Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Bob Dold Keeping Close Eye on Environmental Votes, If Not the Environment

2012-05-21T19:11:06Z

To see if the News-Sun is even close, let's take a look at Dold's environmental votes. Back in April 2011, there was the Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910). It wasn't exactly a tax prevention provision. It really stopped the EPA from regulating greenhous

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Hr 910

2012-05-21T18:42:28Z

So, Bob Dold managed to vote against the environment seven (7) times in 2011 and 2012 and voted with his party 7 out of 11 times on the environment, but going up on a bucked lift impressed the Lake County New-Sun.

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Bob Dold Keeping Close Eye On Environmental Votes, If Not the Environment

2012-05-18T19:57:36Z

Bob Dold Keeping Close Eye On Environmental Votes, If Not the Environment

2012-05-18T19:57:36Z

Climate Change Denial is About Maintaining Control of the Wealth

2012-03-17T19:59:33Z

That meeting led to the creation of the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, also known as H.R.910, is a piece of legislation aimed at amending the Clean Air Act “to prohibit the Administrator of the ...

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Marlo Lewis Responds about Fuel Standards

2012-03-16T00:12:28Z

The House has passed legislation (H.R. 910) to block EPA’s implicit regulation of fuel economy for model years 2017 and later. However, the legislation needed 60 votes to pass in the Senate, and only got 50. The longer Congress waits to roll ...

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Rep. Donna Edwards -- Advocate for Green Concerns

2012-03-15T12:45:16Z

She is a strong believer in the importance of the Clean Air Act. She voted against H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which she qualified as being "wrong for our economy, our environment, and our families." In a press release, Rep.

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Votes in the House

2012-02-02T23:55:07Z

A yes vote backed the amendment to HR 910. 2. Greenhouse Gases: Members on April 7 passed, 255-172, a bill denying the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions linked to climate change and challenging the science ...

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Votes in the House

2012-02-02T23:19:19Z

Coal-Powered PAC Runs Harassment Campaign Against Climate Scientist Michael Mann

2012-02-01T18:55:39Z

The listed address of SEAPAC is the same as that of BCOA (801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW # 612). The association has lobbied in favor of HR 910, legislation that would have overturned the EPA’s scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public.

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Some disturbing facts on the GOP

2012-02-01T02:49:17Z

Amend HR 1 to transfer funds from fossil energy research to clean energy research. ■ Amend HR 910 to require Congress to accept the EPA's finding that climate change, caused largely by human activities, is occurring, posing significant risk ...

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Tea Party drove policy, but has its clout peaked?

2012-01-24T14:47:26Z

How they voted: Tea Party's influence in Congress may be waning

2012-01-22T02:53:59Z

Holden: Business connection non-issue

2012-01-16T00:52:15Z

HR 910, which bars the EPA from setting regulations regarding “greenhouse gases,” which environmentalists contend contribute to climate change. Holden said his decisions on these votes were driven by his commitment to the average people who ...

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Holden: Business connection non-issue [The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.]

2012-01-16T00:37:56Z

An amendment "that would prevent EPA from using funds to implement standards" controlling emissions from cement plants. --HR 910, which bars the EPA from setting regulations regarding "greenhouse gases," which environmentalists contend contribute to climat

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LCV ACTION FUND ENDORSES DONNA EDWARDS FOR RE-ELECTION IN MARYLAND'S 4TH DISTRICT

2011-11-30T14:48:15Z

Rep. Edwards has been a staunch ally in this years attacks by House Republican leadership on bedrock environmental and public health laws like the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, including voting against H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of ..

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Morning letters: Respect for our military takes many forms

2011-11-11T01:00:00Z

SAN CLEMENTE, Ricardo Nicol: As we thank our soldiers this Veterans Day for defending us, our way of life and our freedom, we also honor them for their valor, skill, patriotism and, especially, for their many sacrifices which range from long separations

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Think Progress Uses Tornadoes to Push Junk Science Agenda

2011-04-29T01:00:00Z

Here's the headline for this scurrilous piece of agitprop: They point to an April 7 vote on HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, as well as an amendment introduced by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that resulted in a 50-50 vot

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What can be done to lower gas prices?

