Spectra Energy is planning a 15-mile natural gas pipeline in New Jersey, and elected officials in the region are questioning its safety. These fears come after a massive pipeline break in Michigan recently spilled one million gallons of oil into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. Amid these concerns, Spectra More…
If Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) does lose her primary battle against her Palin-backed opponent, Joe Miller, it will be a big deal. Murkowski is the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. She has been a key player (and often a key opponent) in every major More…
The Obama administration unveiled today a report that says the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s $100 billion investment in “innovation” will lead to a number of significant energy-related “breakthroughs.”
Proponents of a renewable energy standard, which would require that a certain percentage of the country’s electricity be produced from sources like wind and solar, have ramped up efforts to convince Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass such a provision this year.
Rep. Charlie Melancon’s (D-La.) best chance of stealing Sen. David Vitter’s (R-La.) Senate seat come November might involve winning the ongoing war of words over the Gulf oil spill.
[Environment1] Not surprisingly, the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster has become one of the top campaign issues in Gulf Coast states in More…
It turns out that an economy-wide cap on carbon emissions really is necessary to spur investment in what President Obama likes to call the “clean energy economy.” At least for Deutsche Bank.
Politico pointed today to an Aug. 11 Reuters story that says Deutsche Bank will funnel the $6 billion More…
Here’s a quick tour of a PowerPoint analysis obtained by TWI on Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s (D-N.M.) utility-only discussion draft, created with input from the staff of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine).
As projected, the bill would cut carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector by around 50 percent by More…
With the prospect dimming that the energy bill being cobbled together behind closed doors in the Senate will include a cap on carbon, the wind industry is ramping up its lobbying efforts this week to ensure that its priorities don’t get left behind in the rush to secure 60 votes. More…
The dust has settled from our latest hiring spree, and I’m pleased to introduce the two newest members of the TWI team. Jesse Zwick comes to us from The New Republic, where he’s made his mark with some great political coverage. He’ll be digging into national politics for us, using More…
To no one’s surprise, today’s energy and climate meeting between key senators and President Obama appears to have been inconclusive, with Democrats opening up to further concessions and Republicans remaining reluctant to sign on. Darren Samuelsohn reports:
Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman told reporters after the 90-minute
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