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Coal Ash Waste – Call the House Committee now

Posted in Coal, tagged coal ash waste, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Tell them that the testimony being given is based upon false premises and they should not vote for HR 2273 when the Committee hearing resumes at 3 pm EST. According to the National Academy of Science (NAS) Coal Combustion Residues or waste (CCR’s) contain numerous hazardous metals and substances with hazardous characteristics including arsenic, lead, [...]

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US House Committee to hold hearings on EPA clash with Texas leadership

Posted in Air Quality, Climate Change, tagged greenhouse gas, South Texas College of Law, Texas, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Energy and Power Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing this Thursday on the clash between Texas officials and the EPA at the South Texas College of Law in Houston. Click here for more information. A coalition called the Texas EPA Task Force, made up of federal [...]

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Republican’s reluctantly agree to hear testimony on climate science as part of their hearings on blocking the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions

Posted in Climate Change, Global Warming, tagged climate change, EPA, Texas, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), chairman of the panel’s Energy and Power subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, agreed to schedule a hearing next Tuesday on two new studies that link climate change to severe weather at the request of Democrats. Full committee ranking Democrat Henry Waxman (Calif.) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), who [...]

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How is the new Republican Congress going to deal with the EPA?

Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, tagged greenhouse gas, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In a Republican dominated America with many Republicans deeply skeptical of global warming, it is unlikely the new Congress will do much on the energy front. A broad plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and use the revenue to fund alternative energy — known as cap-and-trade — is dead Vyng for the leadership post of [...]

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A Brave New Republican Energy Future?

Posted in Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, Nuclear, tagged Barnett shale, Coal, Energy, Natural Resources Committee, Nuclear, public citizen texas, renewable, United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House Committee on Natural Resources on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

According to Bloomberg, electricity producers such as NRG Energy Inc. and Southern Co. will benefit as the new house Republican majority promotes nuclear power as part of clean-energy legislation. They go on to point out that cap-and-trade was denounced in ads by candidates of both parties, and they expect a fight over plans by the [...]

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