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Update on House energy bill sausage making Mixed news	David Roberts	26 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Now that the energy bill has gotten through the Senate, the fight has moved to the House. Here's an update, from my rapidly dwindling free-trial-period subscription to CongressNow: An expected push by House Democratic lawmakers to raise federal fuel economy standards and create new renewable electricity mandates will likely be deferred until the full House debates comprehensive energy legislation later this year, environmentalists and industry officials said today. ...
Topics: Ed Markey, energy, John Dingell, legislation, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Cleaning house The House of Reps leads the way to a greener capitol	Kate Sheppard	22 Jun 2007	Gristmill
The Hill's alive with the sound of greening. Or at least, it should be, as soon as our representatives start following through with their 'Green the Capitol' initiative, the final report on which was released yesterday in Washington, D.C. The report is the result of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's call for an energy audit of the Capitol complex four months ago, right after she first assumed her new post. Yesterday's report presents the findings of the audi ...
Topics: energy, energy efficiency, legislation, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics)

Has 'carbon tax' entered the world of the possible? Dingell floats it; Boucher knocks it down	David Roberts	21 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Hmm? What's all this now? John Dingell is floating the possibility of a carbon tax? From CongressNow (sub. rqd.): Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), who will play a key role in crafting the House version of comprehensive climate change legislation, on Wednesday night downplayed speculation that the House bill could include some form of a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. Boucher, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce energy and air quality subcommittee, last night said ...
Topics: carbon tax, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, John Dingell, legislation, US House of Representatives (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)

They send letters	David Roberts	21 May 2007	Gristmill
Recently, 15 House committee chairs sent a letter to the president to tell him to stop trying to water down the G8 statement on climate change. Meanwhile, chair Brad Miller from the House Science Committee sent a letter to Exxon to tell it to stop funding climate denialists. You can read both letters here. As both the president and Exxon have proven themselves open to rational persuasion, the problems should be cleared up now. Next!
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

No More Dicking Around House approves long-delayed Wild Sky Wilderness bill		19 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
No More Dicking Around House approves long-delayed Wild Sky Wilderness bill After five years of delay, the House has passed a bill creating a 167-square-mile Wild Sky Wilderness area in northern Washington state. The bill had been approved by the Senate three times in recent years, but stalled out each time in the Republican-led House, with former California Rep. Richard P ...
Topics: legislation, news, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington, wilderness (all these topics)

Membership of the new House committee on global warming All but one of the R's voted against it	David Roberts	09 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Pelosi has announced the membership of her new global warming committee. Here are the Democrats, appointed by Pelosi: Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chairman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon Jay Inslee of Washington John Larson of Connecticut Hilda Solis of California Stephanie Herseth of South Dakota Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri John Hall of New York Jerry McNerney of California Here are the Republicans, appointed by John Boehner: James Sensenbrenner ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (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)

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)

Dingell Minded John Dingell talks to Grist about climate change, fuel economy, and the 110th Congress	Amanda Griscom Little	20 Dec 2006	Main Dish
Meet the man who may determine the fate of climate policy in the next two years: Rep. John Dingell. The formidable Democrat from Michigan, now 80, has served 51 years in the House of Representatives -- the second-longest of any congressional career in history. During that time, he played a key role in pushing through many of America's cornerstone environm ...
Topics: climate, energy, fuel efficiency, interview, John Dingell, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Politics & science, oil & water, cats & dogs GAO to investigate whether Cooney's editing was illegal	Emily Gertz	30 Jun 2005	Gristmill
Chris Mooney has a good catch today: Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have asked the GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, to determine whether recently-resigned Bush administration official Philip Cooney violated federal statutes against obstruction of Congress and false statements. Cooney, as you may recall, is the former oil industry lobbyist, turned chief of staff of the White House Council on Environmental Quality who edited research rep ...
Topics: climate change mitigation, jackassery, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Is That a Lawmaker in Your Pocket, or ... ? A breakdown of the Senate vote to end debate on the energy bill		21 Nov 2003	Muckraker
A massive energy bill backed by the Bush administration stalled out in the Senate this morning, when its supporters failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to end debate on the legislation. Only 57 senators voted to halt debate; 40 voted to keep it going. Those in favor of the bill, which has already been passed by the House, say it would increase and diversify energy sources a ...
Topics: biofuels, energy, Muckraker, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Is That a Lawmaker in Your Pocket, or ... ? A breakdown of the Arctic Refuge vote in the Senate		18 Apr 2002	Muckraker
The Senate today effectively voted down Amendment 3132, which would have allowed oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. "Effectively," because the issue never actually came up for debate: The Democrats filibustered, and drilling advocates fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to break the blocking tactic and force passage of the measure. All but five Dem ...
Topics: Alaska, energy, Muckraker, oil, politics, US House of Representatives, wilderness (all these topics)

Magic Carpet Riders	Ben White	04 Aug 1999	Muckraker
Despite a stern tongue lashing from the New York Times editorial page on Monday, the Senate version of the Interior appropriations bill continues to provide a comfy roosting spot for a handful of anti-environmental riders. Some of the offending items got sliced off when the Senate reinstated Rule 16, the sensible old regulation requiring that senators refrain from attaching non-germane legislative items to must-pass spending bills. (Perish the thou ...
Topics: Environmental Working Group, Muckraker, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

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