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Blog: House Passes Energy Bill - Requires Utilities to Use Renewable Power  
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 NY Times — The House passed a wide-ranging energy bill on Saturday that will require most utilities to produce 15 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar power. President Bush has vowed to veto the bill...

“It’s a big, big deal,” said Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts and a longtime member of the energy committee. “There has been no legislation like this for a generation.”


The energy measure passed by a vote of 241-172, with 26 Republicans voting in favor and 9 Democrats opposed. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had made the bill one of her top legislative priorities for her first year as leader of the House Democrats.


The bill allots money for the development of alternative fuels and for increased efficiency of appliances and buildings. It is also meant to spur research on methods to capture the carbon dioxide emissions that scientists say are largely responsible for global warming.


The House also passed a bill to repeal roughly $16 billion in tax breaks for the oil industry enacted in 2005. Some of the money would be used to pay for the research grants and renewable-fuel projects in the energy bill.


The utilities provision, or the so-called renewable electricity standard amendment, was among the most contested measures in the energy bill. Sponsored by Representative Tom Udall, Democrat of New Mexico, and several others, it will force utilities to make a significant share of their electricity from solar, wind, geothermal, water and other nonfossil fuel sources, although they can meet part of the requirement through conservation measures....


 
Posted: Aug 4, 2007 8:35pm | comment (0) | discuss (0) | permalink    
Tags: energy   oil   congress   global_warming   renewable_energy   energy_bill  
  Blog: 50 Dirtiest U.S. Power Plants Named  

WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 2007 - Nevada Power's Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant has a higher emission rate of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than any other power plant in the United States, according to a new ranking issued today by the Environmental Integrity Project.

The Project is a nonprofit group created by former U.S. EPA enforcement attorneys. Their report ranks the 378 largest power plants in the country based on company-reported data.

When it comes to total tons of carbon dioxide emitted, Georgia's Scherer power plant tops the list, owned and operated by Southern Company's Georgia Power. When it comes to total tons of carbon dioxide emitted, the Scherer power plant, owned by Southern Company's Georgia Power, tops the list.

The 12 states with the heaviest concentrations of the dirtiest power plants, in terms of total tons of carbon dioxide emitted, are - Texas, which has five, including two of the top 10 dirtiest plants; Pennsylvania with four; Indiana with four, including two of the top 10 dirtiest plants; Alabama with three; Georgia with three, including two of the top three dirtiest plants; North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia have three apiece; while Wyoming, Florida, Kentucky and New Mexico each have two.

Nitrogen oxides are precursors of smog, and the power plant with the worst emissions rate in the country is Indiana's Bailly power plant, owned by Northern Indiana Public Service. By total tons of nitrogen oxides emitted, the worst offender is New Mexico's Four Corners power plant, owned by Arizona Public Service. Read more...

 
Posted: Jul 27, 2007 11:50pm | comment (0) | discuss (0) | permalink    
Tags: coal   co2   global_warming   climate_change   air_pollution   acid_rain  
Message: Jump into Action!  

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Posted: Jul 27, 2007 10:17am | comment (0) | discuss (0) | permalink    
Tags: global_warming   climate_change   energize_now_initiative  
  Blog: An FYI on a resource site worth checking out!  
The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has updated and redesigned its Web site. This site provides a wealth of useful information. Drop in and check it out!


P.S. if you have not already done so, please consider signing the "Fueling the Renewable Energy" petition


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Posted: Jul 26, 2007 8:17am | comment (0) | discuss (0) | permalink    
Tags: renewable_energy   energy_efficiency   energy_conservation  
Alert: Prohibit the sale of inefficient light bulbs!  
Focus:Environment
Action Request:Visit - online
Location:United States
Congressional Legislation
To prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs, and require the development of a plan for increasing the use of more efficient light bulbs by consumers and businesses.
Bill # H.R.1547

Original Sponsor:
Jane Harman (D-CA 36th)

Cosponsor Total: 1
(last sponsor added 03/15/2007)
  1 Democrats
  
About This Legislation:
3/15/2007--Introduced.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations prohibiting the sale of light bulbs that emit less than: (1) 60 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 2012; (2) 90 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 2016; and (3) 120 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 2020.
Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress a plan for encouraging and providing incentives for the use of more efficient light bulbs by consumers and businesses.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide exemptions to the prohibition only in cases where it is found, after a hearing and opportunity for public comment, that it is not technically feasible to serve a specialized lighting application, such as a military, medical, or public safety application.
Detailed, up-to-date bill status information on H.R.1547.

Please take a moment now to show your support for this bill

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