by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2007 | Blog
According to the New York Times, renewable energy backers are just one vote short of the 60 needed to break any filibuster.
by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2007 | Blog
A majority of the Senate supports adding a provision to the Senate energy bill now under consideration that would require that 15 percent of our nation's electricity come from renewable energy sources by 2020 -- an increase from the current 2.4 percent, and...
by Bill Scher | Jun 14, 2007 | Blog
The following, a more fleshed-out version of my earlier energy bill post, was originally published at The Huffington Post A majority of the Senate supports adding a provision to the Senate energy bill now under consideration, requiring that 15% of our nation's...
by Bill Scher | Jun 14, 2007 | Blog
The 56 votes killing a phony "clean" electricity amendment proved to be ominous. As support for the actual clean electricity amendment is short of 60 votes, according to CQ Today(subscription req'd) conservatives are threatening a filibuster. In turn, the amendment's...
by Bill Scher | Jun 14, 2007 | Blog
Good news on the Senate floor today. Sen. Pete Domenici's attempt to count coal and nuclear towards clean energy standards for electricity was beaten back in the Senate just minutes ago, with 56 senators voting to kill the amendment, and only 39 supporting. Still...
