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Natural gas hearing to expose divisions
Posted on February 11, 2013 at 12:49 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Export, LNG, Natural Gas, Politics and Policy |
The newly refashioned Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is set to hold its inaugural hearing Tuesday on exporting more of America’s natural gas bounty, chaired by Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who is skeptical of existing laws on the issue. More »
Obama won’t abandon ethanol, official says
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:46 am by Bloomberg in Alternative fuels, Politics and Policy, biofuels, regulation |
As calls to reform the nation’s biofuels mandate escalate, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack insisted Pres. Obama is committed to the ethanol program and will encourage Congress to maintain it. More »
Lawmaker urges Interior to stick with tough drilling rule
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 5:47 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in BLM, Interior Department, regulation |
A top Senate Democrat on Thursday told federal regulators not to shy away from tough requirements in a rule being drafted to tighten standards for drilling on public lands. More »
Lawmakers pitch plan to tweak renewable mandate
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 11:36 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Gasoline, Politics and Policy, Transportation |
Lawmakers have unveiled the first major proposal to rewrite a mandate forcing refiners to blend biofuels into gasoline, amid a growing outcry against the eight-year-old requirement. More »