2011-04-28T01:00:00Z

Recently, the House passed HR 910, The Energy Tax Prevention Act, in order to prevent the EPA from promulgating any regulation relating to climate change under the Clean Air Act. While I agree with the president that we need to invest in the energy of ...

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Legislative Watch April 27, 2011

2011-04-27T01:00:00Z

On 4/7 the House of Representatives passed HR 910 by a vote of 255-172. The bill, introduced by Rep. Upton (R-MI), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, was virtually identical to the McConnell amendment that the Senate defeated the day ...

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Durban, South Africa – Kyoto Protocol's Future

2011-04-26T01:00:00Z

Fred Upton (R-MI) chairs the E & C Committee. he has proposed HR 910 that would "amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to,

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Montana Chamber Update

2011-04-25T01:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the US House passed the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) by a vote of 255-172. HR 910 is a bipartisan approach that protects jobs and restores the Clean Air Act to its original purpose by repealing the EPA's efforts at regulation. US Rep.

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2011-04-22T20:00:00Z

The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, HR 910, was introduced by Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and has 95 cosponsors. It would counter the EPA's unconstitutional power trip by preventing the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air

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A clean environment means a healthy economy

2011-04-21T20:00:00Z

But sadly, our country now faces unprecedented attacks on this landmark environmental achievement from the same party whose President, Richard Nixon, signed the Clean Air Act. One of the most egregious attacks is HR 910, a 'Dirty Air Act' recently

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EPA in the Crosshairs

2011-04-20T20:00:00Z

This month, the House passed HR 910, a bill that would curb the agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. So far, the Senate has not had the votes to follow suit. The opening budgetary salvo against the EPA came in House .

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The Ghosts of the 1960s Spook Powershift 2011

2011-04-20T20:00:00Z

They came from Congressman John Barrow's district--a democrat who voted against the Clean Air Act. (HR 910) They sat down and said they would offer their support should he decide to vote to protect the clean air act next time and would keep the ...

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Government amends targeted energy saving program

2011-04-19T20:00:00Z

He also noted that it is planned to allocate Hr 910 million from the national budget, Hr 2 billion from local budgets and Hr 28 billion from other sources in 2011 to implement the program. Pashkevych said that funding would be spent on the construction ..

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Bills that would limit the US EPA`s clean air act authorities

2011-04-18T20:00:00Z

The “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” (HR 910 and S. 482), introduced by Representative Upton (R-MI) and Senator Inhofe (R-OK), would create very broad regulatory exemptions for GHG emissions, under the Clean Air Act (see Figure 2). ...

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Bills that would limit the U.S. EPA`s clean air act authorities

2011-04-18T20:00:00Z

Did the Senate “Definitively” Reject Efforts to Rein in EPA? A Commentary on ...

2011-04-17T20:00:00Z

The day after the Senate vote, the House passed an identical measure (HR 910) by a vote of 255-172, a large victory margin that should improve prospects for eventual passage in the Senate. Another vote could occur as early as next month when Congress ...

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Stopping the Republican Attack on Our Country's Clean Air Protections: Lessons ...

2011-04-17T20:00:00Z

HR 910 is unlikely ever to see the light of day in the US Senate, where our Senators, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein, have been outspoken critics of attacks on California's clean air progress. Nevertheless, I vigorously oppose this attempt to let .

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2011-04-17T20:00:00Z

... Grand Rapids, Battle Creek and South Bend, Ind. The approximately 60-second ad states Upton's bill, HR 910 that passed the House two weeks ago, would "gut" the Clean Air Act by preventing the EPA from regulating carbon dioxide under the

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Congress takes up EPA bills

2011-04-16T20:00:00Z

Inhofe's companion bill, HR 910, which has been brought to the floor by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI). Late last night, Republicans defeated a number of amendments brought forth by their Democrat counterparts. HR 910 is expected

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2011-04-16T20:00:00Z

Environment and Energy News reported this week that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) did not rule out attaching something like the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) to the bill to raise the federal debt ceiling. HR 910 would block the Environmental ..

