House to Take up Legislation Rescinding $1.5 Billion in Clean Energy Loan Funds

Legislation that would rescind $1.5 billion in Department of Energy clean energy loan funding among other energy-related rescissions is scheduled to go the House floor Aug. 10…

Senate Committee Approves Bills Promoting Electric Cars, Modular Reactors, Solar Roofs

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee July 21 approved bills promoting plug-in electric vehicles, modular nuclear reactor designs, more…

Senate Energy Panel Slated to Mark up Bills on Solar Power, Electric Vehicles, Modular Reactors July 15

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) has scheduled a July 15 markup in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which he chairs, on…

Obama Says He Will Get 60 Votes Needed to Pass Senate Climate Bill, Cut Emissions

President Obama said June 2 that he would find the 60 votes necessary for the Senate to pass a climate and energy bill and overcome any potential filibuster…

House Appropriations Bill Incorporates Loan Guarantees for Renewable, Nuclear Energy Technology

A supplemental appropriations bill unveiled in the House of Representatives May 26 would provide $180 million for loan guarantees to support development of renewable energy and…

Administration Requests Appropriations for Renewable, Nuclear Loan Guarantees

The Obama administration is seeking a total of $180 million in appropriations for loan guarantees that will be used for renewable and nuclear energy funding, according to…

Senate Bill Would Give Utilities Until 2013 to Cap Carbon; Deal Near Completion with Oil Companies, Kerry Says

Senate climate legislation slated for unveiling April 26 will offer a hybrid approach, giving electric utilities until 2013 and manufacturers until 2016 to curb greenhouse gas emissions and proposing…

Obama Offshore Drilling Offer Seen as New Push for Senate Passage of Emissions Caps

WASHINGTON, D.C.—With his offers to expand offshore oil and gas drilling and to support more nuclear power, President Obama appears ready to make whatever deals may be necessary to get even a scaled-back climate and energy bill passed before expected declines in the Democratic majority in November elections, environmental and industry organizations said April 2.

Energy Sector Pleased with Obama Call for More Nuclear Power, Offshore Drilling, but Skepticism Remains

The energy industry was generally pleased to hear President Obama call in his Jan. 27 State of the Union address for more nuclear power plants and…