E&ENews PM http://www.eenewspm.com The Premier Information Source for Professionals Who Track Environmental and Energy Policy. en-us Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 Tough economic times didn't stop two powerful House Democrats from unveiling a long-awaited draft global warming bill today that will serve as a key guidepost for next year's Capitol Hill debate on climate and energy policy. In a 461-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. SPOTLIGHT Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/1 A relatively small percentage of Americans strongly believe that climate change requires urgent action, according to a comprehensive survey conducted by a coalition of environmental groups. The analysis sponsored by… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/2 Sustainability and fuel blending are early focal points of a multi-agency effort led by the departments of Energy and Agriculture to advance biofuels, according to a plan jointly released by… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/3 Russia's Gazprom OAO plans to acquire a small U.S. natural gas marketing and trading operation early next year in a bid to ramp up shipments of liquefied natural gas to… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/4 Environmental groups want the Bureau of Land Management to temporarily withdraw its decision to designate land in three Western states for potential oil shale development, saying the agency failed to… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/5 A developer and a contractor will pay $1.25 million to settle federal Clean Water Act charges for bulldozing, filling and diverting approximately 2,000 acres along 5 miles of Arizona's Santa… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/6 U.S. EPA announced a final rule today revising the definition of solid waste to exclude certain hazardous materials from federal oversight in what the agency says is a bid to… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/7 Two environmental groups announced plans today to sue U.S. EPA unless the agency conducts an overdue review and revision of air pollution regulations for nitric acid plants. The Environmental Integrity… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/8 The Minerals Management Service will offer more than 33 million acres in a central Gulf of Mexico lease sale late this winter, including 5.8 million acres opened under 2006 legislation… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/9 A slim majority of Colorado residents want to wait until next year to determine how to manage 4 million roadless acres of national forest, a survey commissioned by the Pew… THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/10 After last week's financial bailout whirlwind and ultimate extension of renewable energy tax credits, what is next for the clean energy industry? Will renewable energy projects continue to face challenges… E&ETV's OnPoint Tue Oct 07 16:01:00 EDT 2008 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/rss/2008/10/07/11