OTC: A more balanced view on climate change
The luncheon discussion on climate change at the Offshore Technology Conference offered one of the more balanced views on the subject this week. More »
Natural gas, renewables big factor in presidential pick, poll finds
A solid majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a presidential candidate who supports developing more natural gas, boosting federal support for renewable-energy use and research, and approving construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a new poll found. More »
Americans back range of energy policies, with partisan splits
A majority of Americans support a range of energy and environmental policies from more oil drilling to federal funding for renewables to regulations that curb pollution, albeit with significant partisan differences, according to a new Gallup poll. More »
Poll: Americans still prioritize economy over environment
A plurality of Americans continue to say they prioritize economic growth over protecting the environment, though the gap has closed in the past year, a new poll found. More »
EPA proposes limits on power plant greenhouse gas emissions
EPA has proposed its first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, but the rules would not apply to existing plants or ones scheduled for completion within a year. More »
Industry group challenges cellulosic biofuel quota
The American Petroleum Institute filed a legal challenge to a U.S. cellulosic biofuel mandate on Monday, alleging a “complete commercial supply” doesn’t exist for fuel makers to meet the program’s minimum quota for 2012. More »
Interesting Arguments in DC Circuit on EPA Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking
Oral argument was held last week in the complex challenge to the EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations for major stationary sources. Judges Tatel, Sentelle and Rogers of the DC Circuit showed a good grasp of the issues according to observers. Despite the intense interest in the case, it seems unlikely, however, that the outcome will be [...] More »
Clean-power bill would boost natural gas, renewables
Large retail power companies would have to roughly double how much low-carbon power, such as solar, they sell by 2035 under legislation unveiled today by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., Senate energy committee chairman. More »
EPA says no climate rules for refineries in 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency probably won’t finalize rules setting the first-ever U.S. standards on greenhouse-gas emissions for oil refineries until early 2013, an agency spokeswoman said. More »
GOP ups attacks on EPA climate rule for power plants
More than 200 U.S. lawmakers, mostly Republicans, urged the Obama administration to pull the plug on greenhouse-gas standards for power plants. More »
GOP urges feds to scrap climate rule for new power plants
House Republicans asked the Obama administration to withdraw a pending rule that would implement the first-ever standards on greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants, saying it would “impose additional energy costs on a struggling American economy.” More »
Former EPA chiefs defend agency against political attacks
William Reilly, co-chair of the presidential commission on the Gulf oil spill, was one of two former EPA administrators to criticize recent political attacks on the agency. More »
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