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Hurt completes first 100 days

2011-04-15T20:00:00Z

HR 910: Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change. Passed the House. HR 1372: Allows for oil and gas exploration off the coast of Virginia. Referred to committee. ...

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Flake votes to put EPA agenda on ice

2011-04-15T01:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona's Sixth District, today voted in support of HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. The bill removes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regul

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House Approves Legislation Eliminating EPA's Authority to Regulate Greenhouse ...

2011-04-14T20:00:00Z

Nineteen Democrats joined the Republican caucus in voting for HR 910, which would block Jan. 2 EPA rules that regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other stationary sources under the Clean Air Act's prevention of significant ...

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2011-04-14T20:00:00Z

Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa voted last week against HR 910, which denies the Environmental Protection Agency the power to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions linked to climate change and challenges the science upon which those regulations are based ..

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Budget, climate bills dominate Congress

2011-04-14T01:00:00Z

A yes vote was to pass HR 910. Climate Science: Members defeated, 184-240, a measure stating Congress accepts EPA's "scientific findings ... that climate-change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for

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Robert Hurt votes to prevent a national energy tax

2011-04-13T20:00:00Z

Robert is a co-sponsor of HR 910, which prohibits the EPA from imposing a cap-and-trade regulatory agenda. Such regulations would destroy jobs and dramatically increase energy costs for families and small businesses. Robert is an original co-sponsor of ..

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How Climate Science Was Saved—For Now

2011-04-13T20:00:00Z

After provoking more chuckles by asking whether Republicans also planned to excommunicate Galileo's finding that the earth revolves around the sun, Markey predicted that HR 910 would pass the full House but be “dead in the Senate.” And so it was.

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Budget, climate bills dominate Congress

2011-04-13T20:00:00Z

Bass vote bad for health, environment

2011-04-12T20:00:00Z

In response, Republicans reached into the spin machine and pulled out HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, a name that embodies their belief that a regulation that limits pollution is a tax. The act specifically bars the EPA from regulating not just ...

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Asthma Facts – First Ever Detailed Analysis Of Asthma Incidence Reported

2011-04-12T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 910, would also throw out the EPA's scientific finding that carbon is a health-threatening pollutant. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is using Upton's HR 910 as an amendment. Like the original, it would permanently repeal the C

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A Majority of the House and Senate Vote to Limit EPA's Regulations

2011-04-12T20:00:00Z

The House passed the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) by an overwhelming bipartisan majority. The Senate, however, was unable to pass similar legislation, even though over the course of various votes a total of 64 Senators voted to limit EPA's ...

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News from the Capitol by Congressman Robert Hurt

2011-04-12T20:00:00Z

I was proud to co-sponsor and support HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which passed the House last week. HR 910 permanently prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing a cap-and-trade regulatory agenda under the Clean Air ...

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Montana's Clean Air Act Voting Scorecard

2011-04-12T01:00:00Z

The latest bill (HR 910) has already been approved by the House, with Montana's Denny Rehberg casting a "yes" vote. Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) sponsored the legislation, and he says regulating that kind of air pollution would hurt the eco

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2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

The House, on the other hand, passed HR 910, an identical measure, by a vote of 255 to 172. Every Member of Congress should have voted for both measures, because every Member should resist attempts by other branches to encroach on Congress's ...

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The EPA's Overzealous Policy

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

Frederick Upton has written and introduced a bill called the HR 910: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 which aims to prevent the EPA from sidestepping congress and enacting regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. The bill's design is as follows: &quo

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LETTER: Barton statement on EPA overregulation

2011-04-11T20:00:00Z

Joe Barton (R-Texas), Chairman Emeritus and senior Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor Wednesday afternoon during debate over HR 910 – The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. ...

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House votes to block greenhouse gas rules

2011-04-11T01:00:00Z

The House passed HR 910 (Energy Tax Prevention Act) by a vote of 255 to 172. Nineteen Democrats joined in approving the bill that would prohibit EPA from regulating emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) that the agency has ...

