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Tomorrow (7/30), the Senate is expected to vote on a procedural motion to consider S. 3335, the Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act, introduced late last week by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), which includes the expiring energy tax incentives. Sixty votes will be needed to advance the bill, and while more then the ...
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On July 26, the U.S. Senate voted against moving forward with legislation that would have nearly doubled Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, to $5.1 billion. Senators voted 50-35 to limit debate on the bill, but fell short of the 60 votes needed to move to final passage. The White House threatened to veto the ...
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Starting in late August, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) will offer futures contracts for carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances under the coming Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a CO2 cap-and-trade program for 11 Northeast states. The Green Exchange first announced the coming futures market in May. The new trading ...
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Expecting a larger Democratic majority in Congress in 2009, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) said in a July 29 appearance on C-SPAN that he wants to move another major comprehensive energy bill next year and is considering whether changes are needed to the expanded biofuels mandate signed into law late last ...
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