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 Stories About: coal-to-liquid fuel AND Congress AND energy AND John Dingell AND legislation AND Nancy Pelosi AND politics AND US House of Representatives AND Washington DC
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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 ... |
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| Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, energy, John Dingell, legislation, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington DC (all these topics) |
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