Markey Blasts Oil Companies for ‘Carbon Copy’ Safety Plans

At a hearing this morning with executives from five leading oil companies, House Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) lambasted the executives for their companies’ lack of preparation for an oil spill like the one that has been spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico for 57 days. More…

Democratic Leaders Unveil Ambitious Energy and Climate Bill

The two leading House Democrats on environmental policy are expected to unveil a major energy and climate bill today with more ambitious goals than recent competing proposals, according to The New York Times.

The Times has caught wind of some of the details of the bill, drafted by Energy More…