All Posts Tagged With: "Waxman-Markey Bill"

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Colorado Lawmakers Want Congress
to Limit Energy Bill

20 Democrats from Colorado are asking the U.S. Senate to limit funding for coal and nuclear energy as Congress works on passing an energy bill. The lawmakers say too much emphasis on coal and nuclear energy would reduce funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

19Nov2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Cap-and-Trade Proposals Are Failing The Public’s
“Test of Common Sense” Say Western Business Group

“If Congress goes back to the drawing board and develops climate legislation that follows these 10 common sense principles, it would undoubtedly be embraced by the American people,” says the Western Business Roundtable’s Jim Sims. No doubt, some will disagree with the group’s proposals.

23Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Obama’s Energy Policy Finds Broad Support in Poll — But Cap-and-Trade Bill is Harder Sell

Most Americans approve of the way the President is handling energy issues and support efforts by him and Democrats in Congress to overhaul energy policy — including the controversial cap-and-trade approach, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

31Aug2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Colorado’s Natural Gas Industry Reloads
for Senate Energy Legislation

The industry is hoping it doesn’t find itself on the outside looking in once again as the Senate debates its version of the energy bill. Armed with an estimated $80 million war chest for lobbying efforts, the support of both Colorado Senators and a newly formed Natural Gas Alliance, the sector aims to have a voice in the final legislative reckoning.

17Aug2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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Western States To Lose Control Over Transmission Siting?

Newly added provisions to the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill, next slated to be voted on by the U.S. Senate, give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission final say over the siting of electric transmission lines in Western states including Colorado —but not in any other part of the country.

14Jul2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Tailwind Dies For Renewables

Wind is especially vulnerable to economic downturns because of the huge amount of capital and land required to launch a sizable wind farm. Bank financing often accounts for half of a project’s upfront costs. As of early this year only four major banks were capable of financing large renewable-energy projects in the U.S., down from 18 in 2008, the Times reported.

13Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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A Tale of Two Speeches at COGA Meeting in Denver

Speaking before the oil and gas audience in Denver, Gov. Ritter called the natural gas industry a “crucial part of New Energy Economy.” Former Senator Tim Wirth, on the other hand, chastized it for being asleep at the switch when it comes to organization and putting forth a positive agenda.

10Jul2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Cap and Trade, or Smoke and Mirrors?

Is cap and trade the answer? Industrial interests seem to favor it because it buys them time, literally, to spend the real money that reduces the real pollution, or perhaps avoid it altogether by figuring out how to trade off their liability.

29Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Waxman-Markey a Win For Colorado

Republican opposition is to be expected; Salazar’s no vote is a bit harder to explain. By creating a market for carbon-emission permits, the bill will almost certainly favor states with large installed bases of renewable energy capacity – which Colorado, under Gov. Ritter’s New Energy Economy program, will soon be.

29Jun2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued