A Call to Action: Executive Summary by Herschel Specter President, RBR Consultants, Inc. mhspecter@verizon.net This report is a call to action, and it presents a multi-faceted national energy plan that would address the twin...

Full Title: n/a Author(s): L. Jackson Publisher(s): United States Environmental Protection Agency Publication Date: 3/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length:  4 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Murkowski's Letter: -->POSTING<-- Description (excerpt): Jackson addresses industry and policy concerns over EPA move to regulated GHG emitters. (excerpts): I...

Note: Synopsis adapted by OurEnergyPolicy.org from report summary. Synopsis intended solely for purposes of generating discussion. Alternative Fuels for Military Applications By James T. Bartis & Lawrence Van Bibber, RAND Corporation The U.S....

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, which would require electric utilities to derive increasing percentages of their supply...

A paper by researchers at the University of Alberta, Edmonton found that the impact of Canadian oil sands mining, and subsequent land restoration, on carbon release has been significantly underestimated....

On February 28th and 29th a federal appeals court in Washington, DC will hear oral arguments in Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA, an aggregation of lawsuits challenging U.S. EPA’s...

Full Title:  Design and implementation of carbon cap and dividend policies Author(s): Kunkel C, Kammen DM Publisher(s): Energy Policy Publication Date: 1/2012 Language: English Length: 11 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): An important concept in...

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Full Title: Forging the Climate Consensus: Managing Economic Risk Author(s): W. Reilly (Co-Chair), et al. Publisher(s):  National Commission on Energy Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center Publication Date: 7/2009 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 16 pages, PDF Full Text:...

Full Title: Forging the Climate Consensus: Oversight of the Greenhouse Gas Market Author(s): W. Reilly  (Co-Chair),  J. Rowe (Co-Chair),  S. Tierney (Co-Chair), et al. Publisher(s):  National Commission on Energy Policy, Bipartisan Policy...

Note: Synopsis based on review of draft legislation as well as Congressional committee and media summaries. Synopsis intended solely for purposes of generating discussion. Key Provisions of H.R. 910, the Energy...

On March 27, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency, under the authority of the Clean Air Act, released proposed greenhouse gas standards for newly constructed power plants. The rules would require...

A recent op-ed by noted academic Bjorn Lomborg questions the idea that renewable energy – wind, in particular – is up to the task of mitigating climate change. Renewables are...

The UN climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, wrapped earlier this month with two notable accomplishments: a pledge to create a new international treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol...

Last week The Economist called attention to growing demand for rare earth minerals, their importance in clean energy technologies, and rising tension over their global supply. Two of these minerals –...

Full Title:  Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How much at what cost? Author(s): J. Creyts, et al. Publisher(s):  McKinsey & Company Publication Date: 12/2007 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 107 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): Consensus is...

Full Title: n/a Author(s): L. Murkowski Publisher(s): n/a Publication Date: 3/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length:  3 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Jackson's Response: -->POSTING<-- Description (excerpt): The growing, bipartisan and bicameral opposition to EPA's climate regulations may very well result in legislative...