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• Treasury Releases Additional Information on CREBs

  On March 26, the Treasury Department issued additional information on the second round of CREB requests made by consumer-owned utilities. At the request of Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), the IRS sent the Congressman a detailed letter outlining allocations Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:20 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-8-08 by Article

• Cantwell and Ensign Advance Short-Term Clean Energy Tax Package

  On April 3, Sens. Cantwell and John Ensign (R-NV) introduced a short-term, $6 billion energy tax incentive bill, the Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act (S. 2821), which may be offered today as an amendment to a housing bill being considered on the Senate floor. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:20 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-8-08 by Article

• Alliance for Climate Protection Announces Ad Campaign

  On Wednesday, April 2, Cathy Zoi, CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection discussed in an OnPoint interview a $300 million climate change ad campaign, funded in part by former Vice President Al Gore. She said that 80% of the American people are now Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:19 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-8-08 by Article

• Senate to Consider Lieberman-Warner Bill in Early June; House Draft Expected in April

  In early April, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid formally announced he would schedule consideration of a modified version of the Lieberman-Warner cap-and-trade climate change bill during the first week of June. Given the complexity of the legislation, Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:19 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 4-8-08 by Article