Senate debates $32.1 bln in energy incentives
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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected  contentious incentives to convert coal into liquid transport  fuels, as tax-writers proposed giving $32.1 billion in new  incentives to produce cleaner energy, and sticking Big Oil with  most of the bill in the form of new taxes.
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A senior US senator campaigning for global energy security hailed plans for an Asian plan to limit dependence on conventional fuels and expand renewable energy systems.
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Thirty years ago, Rep. Jim Oberstar testified in favor of his legislation to install solar panels at federal buildings. Now, as chairman of the House Transportation Committee, he's got the juice to make it happen &#151; at least on a small scale.
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Legislators are trying to attach tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers
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Senators turned their attention Sunday to a wide-ranging $136 billion corporate tax bill as lawmakers whittle down their workload before leaving town for the elections.
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This week's Senate battle over the energy bill heralds a longer fight on climate change, some analysts say.
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Senate Republicans block a $32 billion in tax breaks for renewable energy that would have been financed mostly by new taxes on major oil companies. The GOP argues an oil-company tax increase would reduce production and raise gas prices.
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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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Energy bill passes. Fossil-fuel companies continue to get tax breaks.
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With U.S. gasoline prices near record levels, the Senate is to take up an energy bill today that Democratic leaders hope will be a rallying point for voters concerned about national security and climate change as well as pump prices.
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The Senate was on the verge Thursday of approving and sending back to the House the first increase in automobile fuel economy in three decades
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The Senate was on the verge Thursday of approving and sending back to the House the first increase in automobile fuel economy in three decades and huge gains in ethanol use as part of a compromise energy bill.
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Â· Clinton's rival raises record breaking $32m in a monthÂ· Schwarzenegger endorses Republican frontrunner
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Scientists who seek an alternative to the fossil-fuel theory got a Senate hearing this week.
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Company is trying to raise more than $32 million in a fourth round of funding as it tests its smart-grid appliance with utility companies.
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By David IngramRALEIGH -- Asked to appear before a powerful state Senate committee, public officials who negotiated millions in tax incentives for Google defended their work Wednesday and argued that the incentives were necessary to help economically depressed Caldwell County.
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Senators reached agreement yesterday on a proposal to increase automobile fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon, the first significant boost demanded of automakers in nearly 20 years.