http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2010 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 1:20:30 EST In a new and potentially powerful argument for legislative action against climate change, new research released Wednesday concludes that using captured carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery could slash U.S oil imports in half by 2030 while permanently... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4051.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In what appears to be a political signal sent just hours before a key White House meeting on climate change legislation, Republican moderate Sen. Richard Lugar announced Tuesday he is drafting a “practical energy plan” that would meet many of the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4048.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In the latest of a series of speeches on climate change policy, Exelon Chief Executive Officer and Chairman John Rowe said Saturday he thinks the chances of Congress enacting cap-and-trade legislation this year are “slim,” but that the nation... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4041.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In alarming new climate change research, an international team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists has found that a section of the Arctic Ocean seabed containing vast amounts of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and is venting the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4031.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST A top American Electric Power official told a Senate panel Thursday that the timetables in legislation to impose stringent new limits on power plant emissions of three key pollutants are too aggressive, warning that AEP and other coal-dependent power... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4025.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Coal state Democrats Thursday unveiled identical bills in the House and Senate that would suspend for two years pending Environmental Protection Agency rulemakings to regulate stationary-source emissions of carbon dioxide and methane, saying the delay is... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4026.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST As a Senate trio floats a proposal to impose a carbon tax on transportation fuels as part of a compromise climate change bill, a new study of gasoline taxation concludes that a gasoline tax increase of 10 cents per gallon would cut U.S. vehicle carbon... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4015.html Thu, 4 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In an effort to quell concerns about gaffes in its Nobel Prize-winning assessment of climate change science, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced Saturday that an independent committee will be formed to evaluate its... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/4008.html Wed, 3 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In a surprise move, Southern Company has declined to accept $295 million in federal cost-share money offered by the Energy Department for a large-scale carbon capture and sequestration demonstration project at the utility’s coal-fired Plant Barry in... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/3991.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Highlighting a sharp division within the public power community, two senior House Democrats Thursday blasted the American Public Power Association for endorsing Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s effort to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its Clean Air... http://www.theenergydaily.com/hottopics/climate_change/3985.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST