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energy bill stories: 16 news summaries

Industry Ponies Up for Climate Change Fight

Environmentalists appear ill-prepared as issue heads to Senate

Aug 31, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the oil and coal lobbies came to Athens, Ohio, they held rallies full of screaming supporters, sponsored free lunches and free concerts, and gave away T-shirts praising coal power. When the environmentalists came to Athens, they held a sedate panel discussion and handed out stickers. Environmentalists seem ill-equipped for... More »

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climate change • cap and trade • lobbyists • lobbying blitz • energy bill

(Newser) - President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan is actually a "cap-and-tax" plan that is an "enormous threat to our economy," Sarah Palin writes in the Washington Post. In an op-ed piece she predicts will disappoint "the chattering class," who prefer "personality-driven political gossip," she says... More »

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energy • Alaska • cap and trade • energy dependence • energy bill • Sarah Palin • energy policy • offshore drilling

(Newser) - Al Gore and Newt Gingrich both appeared on Capitol Hill today, arguing for and against Democratic legislation that would shape US policy on energy and the environment, MSNBC reports. Gore said the legislation, which would mandate a sweeping changeover to a green economy in the next 50 years, “has... More »

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climate change • Congress • Newt Gingrich • Al Gore • House of Representatives • green energy • energy bill • House Energy and Environment Subcommittee

 Utilities' 
 Green Plea:
 Best Your 
 Neighbor  

Rating households by energy savings jolts consumers into curbing power use

Jan 31, 09 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Utilities have discovered that tapping into consumers' competitive urges is the most effective way to jolt them into using less energy, the New York Times reports. Sacramento—in a program now copied in at least 10 other major cities—began awarding smiley faces to customers who did well compared to... More »

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energy • utility companies • energy bill • energy saving • utilities

 House Passes Drill Bill 

'Compromise' bill allowing limited new drilling passes without GOP backing

Sep 17, 08 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - An energy bill including a partial lifting of the ban on new offshore drilling has passed the House, reports the Washington Post. The vote split largely along party lines, with most Republicans rejecting the package for not going far enough. The measure would allow new drilling beginning at 50 miles... More »

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alternative energy • House of Representatives • energy bill • oil companies • offshore oil • energy policy

Democrats Switch Policy to Back Offshore Drilling

GOP pressure, $4 gas behind sea change on energy position

Sep 12, 08 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats are tossing a big part of their environmental policy overboard to reach a compromise on offshore drilling, reports the New York Times. A shift in public opinion, coupled with Republican pressure on the issue, has convinced the party to reverse its long-held opposition to back a deal allowing... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • oil • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • energy bill • oil drilling • offshore oil • energy policy

OPINION

McCain Strikes Out on Renewable Energy

Candidate features wind turbines in ads but again skips vital energy vote

Aug 13, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's tough talk on energy has been undercut by his failure to vote on a vital renewable energy bill, Thomas L. Friedman writes in the New York Times. The bill, which has failed yet again to pass, would have extended tax credits for wind and solar projects, but McCain's... More »

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John McCain • renewable energy • solar power • energy bill • wind power • energy policy


 Texans Shocked by
 Spiking Power Bills 

State not quite prepared for deregulation, and higher fuel costs don't help, either

Jul 17, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - As energy prices soar, many Texans are wishing they had added "regulation of electrical companies" to the list of things not to mess with. Authorities predicted competition would lower prices when they deregulated the industry in 1999, the Wall Street Journal reports, but inadequate infrastructure, rising fuel costs, and... More »

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Texas • alternative energy • electricity • energy bill • George W. Bush • energy costs • deregulation

 Lawmakers Give Up
 Guzzlers—Grudgingly 

Energy bill amendment forces House reps to ditch taxpayer-funded gas-guzzlers

May 1, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last year's energy bill requiring House members to drive eco-friendly vehicles—if taxpayers are footing the bill—has some reps turning green at the thought of giving up their gas guzzlers, reports the Los Angeles Times. "I guarantee you my district is not upset that I'm driving a Chevy... More »

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Congress • Lexus • greenhouse gases • fuel economy • Cadillac • energy bill

EPA Chief Ignored Staff
on Calif. Ruling

Auto industry pushed White House to sway him, sources say

Dec 21, 07 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The EPA chief—under heavy pressure from the auto industry—rejected his own staff's advice in denying California’s request to set its own fuel economy standards, the Los Angeles Times reports. Stephen Johnson told the state that it’s request was unnecessary in the wake of the new... More »

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Chrysler • Dick Cheney • California • greenhouse gases • Henry Waxman • Arnold Schwarzenegger • fuel efficiency • Environmental Protection Agency • Barbara Boxer • energy bill • fuel economy standards • Stephen Johnson • George W. Bush

The Last Muscle Car?

GM debuts the Corvette ZR1—but will the energy bill kill its kind?

Dec 20, 07 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - GM will unveil the latest version of the Corvette at the Detroit auto show next month in all its supercharged, performance-car glory. But the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may actually be the last of an endangered breed—the Detroit muscle car. The new energy bill, with its stricter fuel economy standards,... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • energy bill • fuel economy standards • performance car • Corvette ZR1 • Detroit Auto Show

Bush Signs Huge Energy Bill

Law boosts emission standards for first time since '70s

Dec 19, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush today signed a sweeping energy bill that will improve automotive fuel-efficiency standards, boost biofuel production, and kill off the incandescent light bulb, the Washington Post reports. Bush said the law would reduce US dependence on foreign oil and even the likelihood of terrorist attacks. Both the White House... More »

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energy • ethanol • biofuel • energy dependence • energy bill

Energy Bill Passes House

Measure mandates 35mpg fuel efficiency for vehicles, 5X increase in ethanol production

Dec 18, 07 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The House approved a broad energy bill today that will increase fuel efficiency requirements for cars and trucks for the first time in 30 years and will boost ethanol production, Reuters reports. The bill, passed last week by the Senate after $13 billion in oil company taxes were excised, carried... More »

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Congress • ethanol • fuel efficiency • green energy • energy bill • George W. Bush

House Boosts Fuel Economy Standards

Measure in energy
bill calls for 35 mpg average by 2020

Dec 6, 07 7:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The House today approved a wide-ranging energy bill that calls for better fuel economy in US vehicles, the first such measure in more than 30 years. The bill, which has the grudging support of automakers, mandates a 40% improvement for most vehicles to an average of 35 mpg by 2020.... More »

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House of Representatives • energy bill • fuel economy standards

Congress Set to Require 35mpg on US Autos

Lawmakers agree to measure upping mileage 40% by 2020

Dec 1, 07 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Lawmakers have hammered out a deal to force US automakers to improve fuel efficiency, the New York Times reports. The measure requires cars and SUVs to get 35mpg on average by 2020, an improvement of 40%. It is expected to pass Congress and be signed into law as part of... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • fuel efficiency • auto industry • energy bill

Energy Bill Faces Fierce Floor Fight

Automakers will bring out the big guns to battle 45 mpg efficiency standards

Jun 18, 07 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats' energy bill is under attack on two fronts in the Senate—automakers want to weaken fuel efficiency standards, and the coal industry is looking for tax breaks for making diesel. The Wall Street Journal predicts a ferocious floor fight over the proposed package that would set a 45... More »

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environmentalism • coal • Detroit • fuel efficiency • CAFE standards • automaker • energy bill

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