals"
"President Barack Obama's top environmental adviser urged the natural gas industry on Tuesday to disclose the chemicals it uses in drilling, warning that the development of massive U.S. shale gas reserves could be held back otherwise."
Source: Reuters, 03/11/2010
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