Overnight Energy: House GOP moves on energy reform MARKUP STARTS WEDNESDAY: The House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled the first part of its energy reform package. Lawmakers in the energy and power subcommittee will meet Wednesday morning to formally consider legislation on infrastructure, workforce, energy security and energy efficiency, after releasing the bills late Monday. … Continue reading Overnight Energy: House #GOP moves on #energy_reform→
America’s Dirtiest Power Companies, Ranked Coal-fired power plants are the single biggest driver of global climate change in the United States. That’s why President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is moving quickly to put the finishing touches on a new set of regulations, called the Clean Power Plan, that aim to reduce the nation’s overall … Continue reading America’s Dirtiest Power Companies, Ranked→
NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN New Jersey may have an easier time than other states complying with mandates to curb emissions contributing to global climate change, according to an analysis by the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid. The analysis by PJM Interconnection, first completed in March and updated … Continue reading NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN→
Why Big Oil Wants A Carbon Tax Let’s assume for the sake of this discussion (despite real-world evidence to the contrary) that all corporations only act in rational ways they think will maximize profits. How, then, might we understand the moves by multinational oil conglomerates in favor of a tax on carbon? Late last month, … Continue reading Why Big #Oil Wants A Carbon Tax→
Utilities Win Big As Supreme Court Orders EPA To Consider Cost In Regs The utility industry won a critical — but possibly short-lived — victory as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency must consider the costs of stringent regulations designed to eliminate mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fueled power plants. Rejecting the … Continue reading Utilities Win Big As Supreme Court Orders EPA To Consider Cost In Regs→
Week ahead: Energy bills hit the House floor The House is taking up a slew of environmental measures including a bill that would slash EPA funding and block many of President Obama’s climate rules. Lawmakers are expected to consider the Interior and environment appropriations bill, setting up a floor fight. The House Appropriations Committee on … Continue reading Week ahead: #Energy bills hit the House floor→
Clean Power Plan: Utility Industry Says It Will Do The ‘Right Thing’ Despite their disparate interests and diverse geographies, U.S. utilities have locked shoulders, especially when it comes to federal energy policies. At the core of their communique is the will to work with the Obama administration to reduce carbon emissions. At the Edison Electric … Continue reading Clean Power Plan: Utility Industry Says It Will Do The ‘Right Thing’→
DC Court Throws Out the First Challenge to the Clean Power Plan The Obama administration’s historic initiative to curb greenhouse gas pollution from existing power plants survived its first legal attack yesterday, but also got some harsh criticism from utility industry executives. A federal court of appeals in Washington dismissed a case brought by more … Continue reading DC Court Throws Out the First Challenge to the Clean Power Plan #CPP→
Corporations Are Going Green by Linking Executive Pay to Energy and Emissions Targets Back in 2005, when GE chief executive Jeff Immelt launched Ecomagination, an initiative to pedal plant-friendly technologies to the market, he famously quipped “green is green.” But despite Mr. Immelt’s pitch, the conventional wisdom has stubbornly remained that what’s good for the … Continue reading Corporations Are Going Green by Linking Executive Pay to Energy and Emissions Targets→
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