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Legislation introduced

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • February 17 2013

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced legislation (H.R. 609) February 12 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel

Black carbon action urged

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, USA
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  • May 15 2011

A ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council ended May 12 with a final declaration that urged unilateral action by Arctic countries to limit black carbon and other short-lived climate forcers

China tax changes

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • China
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  • January 8 2012

On January 6, China's Finance Ministry announced it would both consider a carbon tax being introduced by 2015 and raise the exemption threshold as applied to the windfall tax imposed on oil producers

Bingaman amenable to EPA preemption

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • May 27 2012

During remarks at a Geothermal Energy Association forum May 23, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) said that he may be amenable to congressional preemption of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in exchange for Republican support of his Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (S. 2146) or another strong CES, noting that he preferred a congressional solution to emissions reductions, as such an approach could be more economically efficient and allow utilities more discretion to determine how they want to pursue reductions

Increased environmental oversight of tar sands

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada
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  • February 5 2012

On February 3, Canada’ Environment Minister revealed the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring that will increase monitoring of activities in Canada's oil sands with testing of air, biodiversity, water, and wildlife

Corker to leave ENR

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • December 2 2012

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) will leave his spot on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Low-carbon technologies supply more energy

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global
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  • January 27 2013

Swiss Re released a report released January 21 finding that low-carbon technologies could supply 92 percent of the global power supply by 2050, thus

Path forward on efficiency legislation

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • May 20 2012

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said May 15 that staff for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) met May 7 to discuss floor time for her Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (S

Energy efficiency legislation

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 17 2012

A broad group of industry representatives sent a letter June 6 to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voicing their support for the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (S. 1000) and requesting that the bipartisan measure be given floor time in the Senate

Portions of RFS challenge dismissed

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • December 23 2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed December 17 portions of an American Petroleum Institute, American Fuel &