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Manchin says EV Tax Credit Bonus Is Gone From Spending Bill

Senate Democrats have scrapped a $4,500 bonus tax credit for electric vehicles made with domestic union labor that was opposed by Senator Joe Manchin as they seek to wrap up Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Prices
  • USA

NOPEC Bill Could Send Prices At The Pump Even Higher

White house cautiously weighs implications of NOPEC bill. NOPEC bill could lead to higher prices of imported crude to the U.S. The NOPEC bill could end the dominance of the Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

Big Oil to tell Congress markets, not companies, set fuel prices-testimony

 U.S. oil executives will tell Congress on Wednesday they are boosting energy output and no one company sets the price of gasoline, according to pre-released written testimony, as they defend Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Prices

Big Oil to tell Congress markets, not companies, set fuel prices-testimony

U.S. oil executives will tell Congress on Wednesday they are boosting energy output and no one company sets the price of gasoline, according to pre-released written testimony, as they defend Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Natural Gas Exports

More efforts launched to combat LNG exports in US House, DOE dockets

Highlights House bill would ban exports, limit FERC approvals Green groups highlight winter gas prices in DOE challenge Environmentalists have stepped up opposition to US LNG export facilities, backing restrictive Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • International Oil Companies

Congress Threatens Big Oil With Subpoenas For Alleged Disinformation

Big Oil majors, including Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron, may be subpoenaed to turn over financial documents as part of a congressional probe into alleged disinformation about the effect of Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

U.S. House Democrats grill Big Oil in climate deception probe

Executives from some of the world’s biggest oil companies denied in U.S. congressional testimony on Thursday that they continue to misinform the public about the role of fossil fuels in Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Exxon, Chevron CEOs Excoriated in 7-Hour D.C. Climate Hearing

The first ever U.S. congressional dressing down of oil bosses for alleged climate-change subterfuge devolved into a fractious spat over environmental racism, electric-car subsidies and fat pay packages. The bosses Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Oil groups accused of climate deceit in US Congress grilling

Top US oil executives were accused of decades-long industry efforts to spread disinformation over the role of fossil fuels in driving global warming during congressional hearings held on Thursday, days Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Democrats accuse Big Oil execs of ‘obviously lying’ about climate change in historic hearing

For the first time ever, top executives in the oil industry were grilled by federal lawmakers for their alleged role in misleading the public for decades on climate change and Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Democrats Hope To Expose Big Oil’s Misinformation On Climate

Thursday’s Congressional hearing of top executives from Big Oil companies could be the start of a year-long investigation into whether the world’s largest oil firms have misled the public about Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

Big Oil to attend U.S. House climate disinformation hearing

Top executives from Exxon Mobil Corp, BP America, Chevron Corp, and Shell Oil will testify on Oct. 28 at a congressional hearing examining whether the fossil fuel industry led an Continue Reading

Posted On : 23 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to restrict biofuel waivers for refiners

 U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Friday to limit exemptions offered to refiners on blending biofuels after sources said the Environmental Protection Agency chief voiced disapproval about a Supreme Court Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Jul 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Why The U.S. Senate Is Looking To Support Carbon Capture And Storage

Two bipartisan bills introduced in the U.S. Senate aim to support carbon capture and storage technologies as part of a drive to reduce emissions. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Nord Stream

US lawmakers hit out at Biden administration over ‘inadequate’ Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Senior US lawmakers have slammed the Biden administration for failing to step up its opposition to the almost-complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through increased sanctions designations. Receive daily email Continue Reading

Posted On : 23 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Congress
  • USA

Senators are still debating whether cutting fossil fuels will save the planet

The new Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met Wednesday for its first hearing with Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia at the helm. The stated purpose of Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Congress
  • USA

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Demcrats roll out climate change plan

The nation’s automakers would manufacture only electric cars. Utilities would have to stop producing pollution linked to climate change. And the federal government would double its investment in mass transit. Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Jul 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

House Democrats’ relief package is historically huge. Economists say it might not be enough.

with Brent D. Griffiths House Democrats are poised to plow forward today with the biggest economic relief package in history, over the objections Republicans and moderates in their own ranks Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 May 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Funding to Refill Oil Reserve Cut From Stimulus

Funding for President Donald Trump’s plan to fill up the nation’s emergency oil reserve to help struggling drillers cope with the price crash failed to make it into the latest Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

Plan to fill US SPR at risk in Congress’ stimulus fight

The Trump administration’s plan to buy up to $3 billion of US crude oil to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains a bone of contention holding up Congress’ economic aid Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants

It was supposed to be a bipartisan moment for the Senate. But now a sweeping energy package promoted as a “down payment” on fighting climate change is falling apart amid Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Energy bill stalled amid amendment gridlock

© Greg Nash A mammoth energy policy bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Monday night with a stalemate over amendments threatening to derail the legislation entirely. Lawmakers voted Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

How a powerful lobbying group got stricter energy efficiency codes out of a big Senate energy bill

The National Association of Home Builders, one of the largest lobbying organizations in Washington, is arguing that the proposed building codes amount to an unfair and unnecessary increase on the Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Lawmakers clamor to add provisions to fast-moving energy bill

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seeking to add their bills to a fast-moving bipartisan energy package, which is expected to hit the Senate floor for a vote Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

Senate prepares to vote on big energy bill this week

In a divided Congress that has trouble passing anything, can energy policy be an exception? The Senate is preparing to vote this week on a major piece of legislation designed to move the Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

