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- Obama’s Green Albatross Wed, 16 Nov 11, 6:51amStimulus spending on environmentalist policy is a green albatross around the neck of President Barack Obama. Inspectors General are having a field day auditing stimulus-funded programs for so-called “green jobs,” and...
- Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills): Back to Form Thu, 2 Jun 11, 1:50amA week ago, I poked fun at Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) for acting the fool during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Republican legislation that would speed the permitting process for the Keystone XL...
- Rep. Henry Waxman’s Silly Sideshow Wed, 25 May 11, 3:57amI’ve long suspected that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) keeps Brawny paper towels in his kitchen cabinet. Brawny paper towels are the best—they’re the quickest, thickest, picker-uppers—and Rep. Waxman lives in...
- Inside the Beltway: EPA Pre-Emption Bill Heads to House Floor Sat, 19 Mar 11, 11:58pmThe House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday marked up and passed H. R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, by a 34 to 19 vote. All 31 Republicans on the committee supported Chairman Fred Upton’s (R-Mich.) bill. ...
- Does Sen. Jay Rockefeller Serve West Virginians or Harry Reid? Fri, 18 Mar 11, 3:47amLate in the 111th Congress, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was building bipartisan support for a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act that would strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority...
- EPA Reform Bill Clears First Hurdle Sat, 12 Mar 11, 12:40amYesterday morning, the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee met to mark up H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, but the results was a foregone conclusion. As they say in poker,...
- On Energy and Environment, Center Moves Away from Waxman et al. Thu, 10 Mar 11, 3:59amThere wasn’t much to report from yesterday’s climate change science hearing before the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee...
- BP Deepwater Oil Spill - Energy and Commerce Committee's Letter Outlining Risky Practices in Anticipation of Hayward's Thursday Testimony Wed, 16 Jun 10, 12:36amBecause of interest in this subject, we are keeping this thread open, as well as the analysis of BP's new plans shown in thread http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6603.
- BP Deepwater Oil Spill - Energy and Commerce Committee's Letter Outlining Risky Practices in Anticipation of Heyward's Thursday Testimony Wed, 16 Jun 10, 12:36amBecause of interest in this subject, we are keeping this thread open, as well as the analysis of BP's new plans shown in thread http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6603.
- BP Deepwater Oil Spill - Energy and Commerce Committee's Letter Outlining Risky Practices in Anticipation of Heyward's Thursday Testimony - and Open Thread Tue, 15 Jun 10, 12:36pmCongress wrote a letter to Tony Hayward outlining its concerns that BP took shortcuts and undertook risky practices, in an attempt to keep costs down. This letter was written in preparation for Tony Hayward's testimony on...