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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…

Mark Ruffalo & Elected Officials Demand Protection Of NYC Drinking Water

Environmentalists are torn as natural gas comes to the fore

By | 11.12.10 | 6:00 am

Less than two hours after President Obama suggested in a post-midterm press conference that Republicans and Democrats could find common ground on proposals to develop the country’s natural gas resources, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune underscored environmentalists’ love-hate relationship with the fossil fuel.

“To be clear, natural gas More…

House Dems Announce Compromises on Renewable Electricity and Auto Allowances

By | 05.13.09 | 5:03 pm

The Democratic leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee just released the details of a compromise on the renewable electricity standard in the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill. The original draft bill called for 25 percent of the country’s electricity to come from renewable sources like solar and More…