Tuesday, November 10, 2009

EPA Public Hearing Dates on Proposed Greenhouse Gas Rule

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EPA will hold two public hearings to accept public comment on the agency’s proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions thresholds defining when ...
Monday, November 09, 2009

Is Barbara Boxer Getting 'Played' By Her Colleagues?

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER By Norris McDonald Before the ink dried on the passage of the global warming bill (S. 1733) out of the Senate Environ...
Sunday, November 08, 2009

House Passes Health Care Bill 220-215

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Hooray. The House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act ( HR 3962 ) late Saturday night. The Center supported the bill ( More )....
Friday, November 06, 2009

Judith Enck Appointed EPA Region 2 Administrator

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President Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson have announced Judith Enck, left, to be the EPA Region 2 Administrator, which is headq...

Alfredo Armendariz Appointed EPA Region 6 Administartor

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced President Barack Obama’s selection of Dr. Alfredo “Al” Armendar...

President Barack Obama's Trip To China

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We hope President Obama's first trip to China will be as exciting as our first trip to that wonderful country. This is part of a 10-day...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Eagles Delisted From Endangered Species & Now Whales

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First the Bald Eagle was delisted from the Endangered Species List and now the Humpback whales appear to be thriving world-wide. From fewer...

GOP E&PW Committee Members Boycott Climate Hearing

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Update: The Senate EP&W Committee approved the bill first thing this morning. There were no amendments or debate due to the boycott. Th...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Nine Federal Agencies Enter Into A MOU Regarding Transmission Siting On Federal Lands

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Nine Federal Departments and Agencies recently released a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to make it faster and simpler to build transmiss...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Ratings Agencies On Constellation/EdF Joint Venture

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Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ratings service downgraded Constellation based on the condition that separated Constellation from BGE financ...

Maryland Gov Gets Concessions From Constellation Energy

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Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, left, fought successfully to get concessions from Constellation Energy Group (CEG) in their bid to ge...
Monday, November 02, 2009

Henri Proglio - New CEO of Electricite de France

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Henri Proglio , left, is now the new CEO of Electricity de France (EdF). Proglio was formally head of the Veolia Environnement waste, water ...

Maryland PSC Approves Constellation/EdF Nuclear Merger

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Congratulations The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Constellation Energy Group's (CEG) deal to sell half (49.9%) of i...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Calculating CO2 Reductions For Biofuels

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A new paper in the peer-reviewed journal Science illustrates "a critical accounting error" in the way carbon emissions from biofue...

Smart Meters Are Coming To Town Thanks To Obama

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President Barack Obama is distributing the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history - $3.4 billion in Smart Grid ...

Boxer/Kerry & Waxman/Markey Climate Bill CO2 Allowances

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The Boxer/Kerry climate legislation was introduced in the Senate on October 23 and requires emissions cuts of 20 percent below 2005 levels b...

AREVA-Northrop Grumman Building Plant to Manufacture Components For Nuclear Power Plants

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French multinational company AREVA has joined with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding to invest more than US$360 million and create 540 jobs at a...

Nuclear Power In Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act

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The nuclear power items under discussion in current climate change legislation ( S. 1733 ) in the Senate include: Investment tax credits, A ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

NRC To Lease Newly Constructed Office Building

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to lease a newly constructed 14-story, 362,000-square-foot office tower across from its office...

President Obama Announces $2.3 Billion Smart Grid Funding

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The White House Office of the Press Secretary, For Immediate Release October 27, 2009 Remarks by the President on Recovery Act Funding for S...

Senate E & PW Committee Hearing Today

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER By Norris McDonald I attended the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today on the Clean Energy Job...

Lisa Jackson Climate Change Statement Before E & PW

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Statement of Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Legislative Hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American P...

Maryland PSC Versus Constellation Energy Group

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It is being reported that the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) staffers are suggesting that Constellation Energy Group (CEG) should ...

BGE Receives $200 Million Federal Stimulus Grant

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) will receive a $200 million federal stimulus grant as part of $3.4 billion in national "smart ...
Monday, October 26, 2009

EPA Releases Analysis Of Boxer/Kerry Climate Legislation

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its detailed economic analysis of The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Boxe...

EPA To Issue New Air Pollution Rules For Power Plants

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According to court documents, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to issue new air-pollution rules for coal- and oil-fired ...

Gov Martin O'Malley Conditions Attached to CEG/EdF Merger

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Gov. Martin O'Malley failed to get concessions from Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group (CEG) during months of negotiations over ...

Senate Environment & Public Works Climate Hearings

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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by California Congresswoman Barbara Boxer, left, starts the debate over climate l...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Obama Urges Congress To Pass Climate Bill In MIT Speech

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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT CHALLENGING AMERICANS TO LEAD THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN CLEAN ENERGY Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, Mass...
Friday, October 23, 2009

Obama Nominates Apostolakis and Magwood To NRC

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President Obama, on October 9, nominated two new members to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fill vacancies on the five-member panel. Th...