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Interest Groups Could Slow Energy Action

RedOrbit
June 18, 2007 - WASHINGTON - Three powerful lobbying forces - automakers, electric utilities and the coal industry - are confounding Democrats' efforts to forge a less-polluting energy policy. Pelosi, who has promised an energy bill before Independence Day, has been at loggerheads with Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a longtime protector of the automakers, over a package of energy proposals being crafted by Dingell's committee. ...
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House committee drops consideration of California measure

Sacramento Bee
June 18, 2007 - John Dingell, D-Mich., on Monday dropped a measure to block California and 11 states other from regulating "greenhouse" gas emissions from automobiles. Arnold Schwarzenegger had opposed the language in a draft bill released this month by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Pelosi aims to have an energy legislation package ready for the House to consider after the Fourth of July holiday. ...
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Homework helpful before the first hire

Kansas City Star
June 18, 2007 - The state in which your business is located will provide you with guidance on unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, new-hire reporting, workplace safety and its EEO laws. Workers classified as “nonexempt” by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must be paid time and a half for hours worked above 40 in the same workweek. ...
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DRIVE ACT -- (Senate - June 18, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 18, 2007 - That is the problem the Senate is trying to solve with this Energy bill. While only a small amount of electricity is generated in the U.S. using renewable sources such as solar and geothermal energy, we know we can increase that amount substantially. This will maximize the effectiveness of the program in stimulating the installation of technologies to reduce petroleum use and cut emissions. ...
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CREATING LONG-TERM ENERGY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE NATION ACT OF 2007 -- (Senate - June 18, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 18, 2007 - Again, that is the same standard as appears in the base bill for cellulosic ethanol. It is one we spent time on in our Energy Committee markup. The Department of Energy goes on to note: Net metering is a low-cost, easily administered method of encouraging customer investment in renewable energy technologies. ...
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ENERGY -- (Senate - June 18, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 18, 2007 - We need to lead the national energy policy. Utilities already reporting under the Clean Air Act would not have to report their data twice. How this is working now is a patchwork of reporting. As a Nation, we are stuck in a rut. ...
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AMENDMENTS -- (House of Representatives - June 18, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 18, 2007 - Appropriations made in this Act are hereby reduced in the amount of $1,305,000,000.H.R. 2641 Offered By: Mr. Appropriations made in this Act are hereby reduced in the amount of $1,130,000,000.H.R. 2641 Offered By: Mr. ...
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. -- (House of Representatives - June 18, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 18, 2007 - Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2246. Act) section 5(d); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2250. ...
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Illinois' great energy hunt

Chicago Tribune
June 17, 2007 - Congress took up sprawling energy legislation last week. Rather, it's what fuels the nation will move toward. Political perils Picking among energy options can bring political perils. ...
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Dems peddle energy bill despite impasse

The Hill
June 17, 2007 - Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) peddled a Democratic energy bill in her party’s radio address Saturday despite the bill stalling over a dispute on renewable energy this week. The Democrats’ plan, she added, would “eliminate billions of dollars in tax breaks to big oil interests and invest them instead in clean, renewable energy. Democrats are pushing for $13.7 billion in tax breaks to energy companies that invest in renewable energy, a proposal that was met with Republican resistance. ...
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