On May 5, 2017, Senator Ron Wyden introduced to the Senate Finance Committee legislation focused on reducing carbon pollution over the next decade by incentivizing clean energy and promoting new technologies in the private sector.
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Senate Finance Committee Introduces Clean Energy For America Act
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By ROBERT RILEY | WILLIAMS MULLEN
President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate the following two individuals to become members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The Trump-Abbas Meeting: Issues, Constraints, And Ways Forward
By Ghaith al-Omari, Ehud Yaari, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross
On May 1, Ghaith al-Omari, Ehud Yaari, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Omari is a senior fellow at the Institute, former advisor to the Palestinian Authority, and author of the recent report Governance as a Path to Palestinian Political Rejuvenation. Yaari is a Lafer International Fellow with… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – May 2017
By ELIZABETH CLARK, WILLIAM R. DEVINE, BARRY EPSTEIN, RENÉE LOUISE ROBIN | ALLEN MATKINS
California would completely phase out the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity under a new proposal.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Reform The Biodiesel Tax Credit
By LAUREN GRAHAM, PH.D. | BERGESON & CAMPBELL, P.C.
On April 26, 2017, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate to reform the biodiesel tax credit and extend the new policy for three years.
Executive Order Charts New Path For Offshore Energy Development
By JAMES AUSLANDER, JOHN COSSA, PETER SCHAUMBERG | BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND PC
On April 28, 2017, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order entitled “Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy.”
Washington’s working relations with the next president should not preclude it from leading the fight against the IRGC’s missile proliferation and regional militancy. Iran is a country at war, in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Yet the candidates campaigning for the May 19 presidential election have hardly spoken a word about the country’s regional and military… Keep reading →
A Hodgepodge Of Action And Thought On Climate Change
By RONALD FARLEY | BURR & FORMAN
There are conflicting opinions within the Trump Administration and key businesses about climate change, the appropriate steps to take, and the consequences.
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Why Climate Action is About Fighting Poverty
By Aziz Mekouar - Morocco’s Ambassador to the US from 2002 to 2011This month, world leaders will converge in Bonn, Germany for the Bonn Climate Change Conference, just a few weeks after millions of people around the world participated in Earth Day activities, planting trees, cleaning up public parks, and mobilizing for stronger environmental protections. The timing is fitting, for what started out in 1970 as a… Keep reading →
Nigerian Military Force Attack Illegal Oil Pirates
By Michael McDonaldLast Thursday, representatives of the Nigerian military stated that the military had destroyed 13 illegal refineries in the oil hub located in the Niger Delta. Two soldiers were killed in the attacks upon what were described as “sea robbers”. A spokesman for the military, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, said soldiers had “discovered and destroyed 13 illegal… Keep reading →
