Business leaders call for electric vehicle legislation
A coalition of business leaders today called for passage of a series of proposals that would provide tax credits for the purchase and production of electric vehicles. The push comes as an electric and...
View ArticleCovering climate policy: science versus politics
Maybe it’s time to renew my pledge to write more often about climate science and how it shapes the political debate. Reuters reports on a new study that shows that under 10 percent of the articles...
View ArticleHarkin threatens to oppose electric vehicles bill if ethanol provisions...
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), in a floor speech today, called for expanding electric and natural gas vehicles legislation slated to come up for a procedural vote during the lame-duck session to encourage...
View ArticleA look at the latest climate research and its impact on the energy debate
In the spirit of writing more often about climate research, I thought I’d share some new data on the impact of climate change on coral reefs and forests. Climate advocates have homed in on the research...
View ArticleEthanol industry looks to tack tax credits onto Bush tax cuts extension
The ethanol industry is eying the likely extension of the Bush tax cuts as a potential vehicle for extending key ethanol tax credits. (See our lame-duck preview for more on these tax credits.) Matt...
View ArticleRepublicans blast Manchin’s support for Reid as majority leader
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is targeting newly sworn-in Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for voting today to keep Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in his position as majority leader. The NRSC...
View ArticleUpton lays out his energy committee agenda
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) sent a letter to presumptive House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today outlining his priorities for the House Energy & Commerce Committee, if he becomes chairman. The...
View ArticleReid will delay procedural vote on electric, natural gas vehicles bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided to delay a procedural vote on a bill to encourage the development of electric and natural gas vehicles. Regan Lachapelle, Reid’s spokeswoman, said...
View ArticleWill Rockefeller’s proposal to delay EPA climate action get a lame-duck vote?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) met late yesterday with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to discuss whether he would allow a vote on the West Virginia lawmaker’s proposal to delay the...
View ArticleNew report lays out failures that led to Deepwater Horizon explosion
An interim report released today by the National Academy of Engineering lays out a series of failures that led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. The report isn’t pretty. It...
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