by Stacy Feldman -
Mar 11th, 2010
U.S. Governors Ask Congress To Stop EPA Rules (Wall Street Journal)
Governors of 18 U.S. states on Wednesday urged Congress to stop "harmful" EPA regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions, saying the agency isn't equipped to deal with "the very real potential for economic harm."
Sen. Levin: Climate Bill Must Take Go-Slow Approach with Factories (The Hill)
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) has provided Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) a wish list of items for climate change legislation that includes a minimum 10-year delay before greenhouse gas limits are imposed on industrial facilities.
Virginia Passes Offshore Drilling Bills (Washington Business Journal)
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation that would apportion any state revenue from offshore drilling toward transportation and energy research, but fiscal experts said it's highly uncertain when the state could realize any revenue from such activity.
Obama's Trade Goal Fights His Clean-Energy Plan at Export Bank (Bloomberg)
Pres. Obama's goals of boosting U.S. exports and combating climate change are colliding as the U.S. Export-Import Bank expands financing for oil, gas, mining and power-plant projects.
Senate Bill Expands Offshore Wind Incentives to 2020 (Sustainable Business)
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced legislation that would extend production and investment tax credits for offshore wind power until 2020.
RI Business Group Opposes Wind Power Agreement (AP)
An organization that represents some of Rhode Island's largest electricity users has come out against a proposed power-purchase agreement between National Grid and the developer of a wind farm in state waters.
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