Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these articles or tell us about other current items of interest in the comment thread below.
Green lobbyists seek grass-roots love
The Politico, 04.02.08
With the Senate set to tackle two complicated pieces of global warming legislation after its spring break, green-energy lobbyists used the recess to ramp up grass-roots support in key congressional districts.
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Oil chiefs say high prices not our fault
The New York Times, 04.02.08
Don’t blame us, oil industry chiefs told a skeptical Congress. Top executives of the country’s five biggest oil companies said Tuesday they know record fuel prices are hurting people, but they argued it’s not their fault and their huge profits are in line with other industries.
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Bank of America: More heat on coal
The Wall Street Journal (Environmental Capital), 04.02.08
In the race to pin green laurels on their green visors, Bank of America leapfrogged big rival banks by announcing it, too, will adopt the “carbon principles” that frown on financing conventional coal-fired power plants, on top of the internal price on carbon emissions the bank’s number-crunchers now employ.
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