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On Monday, February 25, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), along with Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), introduced S. 2660, the "Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act." A companion bill in the House is scheduled to be introduced by Rep. Tom Allen ...
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On February 27, by a vote of 236-182, the House passed H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008. The bill includes a provision supported by NEPPA and the American Public Power Association, which creates a new category of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, called "New CREBs." The authorization for New ...
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In conjunction with the American Public Power Association's Legislative Rally in Washington, DC, members of NEPPA went to Capitol Hill on February 26 and 27 to meet with the New England Congressional delegation. In their meetings, members discussed the need for more oversight of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and RTO cost ...
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On February 13, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report saying that the "most efficient" way of dealing with global warming, in terms of limiting economic costs and achieving environmental benefits, is a carbon tax.
The study found that a tax on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal, oil and other fossil ...
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On February 13, Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), along with twenty-four of their Senate Colleagues sent a letter to Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) encouraging that they include significant funding for energy efficient programs and clean energy tax incentives in the FY09 ...
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