GO TO BREAKING NEWS: October 7, 2008 -- 12:21 PM
1. CLIMATE: Dingell, Boucher release draft cap-and-trade bill
Two powerful House Democrats unveiled a long-awaited draft global warming bill today that will serve as a key guidepost for next year's Capitol Hill debate on climate, energy and economic policy.
In their 461-page page bill, Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell of Michigan and Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher of Virginia propose a cap-and-trade system that would cover about 88 percent of U.S. heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. It includes restrictions on electric utilities, petroleum producers and importers, large industrial plants, producers and importers of bulk gases, natural gas and local distribution companies and geologic sequestration sites. Go to breaking news story #1
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Va. power plant faces opposition on two fronts
For Virginia lawmakers looking to boost the economic prospects of hard-luck Appalachia, the idea made sense: Build a coal-fired power plant in the heart of the state's coal-rich southwestern corner. So Richmond-based Dominion Energy, following a mandate in the 2007 Electric Utility Restructuring Act, proposed construction last year of a 585-megawatt power plant in Wise County at the Kentucky line, a place so steeped in mining history that the local newspaper is called The Coalfield Progress. But Dominion and other backers of the planned Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center are now facing strong opposition as foes of coal-fired power generation have joined local people concerned about mining's potential to destroy their beloved mountains. Go to story #1
