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• House Tax Committee Holds Hearing on Price Volatility in Climate Change Legislation

  On March 25, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to address price volatility in climate change legislation. The witnesses, except for the American Council on Capitol Formation, generally agreed that the best way to systematically reduce Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:43 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-31-09 by Article

• Boucher-Upton Carbon Capture Bill Introduced

  On March 24, Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced legislation to advance the development and deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. H.R. 1689, the Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act , is similar to Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:42 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-31-09 by Article

• House Energy Committee Leaders United in Approach to Energy/Climate Legislation

  In a March 27 letter to President Obama, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman Emeritus John Dingell (D-MI), Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) and former energy subcommittee chairman and Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:42 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-31-09 by Article

• Doggett and Cooper Introduce "Middle Ground" Approach to Carbon Markets

  On March 23, Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), a co-author of the 1990 acid rain cap-and-trade system, introduced, H.R. 1666, the " Safe Markets Development Act ," which Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:40 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-31-09 by Article