Comments on: House Dems rolled by GOP on drilling? http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:22:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: shop http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/#comment-27196 shop Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:33:27 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/#comment-27196 A renewable electricity standard of 15 percent by 2020, a quarter of which can be met with efficiency measures. This was part of a broad energy bill the House approved last year, but it stalled in the Senate and was left off the final energy bill approved by Congress and signed into law late last year. A renewable electricity standard of 15 percent by 2020, a quarter of which can be met with efficiency measures. This was part of a broad energy bill the House approved last year, but it stalled in the Senate and was left off the final energy bill approved by Congress and signed into law late last year.

]]> By: John McCormick http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/#comment-18948 John McCormick Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:34:38 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/#comment-18948 Drilling debate rolled by Ike. Rep. Hoyer is sending Members home today (Thursday) to give TX legislators an opportunity to get to their families before Ike hits. At least 5 lost days of debate. John McCormick Drilling debate rolled by Ike.

Rep. Hoyer is sending Members home today (Thursday) to give TX legislators an opportunity to get to their families before Ike hits.

At least 5 lost days of debate.

John McCormick

]]> By: Sam http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/#comment-18944 Sam Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:32:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/09/11/house-dems-rolled-by-gop-on-drilling/#comment-18944 Joe, This is my "making lemonade" policy idea on offshore oil drilling-- I'd like to know what you think. It is part Alaska Permanent Fund, part Superfund and part messaging gambit: Allow drilling, but require any and all profits from sales to go into a fund to pay for any necessary spill clean-up and funding renewable energy/efficiency. Plus pass strong $$$ mandatory minmum penalties for any spills (sort of a drilling pre-nuptual aggreement). This is a last resort of course, but it would put our messaging in line with reality & allow us to get back on the offensive. Joe,

This is my “making lemonade” policy idea on offshore oil drilling– I’d like to know what you think. It is part Alaska Permanent Fund, part Superfund and part messaging gambit: Allow drilling, but require any and all profits from sales to go into a fund to pay for any necessary spill clean-up and funding renewable energy/efficiency. Plus pass strong $$$ mandatory minmum penalties for any spills (sort of a drilling pre-nuptual aggreement).

This is a last resort of course, but it would put our messaging in line with reality & allow us to get back on the offensive.

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