Monday, September 07, 2009

Center Supports Public Health Insurance Option

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Open Letter to President Obama From Norris McDonald Please provide America with a public option for people like me Mr. President. The Center...
Friday, September 04, 2009

D.C. Environmental Chief George Hawkins To Lead WASA

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George Hawkins, right, Director of the D.C. Department of the Environment and a former official at the Environmental Protection Agency has b...
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Lisa P. Jackson Speaks At Gary, Indiana Rally

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adminstrator Lisa Jackson, right, spoke at a labor/green rally in Gary, Indiana on Tuesday. About 150 p...

Cash For Clunkers Replaces 700,000 Gas Guzzlers

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The popular 'Cash for Clunkers' program ended its brief run on August 25, and the program is estimated to have removed nearly 700,00...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

President Obama and Oceans Policy

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The Obama Administration is holding and Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in San Francisco on September 17, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency S...
Monday, August 31, 2009

Cash For Appliances Program

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Beginning late this fall, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a $300 million Cash For Appliances Program to boost sales of ene...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

How Do You Calculate MPG For Hybrid & Electric Vehicles?

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How do you measure the efficiency of automobiles in terms of gasoline usage as automobiles increasingly rely on multiple fuel sources, or on...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Harold Ford, Jr. on the Climate/ Energy Legislation

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HAROLD FORD JR. Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council President Obama can pass energy legislation this year, but to do so he needs t...
Monday, August 17, 2009

Types of Mercury Lamps

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Mercury is used in a variety of light bulbs. Mercury is useful in lighting because it contributes to the bulbs' efficient operation and ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Nuclear Industry Loses Another Giant: Angie Howard

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Angelina 'Angie' S. Howard, left, retired as vice president of the nuclear industry's Washington, DC-based association, the Nucl...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Dr. James J. Markowsky Confirmed as DOE's Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy

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Dr. James J. Markowsky, left, was confirmed by the Senate on August 7, 2009, as the 11th Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. As Assistant...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Cash For Clunkers: Congress Is Selling Cars, Passes Bill

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The Senate, on a vote of 60-37, just put $2 billion more into the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program to extend the popul...

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Need To Be Restructured

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The Center long ago recommended that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be broken up into 20 competing smaller companies. Now it appears tha...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Energy Information Administration: Climate Bill Will Cost Postage Stamp Per Day By 2030

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A new analysis by the Energy Information Agency EIA confirms findings by earlier reports from the Congressional Budget Office and the Enviro...
Friday, July 31, 2009

USEC: Gets No DOE Loan Guarantee - Halts Uranium Plant

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The American Centrifuge Plant was to include approximately 11,500 AC100 machines that were to be housed in existing buildings at the Piketon...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

CFTC: Speculators Caused Oil Price Spike Last Summer

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will issue a report in August that points to speculators as playing a significant role in dr...

Center Supports The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310

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The Center opposes mountaintop removal. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 , was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) on Ma...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

3rd Hearing in 2009 on Kingston Ash Accident

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The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment met on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 to consider the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston ...
Monday, July 27, 2009

$25 Billion To Help GM Recover & Produce Efficient Cars

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General Motors Company (GM) has applied for more than $10 billion in Department of Energy funds, according to a spokesman for the company. S...

Cardin & Alexander Seek To Ban Mountaintop Removal

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Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md), left, and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn), right, have introduced legislation (Alexander-Cardin Appalach...
Friday, July 24, 2009

Price of Natural Gas and Coal

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Today, natural gas for August delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 14.5 cents to settle at $3.695 a million British thermal un...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

EPA's Jackson Announces Associate Administrators

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U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has announced three key appointments to the senior staff at EPA: Lisa Heinzerling , who has been name...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Is Copenhagen Becoming A Warm Up Act?

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The delay in the U.S. Senate until September to consider climate change legislation combined with significant environmental group opposition...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Waxman Markey Cap & Trade Superior To Price & Tax

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Some environmental groups and climate activists* recently held a briefing in Washington, DC to express their support for an energy price inc...

Senate E & NR Committee Examines Mine Reclamation

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The hearing received testimony examining S.796, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 and S.140, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 20...

Senate E & PW Committee Climate Change Hearing

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Note: Consideration of climate/energy legislation has been delayed for consideration until September. The Senate Environment & Public Wo...
Monday, July 13, 2009

G8 Supports Emissions Cuts: Developing Countries Object

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The G8 agreed last week at its annual summit to support a goal of cutting global emissions by 50% by 2050 and of reducing emissions in wealt...

Stephen Chu and Gary Locke Go To China For Energy

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu, left, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, right, are vidsiting China this week to discuss building a China-US cl...

Larry Irving Joins Hewlett-Packard

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Larry Irving, left, will join computer services company Hewlett-Packard Co. on Sept. 8 as vice president of global government affairs. He w...
Thursday, July 09, 2009

Hidden Health Hazards in Your Business

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Most people are aware of the health dangers of outdoor air pollution, but don't realize that air pollution in their homes, offices, and ...