Byline: Bruce Geiselman Two business groups are urging Congress to resist calls for carbon dioxide emission caps. The National Association of Manufacturers issued a white paper March 13 in which it cautioned the Senate Environment Commit...
In a 55-43 vote on October 30, the Senate defeated the radical Global Climate Stewardship Act, whose provisions to cap carbon dioxide emissions stood to have far-reaching, negative impact on domestic portland cement production. Sponsored by Sen. Jo In a 55-43 vote on October...
Just when splits over climate policy threatened to overshadow the EU-US Summit on 30 April, the United States Senate proposed cutting CO2 emissions from coal power plants through carbon capture and storage CCS. At a recent hearing in Washington, Re Just when splits over climate policy...
A Senate plan would cap carbon dioxide releases from power plants at 2006 levels in 2010 and then reduce them to 2001 levels by 2015. It has broad support, but utilities oppose it, so passage will take time, even if elections shift Congress' makeup. A...
Byline: Bruce Geiselman Congress likely will tackle a number of familiar but thorny environmental issues in 2006. Passing President Bush's nearly 4-year-old Clear Skies initiative for capping power plant emissions remains near the top of ...
Byline: Bruce Geiselman Representatives of the business community and industry said they were encouraged about future environmental and energy policies following last week's re-election of President Bush and Republican gains in the House and Byline: Bruce Geiselman...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In spite of recent reports, green house gas legislation hasn't burned off; it is merely hanging quietly over our heads. Federal action to regulate greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions was temporarily stalled when Congress failed to pass Senate bill S.2191. However, many states...
Kansans trying to make some sense of the recent battle between the Legislature and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius over the expansion of a coal-fired power plant near Holcomb might find a small measure of comfort in knowing they aren't the only ones struggling with the energy issue. Just...
ICF Study Shows Latest Revision to Bill Brings Down Allowance Prices by More Than One Third FAIRFAX, Va. -- ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) announced today that it has conducted an analysis of the revised release of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill with the Boxer Amendments (S. 3036). The analysis indicates...
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President George W. Bush signed a landmark bill Dec. 18, marking a major change in U.S. energy policy designed to decrease Americans' oil thirst and fight global warming. The bill will sharply raise mileage standards for automakers for the first time in three...
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Language used to describe the unprecedented decision by Kansas regulators to block expansion of a coal-fired electric generating plant offers a preview of the fight still to be waged. An environmental lawyer viewed as "enthralling" Kansas...
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Language used to describe the unprecedented decision by Kansas regulators to block expansion of a coal-fired electric generating plant offers a preview of the fight still to be waged. An environmental lawyer viewed as "enthralling" Kansas...
A bipartisan group of senators have sponsored legislation aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from U.S. companies by instituting limits on such emissions and creating a system of trading credits. According to the office of Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), who introduced the bill, the measure aims to "reduce U.S....
Marine geochemist Scott Doney and marine policy specialist Porter Hoagland traveled to the nation's capital this spring to inform Congress about critical ocean issues: the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on living marine resources and issues surrounding the siting of wind power in the ocean. "Climate...
WASHINGTON, DC ENS — -->In testimony before a House Committee today, a representative from the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, endorsed legislation that would produce a comprehensive inventory of the nation's ability to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground - a process known as sequestration. "This bill...
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According to Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.), once an outspoken critic of those warning of a major global warming threat, "more and more Republicans [are] willing to stop laughing at climate change [and] are ready to get serious about reclaiming their heritage as conservationists." Among that number, reported Bloomberg News on...
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Billings Clinic is proud to announce Senator Conrad Burns will visit our facility for the dedication of an ultra-clean Hybrid Fuel Cell Power Plant. The Direct FuelCell/TurbineR (DFC/TR) power plant achieved a record-setting 56% electrical efficiency - a mark unparalleled for distributed energy products in its size...
WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new report today by twonon-profit groups underscores the major role played by Ohio- basedAmerican Electric Power in the global warming problem. The report notes that AEP produces more heat-trapping carbondioxide than any other power company in the nation. The study was...
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