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2011-04-10T20:00:00Z

Cory Gardner of Colorado's 4th Congressional District lauded last week's passage by the GOP-controlled House of the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) aimed at preventing the US Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissi

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2011-04-10T20:00:00Z

Economy vs. Environment: Clash of the Green Giants

2011-04-10T20:00:00Z

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” (HR 910), although the Senate later defeated it. The bill would essentially strip the EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, implicitly deny the

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Gardner lauds latest bid to rein in EPA, takes heat from CD4 conservation groups

2011-04-10T20:00:00Z

EYE ON CONGRESS: House to continue federal budget debate that almost forced ...

2011-04-10T20:00:00Z

A yes vote was to pass the bill. n GREENHOUSE GASES, CLIMATE CHANGE: Voting 255 for and 172 against, the House on Thursday passed a bill (HR 910) denying the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions associated with ..

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2011-04-09T20:00:00Z

On April 7, all but one of the US House Republican members from Texas voted for HR 910 to prevent EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. The vote came immediately after Texas experienced its driest March on record, and as nearly 98% of the state is ...

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Roll call

2011-04-09T20:00:00Z

Greenhouse gases, climate-change: Voting 255 for and 172 against, the House on Thursday passed a bill (HR 910) denying the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions associated with climate change and challenging the ..

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Area Votes in Congress | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-04-10

2011-04-09T20:00:00Z

Voting 255-172, the House passed a bill (HR 910) denying the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions associated with climate change and challenging the science upon which those regulations are based. ...

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How they voted (April 3-April 10)

2011-04-09T20:00:00Z

• H RES 203 Providing for consideration of (HR 910) to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the

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The following information was released by the Idaho Republican Party:

2011-04-08T01:00:00Z

HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, clarifies that EPA does not have authority to regulate greenhouses gases under the Clean Air Act. Simpson, who chairs the House Interior and the Environment Appropriation Subcommittee that oversees EPA's

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EPA Defies Common Sense in Defending Regulations<br />

2011-04-08T01:00:00Z

Thursday, the House passed HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act by a vote of 255 to 172. This is a strong bipartisan vote and is a much wider margin than the passage of the Waxman-Markey cap and tax bill on June 26, 2009, which passed 219-212. ...

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Rahall Fights to Prevent the EPA From Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2011-04-08T01:00:00Z

The House voted 255 – 172 to approve the “Energy Tax Prevention Act” (HR 910). “It is one of the eternal truths of our form of government that the public has to be informed, involved, and engaged,” said Rahall, an original co-sponsor of the bill

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La caccia dei repubblicani all'anatra zoppa Obama passa anche per la ...

2011-04-08T01:00:00Z

E l'accetta dei novelli Paul Bunryan si abbatte anche, e molto volentieri, sull'ambiente: ieri la Camera dei Rappresentanti ha approvato il disegno di legge HR 910, l'Energy Tax Prevention Act, proposto dal repubblicano Fred Upton, il nuovo pr

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Manufacturing Prominent in House Debate on EPA Overreach

2011-04-08T01:00:00Z

The National Association of Manufacturers was cited several times in the House floor debate Thursday on HR 910, to prevent the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Congressional Record, ...

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BIPARTISAN EFFORTS TO REIN IN EPA, STOP JOB-CRUSHING NATIONAL ENERGY TAX GAIN ...

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

NOTE: Yesterday, the House passed HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, which the Obama Administration has threatened to veto. Wednesday in the Senate, “more than 60 senators voted in favor of four amendments that, to one degree or another, ...

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American Lung Association Dismayed By House Passage Of Legislation Putting The ...

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

"The American Lung Association is dismayed by the US House of Representatives' passage of HR 910, a bill by Chairman Fred Upton that would block the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to update clean air standards. "The bill wou

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2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

"Yesterday, the House voted in a bipartisan fashion to support domestic jobs and fight higher gasoline and energy costs by approving HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. "The bill prevents the administration from using the Clean Air Ac

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NPRA Statement on House Passage of 'Energy Tax Prevention Act'

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charles T. Drevna, president of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, issued the following statement on the House of Representatives' passage today of HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011: &qu

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From Ohio, a Manufacturer Objects to EPA's Overreach

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

The House on Thursday voted 255-172 to pass HR 910, to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The same legislation in the form of the McConnell Amendment failed Wednesday in the Senate on a ...

