GM Ambivalent on Volt
As bankrupt General Motors fights for survival, the company is ambivalent about trading in its love for gas-guzzling muscle cars for gas-sippers or the plug-in Chevy Volt.
Source: WashPost, 06/08/2009
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U.S., Canadian Groups Hit Oil Sands Development
"The Sierra Club, Greenpeace and 28 other North American environmental groups are calling on the United States and Canada to boost investments in clean energy, halt industrial fishing in the Arctic and freeze expansion of the Alberta's oil sands...."
Source: NYTimes, 06/05/2009
House Committees Eye Climate Bill Under Deadline
"House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) hopes to add a major oil and gas title to the Democratic energy and climate bill, but it remains unclear whether he will get the chance as House leaders aim to speed the bill's progress."
Source: Greenwire, 06/05/2009
Senators Push for More Nuclear Power in Energy Bill
While the Senate Energy Committee has so far resisted counting nuclear power in mandated "renewables" quotas, it adopted an amendment allowing nuclear plants to up their output.
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2009
Oil Nears $70 Barrel
"Oil prices on Thursday set a new high for the year, buoyed by a weaker dollar and the first drop in unemployment since January."
Source: AP, 06/05/2009
"Portable Classrooms Get a Makeover"
Modular classrooms -- cheap trailers, essentially -- may be an ideal solution when it comes to energy savings.
Source: Environment Report, 06/04/2009
"House Panel Begins Work on Food Safety Overhaul"
"A House committee began work Wednesday on a comprehensive overhaul of food safety rules that includes more inspections and new fees on producers to pay for them."
Source: CQ, 06/04/2009
"U.S. Envoy Sees Climate Partnership With China"
"The United States wants to forge a partnership with China, bringing the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases together to address global warming, Washington's top climate diplomat said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/04/2009
"Judge Orders Halt To Mining Protests"
"A Raleigh County [WV] judge has issued a preliminary injunction to block anti-mountaintop removal activists from further peaceful protests on certain Massey Energy mining sites."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 06/04/2009
"Possible Changes to House Climate Bill"
Various House committees will try to remake the climate bill in a shape favored by the interests they represent, before it faces more amendments on the floor this summer.
Source: Reuters, 06/03/2009
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