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USA - March 2 2012
On March 1, 2012 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (DNM) introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, legislation that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage low-carbon energy sources through the establishment of a federal clean energy standard (CES).
USA - October 19 2011
On October 18, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted, by a vote of 3 to 2, a final rule regarding position limits for certain physical commodity derivatives pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
USA - June 21 2011
Yesterday, Senator Jay Rockefeller announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to start an investigation into oil and gasoline markets and the impact on retail prices.
USA - May 25 2011
On May 24, 2011, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that three speculators, Parnon Energy Inc. (Parnon) of California, Arcadia Petroleum Ltd.
USA - April 13 2011
On April 12, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") voted 4-1 to issue proposed rules establishing minimum initial and variation margin requirements for non-cleared swaps entered into by CFTC-regulated swap dealers and major swap participants.
