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• LIHEAP Bill Possibly on Senate Floor this Week

  Staff to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has said that S. 3186, the Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act , may be considered on the Senate floor this week. The bill would increase LIHEAP by $2.53 billion in FY 2008, taking it from $2.57 billion to $5.1 billion. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:40 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 7-22-08 by Article

• Tax Extenders Legislation Likely to See Senate Vote Next Week

  Senior Congressional staff are saying that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) will likely bring legislation to the Senate floor again next week to extend various tax incentives for clean energy development, individuals, and businesses. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:39 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 7-22-08 by Article

• Former High Ranking Officials Send Letter to Future President and Congress

  In a July 16 open letter to the next President and the next Congress, 27 former Congressmen, Cabinet and other high ranking officials expressed their concern about America’s long-term energy challenges. The letter comes from the Institute for 21 Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:38 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 7-22-08 by Article

• Al Gore’s Releases Plan to Switch Electricity Production in 10 Years

  On July 17, Former Vice-President Al Gore delivered a speech in Washington, DC, calling for the U.S. to switch from carbon-based to carbon-free electricity within the next 10 years. Such action would benefit the U.S. in two ways, he stated. First, it Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:37 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 7-22-08 by Article