House Energy and Commerce Committee
By Joseph Baker on March 23, 2011
Tags: UCS, USD, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA greenhouse gas emissions regulations, fuel economy standards, greenhouse gas emissions, House Energy and Commerce Committee, national mercury standards, Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), Union of Concerned Scientists, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Fred Upton, Michelle Robinson, oil, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Led by its chairman, Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 last week, by a vote of 34-14.
By Nathanael Baker on February 8, 2011
Tags: Fred Upton, House Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. climate bill, U.S. energy bill, U.S. energy policy
In a recent interview, Representative Fred Upton (Republican-Michigan) said that he does not believe humans are causing global climate change.
By Farron Cousins on November 18, 2010
Tags: United States, USD, BP, BP oil spill, climate change, Climate Cover-Up, congress, Denial, Farron Cousins, global warming, GOP, Hoax, House Energy and Commerce Committee, James Hoggan, Pew Center, poll, Republican, Tea Party, U.S. energy policy, USA, energy, Gulf of Mexico, James Hoggan, Joe Barton, John Shimkus, oil, Republican Party, U.S., U.S. House of Representatives
In spite of all evidence to the contrary, a majority of Republicans in America believe there is no scientific evidence to prove that climate change is happening, or that it is being exacerbated by human activities.
By Nathanael Baker on June 14, 2010
Tags: BP, BP oil spill, Brian Morel, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, House Energy and Commerce Committee, NYSE:BP, oil spill investigation
Internal documents from BP show the company made several cost-cutting decisions which severely jeopardized the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, and were enough for a rig engineer to refer to the project as a "nightmare well."
By Brendan Demelle on May 21, 2009
Tags: The Waxman-Markey, Wall Street Journal, America, Environmental Issue, American Clean Energy and Security Act, climate legislation, greenhouse gas emissions, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Waxman-Markey, climate legislation, Congress, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, oil, Senate, the Wall Street Journal, Waxman-Markey
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the Waxman-Markey “American Clean Energy and Security Act” by a vote of 33-25 on Thursday night, sending the legislation to the full House for further deliberation.
