Just days after the Obama administration announced that it is investigating China’s clean energy trade policies, The New York Times is reporting that the country has blocked shipments to the United States of rare earth minerals essential for the manufacturing of green technologies.
If this is true (the More…
China this weekend directly challenged the United States for questioning its green technology trade rules. Following the Obama administration’s announcement last week that it would investigate the country’s clean energy trade practices, the Chinese government said Sunday that American politicians were simply using the issue to score points ahead More…
It turns out, reports that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) would be stripped of her ranking Republican spot on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee were premature.
A new Greenpeace report finds that the Koch Brothers, via their PAC, contributed $2.51 million since the beginning of the 2006 election cycle to lawmakers’ campaigns, more than any other oil and gas industry PAC. At the same time, the report says that “Koch Industries, Koch employees, and Koch More…
I missed this, but Politico noted it this morning. Bjorn Lomborg, who caused quite a stir last month when the Guardian reported he had a change of heart on his long-time position on climate change, says his positions haven’t changed at all.
With Congress returning this week, I thought it would be a good time to do a quick overview of what to expect on energy and environmental legislation.
The short answer: not much.
The oil industry is railing against a plan by President Obama to spend billions of dollars on new transportation infrastructure because the $50 billion proposal will be paid for with an increase in taxes on the oil and natural gas industry.
The New York Times published this morning an analysis of the top campaign issues discussed on the websites of members of the House that are in close reelection races.
While health care emerged as the top issue on the sites, energy was mentioned as a key issue on 72 More…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters on a conference call today that he is still working on energy legislation and that he has not ruled out including a renewable energy standard in that bill. The news is sure to please the renewable energy industry, which has More…
A new report released today by the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank with close ties to the Obama administration, ranks the states with the best policies “to accelerate demand for energy efficiency services, businesses, and ultimately jobs.”
The top 10, starting with the best, are: Connecticut, More…
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