Renewable Energy Round-Up

by mark louis

Before I get to energy news, I'd like to address news on energy legislation.  It's been reported in various places that Maj. Leader Harry Reid will pursue an energy-only bill w/o a cap on carbon, & then allow Kerry/Lieberman to be offered as an amendment.  Then today, Lindsey Graham announced that he would not vote for K/L, a bill he helped write.  Here's my question: why isn't anyone paying attention to the Cantwell/Collins CLEAR bill?  Is it any weaker than Kerry/Lieberman?  And if you think it doesn't spur enough renewable energy investment, why not pair it with the ACELA bill written by Jeff Bingaman?  Here are some links: CLEAR: Side by side w/ACES (PDF) & how it works (PDF). ACELA: Summary (PDF) I don't think ACELA is enough on its own.  And it seems as though some momentum, however minimal, has swung behind CLEAR, & it has a Republican sponsor with the onions to put her name on it.  With that, let's talk energy.

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Renewable Energy Round-Up

by mark louis

Someone made the suggestion in the previous installment of this series that I consider changing the title, and I decided to take their advice.  I hope this change does not create any unrealistic expectations for future installments of the series.  Unfortunately, there are no poo-related stories in today's installment.

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