Don’t call it a climate bill: Senators unveil bipartisan energy package

On Thursday, Senators Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and the chair of the Senate’s energy committee, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, unveiled the American Energy Innovation Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Feb 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

US federal bi-partisan traction building on energy, climate issues: experts

Despite having a strongly divided US Congress often at odds with the White House, power market experts said Wednesday they see bi-partisan movement on energy and climate related initiatives that Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Feb 2020 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

US law must change for oil, gas infrastructure to keep up with demand: report

 Overlapping, duplicative requirements slowing permitting Industry looking for more clarity from Congress Legal challenges putting pipeline projects at-risk Washington — The US government needs to reform its environmental regulations or Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Dec 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

US Congress moves Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill ahead of Trump, Putin summit

The US Congress has begun moving sanctions legislation that would target construction of Russian pipelines, while analysts believe the upcoming meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could trigger Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

US lawmakers punt on adding clean energy breaks to tax bill, hint future action

Members of the US House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee said they will work on a new bill to expand incentives for renewable and clean energy amid complaints that their new Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

U.S. House committee to hold hearing on proposed fuel efficiency freeze

The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee said on Tuesday it planned a June 20 hearing on the Trump administration’s proposal to freeze fuel efficiency standards at 2020 levels Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

The Energy 202: Republicans vote against bill containing their key climate priority: researching energy innovation

In recent months, several Republicans have rallied around a single idea when describing their plans to address climate change: innovation. They argue that investing in new technology — including in Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

The ‘Shocking Details’ Of The Green New Deal

The long-awaited Green New Deal was unveiled in Washington on Thursday, laying down a marker for 2020 and beyond. If you haven’t heard of the Green New Deal, you probably Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Feb 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Congress

150 Congressional Republicans Represent Fossil Fuel Companies Instead of Their Communities

Last week, we mocked the fossil fuel industry’s use of an outlet it owns to brag about perverting democracy — but we didn’t actually call out the politicians in the Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Feb 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Boost Energy Development

Several Republican Senators have reintroduced a bill to streamline oil and gas development permitting in the U.S., aimed at boosting mineral revenues for states and reducing regulatory burdens and costs. Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Jan 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

House Democrats introduce bills banning oil, gas leasing in nearly all federal waters

Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced Tuesday seven separate bills aimed at blocking oil and natural gas drilling in nearly all federal waters. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Jan 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Congress

Carbon Capture Receives Support From Both Sides Of The Aisle

At the White House and on Capitol Hill, debates over energy policy are playing out with just as much invective as just about any other issue in America’s bitterly divided Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Jun 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Renewables

Renewable Energy Is Surging. The G.O.P. Tax Bill Could Curtail That.

A wind turbine generator outside Peetz, Colo. The Republican tax bills seek to scale back tax preferences for renewable energy like wind and solar. WASHINGTON — The Republican tax bills Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Dec 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Renewables

U.S. Congress Slashes Support For Renewables And EVs

Take the ongoing soap opera of who in the energy sector is likely to gain or lose benefits from the current Congressional tax plan. While retaining at least $15 billion Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Offshore

House takes up offshore drilling overhaul

As leaders in the U.S. House take up an offshore drilling bill, pressure has mounted on the U.S. government’s lack of oversight for protection of public lands. The Accessing Strategic Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

House Tax Bill Prefers Fossil Fuels Over Green Energy

So far, the House tax bill, passed wholly by the Republican party, picks the winners and losers in the energy industry. Wind power and other green energy actors are the Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • Offshore
  • USA

Early pressure mounts on overhaul of U.S. offshore oil and gas rules

Members of the U.S. House next week take up a measure on offshore drilling that advocates say checks off the wish-list for the oil and gas industry. The House Natural Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Oct 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Alaska energy threat a new low, House leader says

The Trump administration walked an ethical line by using a “bag man” to threaten Alaska’s energy over a healthcare vote, a leader in the U.S. House said. U.S. Sen. Lisa Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jul 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Fastest-Growing Type of Loan Faces Political Backlash

Momentum is building in the U.S. Senate to rein in a popular government-supported loan program used to finance energy-saving home improvements.  Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) plans to introduce legislation Wednesday that Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

The Most Dangerous Bill You’ve Never Heard Of Just Passed The House

Last, week, under the cover of a media bliss-out except among Koch funded right-wing channels, the House of Representatives passed a bill which would effectively repeal future standard setting under Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Mar 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Trump’s First Law Removes Transparency Rule For Big Oil

President Trump’s first legislative act was to sign into law a repeal of a transparency rule aimed at keeping public oil companies in check with regard to their international operations Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Feb 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Oil Companies, Corrupt Governments to Benefit as Congress Guts Transparency Rule

On February 3, the Republican-led Senate used an obscure procedural tool to end a bipartisan provision meant to fight corruption and overseas oil bribery, a rule opposed by Rex Tillerson Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Feb 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Republicans kill energy sector disclosure, emissions rules

U.S. Republicans on Friday repealed a securities disclosure rule aimed at curbing corruption at oil, gas and mining companies and voted to ax emissions limits on drilling operations, part of Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Feb 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

Congress Moves to Rescind Rule Requiring Big Oil to Reveal Foreign Government Payments

The Senate voted Friday to rescind a rule that would have required energy companies to report payments to foreign governments for the right to develop oil, gas and mineral assets, Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Feb 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

U.S. lawmaker moves to scrap SEC’s ‘resource extraction’ rule

A senior U.S. lawmaker unveiled a legislative plan on Monday to scrap a rule devised under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring publicly-traded mining, oil and gas companies to Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Jan 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple

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