A state panel in California yesterday approved a proposal to require 33 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Environmentalists praised the decision –as I noted yesterday, California’s RES is more than twice as stringent as a proposal put forth by Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sam More…
It’s a tricky thing, getting 60 votes for a renewable energy standard in the Senate. As of yesterday, the RES had 25 co-sponsors, including four Republicans. While that’s not shabby, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has said the bill, proposed by Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sam More…
Despite the Gulf oil spill, a massive pipeline break in Michigan and broad concerns about global warming, ambitious climate-change and energy legislation is likely dead for the year. That poses a conundrum, going forward, for environmentalists: How to convince lawmakers of the need for legislation to sever the country’s More…
The renewable energy standard introduced by Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) this week now has 25 co-sponsors. In fact, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) office confirms that he signed on today as the fourth Republican co-sponsor, joining Brownback, Susan Collins (Maine) and John Ensign (Nev.)
The Los Angeles Times reported today that a California agency is set to approve renewable energy standard that is significantly more stringent than the one being discussed at the congressional level. California’s RES would require that 33 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources like wind and More…
A bipartisan coalition of senators today unveiled a proposal that would require a certain percentage of the country’s electricity to come from renewable sources like wind and solar. The announcement revived hopes that the measure could move this year, but it remains unclear if there is enough time or political More…
A Senate aide says the renewable energy standard a bipartisan group of senators will unveil tomorrow will use the target in Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s (D-N.M.) energy bill as a baseline. Bingaman’s bill called for 15 percent of the country’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2021.
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It looks like the renewable energy standard is going to get a high-profile, bipartisan boost. Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) are slated tomorrow to throw their support behind the proposal. Also, signing on to the proposal: Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Udall (D-NM).
Quick primary update: Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri all go to the polls today to select a slew of candidates. All three are states where Republicans hope to either hold steady or make big gains.
Michigan has the most races of interest, including a governor’s seat that Republicans hope to recapture More…
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) announced today his support for including a renewable energy standard in the energy bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is expected to unveil tomorrow.
Brownback, who hails from a wind-rich state, is the first Republican to announce his support for such a proposal, bringing renewable More…
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