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Pueblo County, Colo. nuclear plant plan to draw scrutiny after Japan disaster

By | 03.14.11 | 2:38 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

The Pueblo County Commissioners Tuesday and Wednesday will hold hearings on a proposed clean energy park southeast of the city that a local attorney wants to see contain a 3,000-megawatt nuclear power plant.

That proposal, first floated in July, was sure to draw big crowds and heated debate both More…

McCotter, Liddy invent the death of the incandescent light bulb

U.S. Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) says Republican Rep. Fred Upton and the Democrats are denying Americans an opportunity to innovate — and he seems to have invented a law that does not exist.

In an interview on the radio show of conservative radio host and convicted Watergate figure More…

U.S.-China meeting heralds a ‘Sputnik moment’

By | 01.19.11 | 1:05 pm

With Chinese premier Hu Jintao’s arrival in Washington on Wednesday, energy will be a priority point as the two heads of state meet – and may well herald the launch of U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s “Sputnik moment.”

Ethanol interests spent big in last two election cycles

New research by the Center for Public Integrity has found that political action committees associated with the ethanol industry gave nearly $1 million to 200 Congressional candidates in the 2008 and 2010 election cycles. Included in that total was $37,900 to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and $23,125 More…

Handicapping the chances of passing an RES in the lame-duck session

By | 11.15.10 | 8:56 am

From the annals of “in case you missed it,” here’s some news on the energy front from TWI’s broad lame duck preview story this morning.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) talked last week about moving a renewable More…

Markey seeking ranking spot on Natural Resources Committee

By | 11.11.10 | 8:51 am

Well, it’s official. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is seeking the ranking spot on the House Natural Resources Committee. If he gets it, he’ll leave his position as the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce energy and environment subcommittee.

But it turns out he’s not the only one seeking More…

Where Can Lawmakers Find Consensus on Energy Policy Next Congress?

By | 11.03.10 | 4:05 pm

In a post-midterm press conference today, President Obama called on lawmakers to find areas of consensus on energy policy.

Well, I think I’ve been willing to compromise in the past and I’m going to be willing to compromise going forward on a whole range of issues.  Let me give you

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Obama Suggests Republicans and Democrats Can Find Common Ground on Energy

By | 11.03.10 | 1:21 pm

In his first public remarks since yesterday’s midterm elections, President Obama suggested that energy policy is one area where Democrats and Republicans can find common ground.

“I don’t think there’s anybody in America that thinks we’ve got an energy policy that’s working,” Obama said, specifically citing natural gas vehicles and More…

Midterm Preview: Races With Climate/Energy/Environmental Implications

By | 11.02.10 | 10:09 am

There are a lot of these sort of lists floating around today, but I couldn’t help chiming in. So, without further ado, here’s my list of the races with the biggest climate/energy/environment implications:

Senate:

Alaska: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is facing off against Republican Joe Miller, a Tea Party favorite, and More…

Murkowski Says She’ll Flex Muscle as Senior Member of Energy Committee If Re-elected

By | 10.25.10 | 4:35 pm

All politics is local, especially when it comes to energy politics. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) proved that today in Fairbanks when she outlined a plan to lower energy costs in the city.

But the plan also has a number of potential national implications. In order to convince voters that it’s More…