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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Pete Domenici (R-NM) announced on March 26 that he would block climate legislation unless China or India take similar steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).  "My concerns are long enough that I would kill a bill if we haven't taken some giant stride in the direction of ...

Today (3/27), Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) will lead his first hearing as Chairman of the new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.  He said his Committee will focus on three key areas: reducing the threat of global warming, cutting domestic use of foreign oil and creating jobs. Markey is reportedly planning to hold ...

On Tuesday, March 21, Former Vice President Al Gore testified before a joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce and Science Committees, then at a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, regarding his views on climate change.  At both events, Democrats generally praised Gore's efforts and questioned his ...

In a March 16th interview with EnergyWashington, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Dingell (D-MI underlined three climate change principles which he feels must be addressed in any such legislation.  Dingell said: Any bill must apply to all sectors of industry equally, including automakers that he represents in his district outside ...

The Department of Interior recently released an environmental impact statement (EIS) that says that wind/wave turbines would have a "negligible to minor" impact on the local environment. The DOI EIS focused on how to streamline the process for evaluating alternative energy projects along the Outer Continental Shelf. The DOI rules will ...

According to the American Wind Energy Association, the states of California, Colorado, Minnesota and Texas are planning to implement a "zone" approach to integrate development of new renewable resources into transmission planning.  Motivated in part by the adoption of renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), these states have adopted ...

To assure reliability of the nation’s bulk power system, FERC finalized 83 reliability standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC).  The March 15 ruling adopts, for the first time, mandatory and enforceable reliability standards.  Chairman Kelliher noted that now the “U.S. is better prepared to ...