E.P.A. Questioned by House Republicans

Wednesday Congressional Republicans convened by the energy and power subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to review the economic impact of pending limits on carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases. But much of the discussion focused instead on whether climate science supports the agency’s finding that greenhouse gases are a threat to health…

Obama Wins Support from U.S. Chamber of Commerce

President Obama’s first formal speech to the U.S Chamber of Commerce on Monday came, in part, as an attempt to emphasize business-friendly policies despite differences between the administration and the nation’s largest business federation. Abiding to his agenda of investing in green energy and infrastructure, the President’s diction somewhat defused tensions with the Chamber by…

Air Force Challenges Biofuels Industry

As the Defense Department’s largest gas-guzzler, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has challenged the biofuels industry to meet their production needs of several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels by 2016. In an effort to help wean the USAF off foreign oil, 50-50 blends of jet and synthetic fuels have been approved for flight. However,…