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On July 9, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced her intention to bring a broad "energy independence" bill, rather than a series of smaller measures, to the House floor in mid-to-late July.
Prior to the July 4 recess, a number of House committees (see report below on House Energy & Commerce Committee action) ...
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On May 24, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced two bills to encourage greater energy efficiency and reduce harmful greenhouse gases. The first bill, H.R. 2529 would set national standards for electric and gas utility efficiency; the second, H.R. 2428 would increase energy efficiency in federal government buildings.
H.R. 2529 mandates a 10 ...
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On June 28, the House Energy and Commerce completed action and approved its part of a multi-title energy bill. After 17 hours of deliberation, the Committee approved the package, by a vote to 33 to 21, with three Republicans voting with the Majority.
The bill addressed the following areas of interest to NEPPA members, energy ...
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Today, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced their plans to introduce the "Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007." The bill, which is expected to be release tomorrow (7/11), will propose new greenhouse gas emissions standards in 2012, at the same time the ...
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On June 27, Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA) announced that they are working on an economy-wide, cap-and-trade bill to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Sen. Lieberman has long been a proponent of mandatory GHG controls, and authored climate change bills with Sen. John McCain in the last three Congresses. Sen. Warner, ...
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Although the Senate defeated efforts to add the energy tax title developed by the Finance Committee to the recently passed energy bill, H.R. 6, most observers believe that Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will try to resurrect the measure. At this point, it is not clear whether the ...
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Interior Appropriations Bill Passes House; GHG Language Included
On June 27, the House passed the FY2008 Interior Appropriations bill. The bill contains language that directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish an advanced notice of a proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) on greenhouse gases by July 1, 2008. The ANOPR would ...
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