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Walden on Shutdown: Blame Obama, Democrats

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

How they voted: Maine's congressional delegation, March 28-April 7, 2011

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, to the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910). The amendment would have required EPA to study the long-term impact of a block of the agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Jackson Lee said the study would ...

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MCNERNEY FIGHTS AGAINST POLLUTION

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

McNerney would amend HR 910, legislation offered by House Republicans that prohibits the EPA from taking action to control greenhouse gas emissions. “I'm deeply concerned by this 'Dirty Air Act' because of the negative effect it will have on

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Please pass on the mandates

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

Chairman Fred Upton's bill, HR 910, which prevents the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, and should receive a vote today or tomorrow. Congress has rightly bemoaned the “unprecedented” regulatory push of this administrat

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U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Climate Science

2011-04-07T20:00:00Z

...House voted 255-172 to repeal climate science today. I am not making this up. Section 2(b)(4) of H.R.910, sponsored by Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) says, in part: `(4) CERTAIN PRIOR AGENCY ACTIONS- The following rules and actions (including any supplem

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Extreme climate skepticism or misplaced convictions? What is going on in the ...

2011-04-07T01:00:00Z

On March 15th, government members who support `climate denial` voted 34-19 actually granting a bill, known as ´the EPA Override Bill´or HR 910, passage that would declare the United States as `climate deniers`. This bill would target the environmental .

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Today in Congress

2011-04-07T01:00:00Z

Rogers (KY) –Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule) Complete Consideration of HR 910 – Energy Tax Prevention Act (Rep. Upton – Energy and Commerce) Possible Consideration of HJRes. 37 – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications ..

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Congress Splits On EPA CO 2 Bill

2011-04-07T01:00:00Z

But the House of Representatives did exactly the opposite and passed a bill (HR 910) on a 255–172 vote to bar EPA from cutting CO 2 emissions under the Clean Air Act. The Senate action centered on four amendments to an unrelated bill to help small ...

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Sierra Club: US House Shills for Polluters, Endangering Americans' Health

2011-04-07T01:00:00Z

The US House of Representatives today passed HR 910, the “Energy Tax Prevention Act.” The bill was introduced by Rep. Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce committee. “Though we are appalled by the House passage of HR 910 today, ...

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2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

The Energy Tax Prevention Act, or HR 910, prevents the EPA from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes. ...

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2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

A co-sponsor of HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, Berg spoke on the House floor yesterday in favor of limiting the EPA's ability to impose an energy tax on the American people. “This bill is a starting point for lowering energy costs. ...

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2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson today voted to support HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, a bill to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from acting beyond its authority granted by Congress. HR 910 passed the full House

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Cardoza votes against bill to rein in activist EPA because it would hurt Valley

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) released the following statement after he voted against HR 910, known as the Upton bill. “While I am sympathetic to the spirit of the Upton bill -- to rein in an activist EPA that is burdening small businesses with excessive ..

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2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

GOP Votes to Repeal Climate Science

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

...about any of that. It was about the GOP protecting polluters and repealing science. I am not making this up. Section 2(b)(4) of H.R.910… says, in part: `(4) CERTAIN PRIOR AGENCY ACTIONS- The following rules and actions (including any supplement or

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"One Minutes" (5 per side)

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

Rogers (KY) –Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule) Complete Consideration of HR 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act (Rep. Upton – Energy and Commerce) Possible Consideration of HJRes. 37 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications ...

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Palazzo Works to Undue Regulatory Burdens

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

Washington, DC – Representative Steven Palazzo (MS-04) issued the following statement today in regards to the Senate passing the ObamaCare 1099 filing requirement repeal and the House's passing of HR 910 – the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. ..

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Climate hawks fight GOP efforts to shut down the clean energy economy

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

During yesterday's debate on the Upton-Inhofe bill (HR 910) to block climate pollution rules, Democrats who support clean energy manufacturing debunked conservative myths about the green economy. Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa. ...

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2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

Today in Congress

2011-04-06T01:00:00Z

HR 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act (Rep. Upton – Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule) Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, ...

