Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Energy Tax Policy Reforms

Biofuels, Carbon Markets, Coal Power, Electric Vehicles, Emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Environmental Markets, Fossil Fuels, Hydropower, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Oil, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar Power, Wind Power

On September 17, 2014, the Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing titled “Reforming America’s Outdated Energy Tax Code” to discuss possible reforms to the U.S. energy tax policy. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) underscored the need for predictable, level playing-field tax policy that puts renewables on the same footing as other…...

EPA Extends Comment Period for Clean Power Plan Proposal

Coal Power, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil

The EPA has extended the comment period for its proposed emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-based power plants by 45 days. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment period for its proposed Clean Power Plan from its mid-October deadline to December 1.  The decision, which extends the initial 120-day comment period by an…...