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A Dingell Ate My Maybe
Congressional Democrats' energy priorities are a mixed bag |
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10 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Dingell Ate My Maybe Congressional Democrats' energy priorities are a mixed bag Not so fast with the celebrating. The soon-to-be head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. John Dingell (D), has declared no interest in raising U.S. fuel-efficiency standards -- he's from Michigan, natch -- and he's a nuclear-power booster. The Dems' rise could also lead to more offshore drilling; while dethroned R ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, John Dingell, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Magnificent 87
California's Prop. 87, which would tax oil to fund renewables, spurs big spending |
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14 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Magnificent 87 California's Prop. 87, which would tax oil to fund renewables, spurs big spending Proposition 87, a California ballot measure that would tax oil production and use the proceeds for research into alternative energy, is spurring some big spending. Oil companies have raised nearly all of the more than $35 million in the "No on 87" piggy bank, with Chevron donating a not ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, news, oil, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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The Visible Hand of the Market
BP under investigation for possible manipulation of oil and gasoline markets |
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30 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Visible Hand of the Market BP under investigation for possible manipulation of oil and gasoline markets Petro-behemoth BP is being investigated by two U.S. agencies for possible manipulation of crude-oil and unleaded-gasoline markets. (These are, of course, in addition to ongoing investigations of BP over a Texas refinery explosion, an Alaska pipeline spill, and alleged manipulation of th ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, environmental justice, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls |
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18 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls Imagine that gavel sound from Law & Order, and here we go: In 1999, the U.S. EPA sued Cinergy Corp. for modifying several coal-fueled power plants without following Clean Air Act pollution-control requirements. (Moment of silence for the days when eco-laws were enforced.) One month before Pre ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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The Bill Factor
Bill Clinton teams with cities to fight climate change |
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02 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Bill Factor Bill Clinton teams with cities to fight climate change Yesterday, ex-Prez Bill Clinton announced a new international effort to fight climate change. The Clinton Climate Initiative is a partnership between the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group -- a group of 22 of the world's largest municipalities -- and the Clinton Foundation. The latter will help the former pool purchasing power to get l ... |
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| Topics: Bill Clinton, climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Ooh, That Fiddle Sounds Pretty
G8 leaders dither on energy issues |
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17 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Ooh, That Fiddle Sounds Pretty G8 leaders dither on energy issues The G8 industrial nations met in St. Petersburg this weekend, focusing on energy security. They agreed to ... nothing. Said the group statement: "We recognize that G8 members pursue different ways to achieve energy security and the goals of climate protection." You could say that. The U.S. and U.K. are strongly pro-nuclear power, and Germany is str ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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A Long and Windy Road
Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water |
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22 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Long and Windy Road Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water The beleaguered Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound is keeping its head above water, thanks to good old-fashioned compromise. A provision to allow the Massachusetts governor to veto the planned wind project was holding up a Coast Guard reauthorization bill in Congress; a new version of the legislation drops th ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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All Right, Heartland, You're Up
Western governors resolve to combat climate change |
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12 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| All Right, Heartland, You're Up Western governors resolve to combat climate change Western states need to reduce greenhouse gases while meeting growing energy demand, says a resolution passed unanimously yesterday by members of the self-explanatorily named Western Governors Association. However, the pact neglects to prescribe specific actions. "My friends," California Gov. Arnold Sc ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, energy, news, politics, West (all these topics) |
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A Penny Saved Is a Penny Spurned
Bush admin looks to cut funding for energy efficiency |
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01 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Penny Saved Is a Penny Spurned Bush admin looks to cut funding for energy efficiency To fund long-term research into speculative future energy sources, the Bush administration wants to cut guaranteed present-day energy savings: The proposed 2007 Energy Department budget would eliminate $152 million (roughly 16 percent) from its energy-efficiency programs. A program to improve the efficiency of heav ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Who Are You, and What Have You Done With Our House?
House shows its green side with votes on Interior Department bill |
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19 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Who Are You, and What Have You Done With Our House? House shows its green side with votes on Interior Department bill The House of Representatives was on an eco-roll yesterday as it fixed up an Interior Department spending bill to send to the Senate. Over the objections of top Republicans, lawmakers approved 252-165 a measure that would put oil and gas ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, energy, mining and drilling, news, oil, politics, toxics, US EPA, wetlands (all these topics) |
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Better Late Than Clever
Democrats unveil plan to cut dependence on oil imports |
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18 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Better Late Than Clever Democrats unveil plan to cut dependence on oil imports Yesterday, Senate Democrats presented a proposal to cut U.S. dependence on oil imports 40 percent by 2020. The Clean EDGE Act contains nary a mention of increased fuel-economy standards, gas taxes, or other such excessively bold proposals; instead, it proclaims that ethanol will save us all. Under Clean EDGE, a quarter of U.S.-sold cars ... |
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| Topics: energy, Harry Reid, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Cape of Good Hope
Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support |
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08 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Cape of Good Hope Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support The controversial Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound has found new allies in a strange place: the Bush administration. On Thursday, Undersecretary of Energy David Garman sent a letter urging Congress to drop a measure that would allow the Massachusetts governor (currently Mitt Romney, a Cape Wind ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Another Flail in the Coffin
House flails about wildly and ineffectually over higher gas prices |
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04 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Another Flail in the Coffin House flails about wildly and ineffectually over higher gas prices House Republicans, who face a bruising battle to retain their majority status this November, are growing increasingly desperate over high gas prices. Since there's nothing they can actually do to reduce them, this translates into furious political maneuvering. With two fast-tracked bills this week, they sought advantage over Democrat ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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We'd Do Anything for Love (But We Won't Do That)
Republican gas-price pander disgusts even pander-lovin' American people |
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01 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We'd Do Anything for Love (But We Won't Do That) Republican gas-price pander disgusts even pander-lovin' American people Hollywood producers like to say that no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people. Hollywood producers, meet Senate Republicans. Their latest gas-price gambit, coordinated by Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) -- a legislator who puts the "less" ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Throw in a Pony, and We'll Talk
In lieu of real energy policy, senators propose sending people checks |
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28 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Throw in a Pony, and We'll Talk In lieu of real energy policy, senators propose sending people checks Apparently driven insane by high gasoline prices, congressfolk are reaching virtuosic heights of pandering and venality, approaching some sort of Platonic ideal of What's Wrong With Politics These Days. Exhibit A: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) just unveiled a proposal that would bribe th ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Taxholes
House Republicans fight to preserve $5 billion in oil industry tax breaks |
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26 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Taxholes House Republicans fight to preserve $5 billion in oil industry tax breaks In public, prominent Republicans are chastising oil companies over high gas prices, and threatening price-gouging investigations and windfall-profit taxes. Behind closed doors, House Republicans are fighting to protect some $5 billion worth of tax loopholes for those very same oil companies. Luckily for th ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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You Got Reserved!
