The White House sent a budget amendment to Congress last night that would set aside money for the reorganization of the Interior Department’s offshore drilling oversight agency.
The reorganization is part of a broad effort by the Obama administration in the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill to ensure More…
Opponents of President Obama deepwater drilling moratorium have pounced on a story published Saturday in The Wall Street Journal saying that administration officials estimated that the drilling ban could result in the loss of 23,000 jobs.
And now, shallow water drillers are arguing that the moratorium will affect their More…
The Associated Press is reporting that the Obama administration will release a new moratorium on offshore drilling later today.
The new moratorium comes as the administration’s first six-month drilling ban on new deepwater drilling — which was issued following the Gulf oil spill — has been challenged in the More…
Depending on what side of the political fence you sit on, Van Jones is either a savior or a demon, a visionary or a left-wing radical tied to communism and bizarre conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But no one will accuse Jones, 41, of being a shrinking violet More…
In a closed-door meeting with industry groups today, the three senators crafting climate legislation revealed the broad strokes of their bill and met with general approval. E&E News (sub. req’d.) reports:
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) shared an eight-page outline of their draft
My piece today looks at Sen. John McCain’s balancing act on energy.
While his push to control climate change and opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge appeal to some moderate swing voters, many conservatives say that the GOP nominee runs against his party base on these More…
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