energy
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CoalA Power Sector Guide to the Midterm Elections
The Republicans seized full control of Congress on Tuesday, bagging the six seats necessary to snatch the Senate away from the Democrats—and leaving several Obama administration energy-related initiatives in a fog. With most election results in, Republicans have control of at least 52 Senate seats, snaring key seats in Iowa, North Carolina, Colorado, Arkansas, South […]
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Legal & RegulatoryWhite House Threatens Veto of $34B House Energy Spending Bill
The White House on Wednesday threatened to veto a proposed $34 billion House bill setting FY 2015 spending for the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, saying it “significantly underfunds” investments to develop clean energy technologies. The 2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. […]
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RenewablesEuropean Parliament Backs Binding Targets for Climate, Energy, Shuns Commission’s Proposal
Legally binding targets to slash the European Union’s (EU) carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 40%, increase the bloc’s renewables’ share to 30%, and improve energy efficiency by 40%—all by 2030—were strongly backed by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The EU’s directly elected parliamentary institution adopted a resolution by a vote of 341–263 to set […]
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Renewables
European Parliament Backs Binding Targets for Climate, Energy, Shuns Commission’s Proposal
Legally binding targets to slash the European Union’s (EU) carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 40%, increase the bloc’s renewables’ share to 30%, and improve energy efficiency by 40%—all by 2030—were strongly backed by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The EU’s directly elected parliamentary institution adopted a resolution by a vote of 341–263 to set […]
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FERC Addresses Industry Change in House Hearing
“No industry stays static over time. Change is inevitable,” said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) John Norris in a house subcommittee hearing today. For the electric sector, he said in prepared remarks, “The time of incremental change is clearly over.” The Dec. 5 hearing before the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power was […]