Bush presents plan for combating high oil prices, halts reserve deposits |
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25 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You Got Reserved! Bush presents plan for combating high oil prices, halts reserve deposits In September 2000, then-candidate George W. Bush said that the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve "should not be used as an attempt to drive down oil prices right before an election. It should not be used for short-term political gain at the cost of long-term national security." Guess that was some of the "pre-9/11 thinking& ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Knock, Knock. Hu's There.
Oil issue looms as Chinese prez visits White House |
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20 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Knock, Knock. Hu's There. Oil issue looms as Chinese prez visits White House Buying oil from unsavory regimes, thus ensuring their grip on power. Attempting to lock up oil supplies to increase geopolitical influence. Growing heedlessly and unsustainably, polluting the air and water. These are the kinds of behaviors the world can no longer tolerate from ... China. Wait, whaaa? Seriously: During Chinese President Hu Jint ... |
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| Topics: China, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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A Low Blow
Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project |
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10 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Low Blow Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound may have blown its final ... may have been blown ... in a gust of ... oh, never mind. We're out of wind puns, and the proposed offshore wind farm is out of steam: If a recent, sneaky effort in Congress succeeds, the project will die once and for all. A congressional conference committee att ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Hungry for Justice
Police arrest peaceful Indian anti-dam activist for hunger striking |
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06 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Hungry for Justice Police arrest peaceful Indian anti-dam activist for hunger striking Demonstrations against dams in India's Narmada Valley yesterday brought the heavy hand of police, who roughed up protestors and arrested India's most famous environmentalist eight days into a hunger strike on charges of -- get this -- attempting suicide. Medha Patkar's fast started when officials began raisin ... |
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| Topics: dams, energy, environmental justice, India, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Obama Hiccups; Grist Rushes to Transcribe
Obama slams Bush admin for inaction on America's oil addiction |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Obama Hiccups; Grist Rushes to Transcribe Obama slams Bush admin for inaction on America's oil addiction Sen. Barack Obama, progressive golden boy, rebuked the Bush administration yesterday for being all talk, no walk on curbing oil use. When President Bush said America is addicted to oil, "I was among the hopeful," said the Illinois Democrat. "But then I saw the plan." Obama said ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, energy, Illinois, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Jilting at Windmills
Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Jilting at Windmills Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project on Nantucket Sound may soon receive another blow -- oh, we're so funny! -- if Congress passes an amendment giving Massachusetts power to veto the controversial wind farm if it would interfere with navigation. Of course, it depends on what the definition of "navigation" is, but Gov. Mitt Romney (R) would ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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They're Just Not That Into You
U.S. oil execs defend record profits -- again -- in Senate testimony |
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15 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| They're Just Not That Into You U.S. oil execs defend record profits -- again -- in Senate testimony ExxonMobil, Chevron, and the gang took another turn at the Senate's cotillion yesterday, flirting with the Judiciary Committee and making coquettish demurrals about record profits and price gouging. Unlike November's fete with the Senate Commerce Committee, this time oil executives were sw ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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There Once Was a Man From ... Alaska?
Nantucket Sound wind farm could be doomed by Don Young amendment |
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27 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| There Once Was a Man From ... Alaska? Nantucket Sound wind farm could be doomed by Don Young amendment There's plenty of local opposition to the controversial Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, but the final blow (ha!) may come from an Alaskan. After the House and Senate passed versions of a Coast Guard budget bill, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced an amendment to extend the distance between offshor ... |
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| Topics: energy, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Less Money, Mo' Problems
Bush's 2007 budget slashes funding for energy conservation |
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09 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Less Money, Mo' Problems Bush's 2007 budget slashes funding for energy conservation When President Bush said "America is addicted to oil," we thought he meant that was a bad thing. Apparently not: Bush's proposed 2007 budget increases funding for oil and gas drilling on public lands and slashes $100 million from some of the Energy Department's most effective conservation programs. That incl ... |
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| Topics: climate, Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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