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President Bush Signs Energy Bill into Law; EPA Immeidately Uses New Legislation to Reject California's Clean Air Act Wavier Request

December 20, 2007 11:36

President Bush signed the 2007 federal energy bill into law today. The new legislation will boost fuel economy standards for vehicles and increase renewable fuel production, but is actually a major step backward for the renewable electricity industry, particularly solar and wind.National Public...

House Passes Revised Energy Bill; President Bush Expected to Sign Wednesday

December 18, 2007 23:51

The U.S. House approved a revised version of the federal energy bill today on a vote of 314-100. The legislation returned to the House for final approval last week after the Senate dropped key renewable energy provisions from the bill.President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law...

Senate Passes Energy Bill; Key Renewable Energy Provisions Axed

December 14, 2007 19:00

The U.S. Senate passed a watered-down version of the federal energy bill yesterday 86-8. Democratic leaders dropped key renewable energy provisions from the legislation after a cloture vote failed by one vote.That move leaves federal support for the renewable energy industry in limbo. The vast...

One Vote Short; Senate Fails to Proceed With Federal Energy Bill

December 13, 2007 16:08

The Hill is reporting that the Senate vote to proceed with the energy bill fell short by one vote, 59-40. According to the article, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to strip out the renewable energy tax package and try to pass the remainder of the bill this afternoon.CNN also has a report on...

U.S. Renewable Energy Use to Double by 2030

December 13, 2007 15:45

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its annual long-term U.S. energy forecast yesterday (large pdf). The EIA's new analysis anticipates that renewable energy use will double by 2030. According to the Annual Energy Outlook 2008 Report: The use of renewable technologies for...

Senate Energy Bill Showdown Expected Tomorrow

December 13, 2007 03:13

According to reports, Senate Democrats plan to press ahead this week with an energy bill that maintains a substantial renewable energy tax package. Democratic leaders have dropped plans for a 15% renewable energy portfolio standard, but believe that they can pass a revised version of the bill...

Federal Energy Bill Stalls In Senate

December 07, 2007 19:54

The Hill reports:The Senate Friday voted against taking up the energy bill approved by the House earlier this week, making it likely that some provisions in the House bill will have to be stripped in order for Congress to complete a final energy package.In a 53 to 42 vote, the Senate rejected a...

U.S. House Approves 2007 Federal Energy Bill; Senate Cloture Vote Expected Saturday

December 06, 2007 21:29

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the energy bill (H.R. 6) on a vote of 235-181.The AP reports:The House approved the first increase in federal automobile fuel efficiency requirements in three decades Thursday as part of an energy bill that also repeals billions of dollars oil company...

House Floor Debate on Energy Bill

December 06, 2007 19:45

The House is currently debating the new version of the energy bill (H.R. 6). Check out CSPAN for live coverage of the debate.Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the bill "will be a shot heard round the world for energy independence for our country."Renewable Energy Access has a good article on the current...

House Dems Push for RPS and Renewable Energy Tax Package; Energy Bill Showdown Expected in Senate; Veto Looms

December 05, 2007 17:40

It's time to install wind turbines in the halls of Congress; you could power several thousand homes with the hot air blowing out of Washington this week on the federal energy bill, and things are only starting to heat-up.Just when it looked like the House had abandoned plans for a federal renewable...