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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Notable quotable	David Roberts	06 Dec 2007	Gristmill
"Jack [Murtha] and other senior leaders now all march to the tune of Nancy Pelosi, to an extent I had not seen, frankly, with any previous Speaker. And I'm surprised by that. I think of John Dingell and the energy business. This is a hot item right now. But I don't see John Dingell driving that train. It looks to me like Nancy Pelosi is driving that train. And that is -- well, it's surprising when I think of the -- I'm trying to think how to say all o ...
Topics: John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, quotables (all these topics)

Dingell is dispensable Even though conventional wisdom says you need him to pass major environmental legislation	Glenn Hurowitz	13 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Whether House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell is a potential friend or an implacable foe is not only the subject of intense debate here at Gristmill, but a key strategic question for the environmental movement and the Democratic Party. I recently wrote an article for The American Prospect about how Dingell's fellow congressional Democrats are abandoning him as he tries to obstruct meaningful energy and climate legislation -- and implied that his diminished p ...
Topics: climate, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Dems do in fact wimp out on CAFE for now Sadly	Joseph Romm	02 Aug 2007	Gristmill
E&E Daily (subs. req'd) confirms earlier press reports: Markey [D-MA] said in a statement yesterday that he decided to pull his amendment after consulting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), even though he believed he had the votes to move the legislation. While Pelosi personally favored a CAFE standard of 35 miles per gallon, industry lobbyists said she did not whip votes on the legislation and it appeared Markey was not assured of the ...
Topics: climate, Ed Markey, energy, fuel efficiency, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Democrats poised to wimp out on CAFE for now; Dingell pursues 'poison pill' strategy on climate The latest from Congress	Joseph Romm	01 Aug 2007	Gristmill
The Washington Post reports today: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) claims to have rounded up about 200 votes for an amendment raising fuel economy standards, while the Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, John D. Dingell (Mich.) and 50 other Democrats have signed on to a weaker version ... But yesterday, Pelosi said the bill was not likely to address fuel economy at all, postponing the issue until a conference committee reconciles House and Senate e ...
Topics: climate, Ed Markey, energy, fuel efficiency, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Ring a ding Dingell	David Roberts	21 Jul 2007	Gristmill
This profile of Dingell in the NYT doesn't offer any new info, but it's a nice summary of the state of play -- between Dingell and Pelosi, and on energy legislation in the House.
Topics: energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Dingell and Boucher back off worst elements of Energy Committee proposal Chalk up a win for Pelosi	David Roberts	18 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Well hey, look at that! No sooner do I write a post on the horrible legislative proposal out of Dingell's Energy Committee than I find out that Pelosi has more or less beat it back. A memo Dingell sent to the committee today (PDF) says that he and Boucher are removing most of the controversial elements: the CTL subsidies, the weak fuel-economy standards, and perhaps most significantly, the preemption of state (read: California) tailpipe air quality standards. The me ...
Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics)

D.C. Wherein I chat with House types	David Roberts	18 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Hi! I'm back. And -- if you'll indulge me in a little whining -- I'm sick as a dog, woefully behind on the news, buried under work, and just generally frazzled and bedraggled and haggard. And what's with time zones? They're stupid. Woe is me, I tell you. I wanted to do a quick post about my D.C. trip, though, which was a blast. Of course the party was great. Somebody (me?) will probably do a separate post about that later. But aside from that, I ran around town meet ...
Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics)

House creates global warming committee Vote passes easily	David Roberts	08 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Today the House of Representatives voted to create the much-discussed committee on global warming: The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed a rule to create a committee that will focus on climate change. On a vote of 228-195, the House approved creation of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has been pushing for the committee as a way to raise public and lawmaker awareness of climate ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Pelosi and Dingell make nice Committee Clash of 2007 settled semi-amicably	David Roberts	07 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Ending a struggle that easily could have gotten ugly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell have settled their feud. Looks like Pelosi has agreed to make the special committee all bark, no bite: In a new letter [PDF] to Pelosi, Dingell wrote that the select committee has no legislative authority and that the panel will expire on Oct. 30, 2008. Dingell also wrote that he has "assurances" from Pelosi that his c ...
Topics: John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics (all these topics)

Dingell meets Gore Gore to testify to Congress	David Roberts	03 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Here's a handy political rule of thumb: don't front on John Dingell. In recent weeks, House Speaker Pelosi moved to create a special committee on global warming chaired by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). It won't have subpoena powers, but it will call hearings. It was a shot across Dingell's bow, letting him know he better take global warming seriously. Well, Dingell has just booked Al Gore as the sole testimony before a March 21 joint hearing of his Energy and Commerce ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

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