House Passes Cash-for-Clunkers Bill
The House passed a bill that would give some $4 billion in vouchers to owners of gas-guzzlers who trade them in for more efficient cars. It would boost car sales.
Source: Wash Post, 06/10/2009
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Senate Panel Expands Gulf Offshore Leasing
"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved expanded oil and gas leasing today in the eastern Gulf of Mexico in a bipartisan vote that would upend a 2006 compromise with Florida senators that provided their state at least a 125-mile buffer in most areas until mid-2022."
Source: Greenwire, 06/10/2009
"Jon Wellinghoff, Obama’s Energy Futurist"
Jon Wellinghoff, the new chairman of FERC, will have enormous influence in a time when the United States' energy future is at a crossroads.
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 06/09/2009
Climate Bill Bears Scrutiny
A closer look at the climate bill approved by the House Energy Committee reveals some surprising and paradoxical impacts -- some negating the pollution control the bill is supposed to achieve.
Source: SolveClimate, 06/08/2009
"Algae Could Become Reliable Jet Fuel Source"
"Seawater algae -- a cousin to pond scum -- may someday become a significant source of fuel for military jets and airliners...."
Source: Dallas News, 06/08/2009
GM Ambivalent on Volt
As bankrupt General Motors fights for survival, the company is ambivalent about trading in its love for gas-guzzling muscle cars for gas-sippers or the plug-in Chevy Volt.
Source: WashPost, 06/08/2009
U.S., Canadian Groups Hit Oil Sands Development
"The Sierra Club, Greenpeace and 28 other North American environmental groups are calling on the United States and Canada to boost investments in clean energy, halt industrial fishing in the Arctic and freeze expansion of the Alberta's oil sands...."
Source: NYTimes, 06/05/2009
House Committees Eye Climate Bill Under Deadline
"House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) hopes to add a major oil and gas title to the Democratic energy and climate bill, but it remains unclear whether he will get the chance as House leaders aim to speed the bill's progress."
Source: Greenwire, 06/05/2009
Senators Push for More Nuclear Power in Energy Bill
While the Senate Energy Committee has so far resisted counting nuclear power in mandated "renewables" quotas, it adopted an amendment allowing nuclear plants to up their output.
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2009
Oil Nears $70 Barrel
"Oil prices on Thursday set a new high for the year, buoyed by a weaker dollar and the first drop in unemployment since January."
Source: AP, 06/05/2009
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