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House vs. Senate
Renewable tax credits pass again in House, but changes to the plan may kill it in the Senate |
Kate Sheppard |
26 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The fate of tax extensions for renewable energy remains in question today, after the House approved a tax package that differed from the version passed earlier this week in the Senate. To the delight of enviros, the House version strips out tax incentives for oil shale and tar sands development, as well as provisions to support coal-to-liquid fuels.Both the the House and Senate versions include one year extensions of the production tax credit for wind and an eight-y ... |
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| Topics: legislation, tax incentives, Congress, politics, renewable energy, news, Muckraker (all these topics) |
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'Innovate, baby, innovate!'
Markey on House Dems' energy bill |
Kate Sheppard |
16 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The House just passed the Comprehensive American Energy Security & Consumer Protection Act [PDF] (more on that in a moment). In the meantime, here's video of Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming Chair Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on the floor earlier with one of the more passionate speeches of the day: |
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| Topics: Congress, Ed Markey, energy, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, renewable energy, video (all these topics) |
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RNC: Drill, baby, drill
House GOP leaders call for their energy bill, or no energy bill at all |
Kate Sheppard |
04 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| House Democrats are planning to co-opt the idea of an 'all of the above' energy policy that the Republican congressional leadership has been pushing, offering them a bill that includes an expansion of offshore drilling, coupled with a renewable electricity mandate, energy-efficiency standards for buildings, and provisions to raise taxes on the oil industry. This is essentially the Democrats attempting to call Republicans' bluff on energy policy by getting them to vote ... |
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| Topics: tax incentives, video, renewable energy, Congress, legislation, oil and gas drilling, news, politics, Republican National Convention, Muckraker (all these topics) |
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Reps. for renewables
New bill to support renewables offered in House |
Kate Sheppard |
27 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.), Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), and Mike Honda (D-Calif.) introduced legislation [PDF] yesterday to provide security for investments in the renewable-energy sector by guaranteeing rates for renewable-energy generation. The Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act would provide guaranteed renewable-energy payments to small and mid-sized clean-energy suppliers (up to 20 megawatts). It would provide security for investment ... |
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| Topics: Congress, economy, energy, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Deja vu ... all over again
Senate again rejects legislation to extend tax credits for renewables |
Kate Sheppard |
17 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 this afternoon. The vote was 52-44, well short of the 60 needed to move the legislation forward. This legislation would have extended the investment tax credits (ITC) for solar energy and the production tax credits (PTC) for wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, landfill gas, and solid waste. The vote fell primarily along party lines, though Republicans Norm Coleman (Minn.), ... |
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| Topics: Congress, legislation, Muckraker, news, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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