Senators at odds over energy requirement
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Senate Democrats proposed a requirement Wednesday that 15 percent of the nation's electricity be produced by wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources.
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Democrats running Congress will likely not be able to pass climate legislation with mandatory limits on "greenhouse" gases without help from President Bush, the chairman of the Senate's energy panel said Monday.
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Unable to extend tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill two months ago, lawmakers are trying to attach some of them to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers.
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BROAD LEGISLATION: An energy bill in the Senate would raise auto fuel economy standards for the first time in nearly 20 years and make oil industry price gouging a federal crime.
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The Senate yesterday rejected two additions to an energy bill that would have pumped billions of federal dollars into efforts to ramp up production of a coal-based fuel for cars and trucks, which proponents had called an important alternative to petroleum.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi riles Republicans by calling for a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. One opponent wonders, "Is it so bad if it gets warmer?" In 27B Stroke 6.
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON - Three powerful lobbying forces - automakers, electric utilities and the coal industry - are confounding Democrats' efforts to forge a less-polluting energy policy.
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The Senate is by design a cumbersome place to do business. Any one of the 100 senators can gum up the works, and they often do &#151; without uttering a word.
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A behind-the-scenes tussle between nonunion Nissan Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers threatened to derail the Senate's energy bill.
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A Senate Democrat is aiming to halt expansion of the country's oil reserves for one year, saying it makes no sense when oil prices are high.
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An energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.
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Some critics question proposed federal spending hikes for nuclear research.
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By JIM MYERS  WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday by Sen. Jim Inhofe designed to streamline the permitting process for refineries and offer economic incentives to Indian tribes and communities hit by base closings to build such facilities.
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Senate Democrats, eager for a vote on energy legislation, ran into staunch Republican resistance Thursday to requiring that utilities use more wind, solar and other renewable sources to produce electricity.
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Senate leaders are planning to introduce a slimmed-down package of energy legislation, eliminating a minimum requirement for utilities' use of renewable resources but only slightly altering the tax provisions that have drawn fire from congressional Republicans and the White House.
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT and KEN THOMAS WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Thursday to increase fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon for cars and SUVs, the first significant boost demanded of automakers in nearly 20 years.
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Congress looks set to tackle energy legislation -- again.