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US House and Senate to vote Wednesday on EPA authority to regulate GHGs

2011-04-06T01:00:00Z

... The Republican-controlled House is expected to approve the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) later Wednesday after it considers a dozen amendments Democrats will offer in an attempt to moderate the bill's effect on EPA's enforcement authority

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A House Vote on Manufacturing, Jobs, Energy, Competitiveness

2011-04-06T01:00:00Z

The House begins its legislative business at noon today, and on the floor schedule is HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, ie, the bill to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the ..

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The EPA's Moment of Truth

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

introduced HR 910 as an effort to reverse the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Now, all is coming to a head. The main thrust of the bill is that Congress, not the EPA, should have the authority to regulating

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NACS Backs the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (HR 910) will be voted on this week. On Jan. 2, EPA started regulating GHG emissions from stationary sources. The letter stated that agency regulations “require industrial sites, power plants and other businesses ..

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2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

The House today votes on HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, as amended. The bill would stop EPA from 'legislating' climate policy under the guise of implementing the Clean Air Act (CAA), a statute enacted in 1970, ...

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Congressional Carbon Circus

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

HR 910, the extreme bill that the House of Representatives is on the verge of adopting, would take the unprecedented step of repealing an expert agency's formal scientific finding of a threat to health and welfare. Congress has never done this before,

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2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

Instead, the majority party in the House of Representatives is choosing to willfully defy the diagnosis and overturn established science by voting on a bill (HR 910) that will gut the Clean Air Act and prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ..

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2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

Today (Wednesday April 6th) the last thing the House has voted on so far is a Resolution to consider bill HR 910, which would prohibit the head of the EPA from enforcing clean air regulations re greenhouse gasses. With all the hot air coming out of ...

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Subcommitte examines issues facing beef industry: and other ag reporrts

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

"That's why I cosponsored HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which is slated for a vote in the House of Representatives this week. The bill prevents the EPA from running wild across American farms and subjecting producers to more burd

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Report: Asthma Prevalence, High Related Costs Likely to Worsen in U.S. if ...

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

THE NIGHTLY WHIP: TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

Votes Coming on EPA CO2 Maneuvers

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

First, the House is scheduled to vote on HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. You can read the full text of the bill here, but the summary pretty much says it all. To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental ...

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Congress on wrong side of history in denying climate change

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

HOUSE KEY VOTE: SUPPORT HR 910 TO STOP THE EPA POWER GRAB

2011-04-05T01:00:00Z

I urge you to vote Yes on HR 910, a bill clarifying that the EPA has no authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. AFP will rate this vote in our congressional ratings. The Obama administration's continued attempt to use a wide ..

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2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

White House Promises Veto of Anti-E.P.A. Bill

2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

“The administration strongly opposes House passage of HR 910, which would halt the Environmental Protection Agency's common-sense steps under the Clean Air Act to protect Americans from harmful pollution,” the statement says. “HR 910 would also

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US to consider bill to block EPA control of GHGs

2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is urging members of the House of Representatives to support the legislation, the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910). "Doing so will remove a regulatory uncertainty that is hampering the ability of the ...

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Green: White House Promises Veto of Anti-E.P.A. Bill

2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

Manufacturers 'Key Vote' the Energy Tax Prevention Act

2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

The National Association of Manufacturers today sent a “Key Vote” letter to House members calling for their support for HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, which would block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under

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2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

The House bill, termed the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) is sponsored by Representative Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It is tentatively scheduled to come up for a vote on April 6, with virtually assured ...

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2011-04-04T20:00:00Z

What Should Obama do with EPA's Carbon Rules?

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

Given the high profile surrounding this week's votes on HR 910 and the McConnell Amendment, there will be a serious political price to pay for Members of Congress who shirk their responsibility to legislate and rubber-stamp the EPA's end-run aroun

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Dispatch from the Front: The Week of April 4, 2011

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

The rest of the week pours strong policy brew, HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, to block EPA regulation of greenhouse gases, and HJRes. 37, disapproving the FCC's regulation of the Internet and broadband practices. No Friday session is scheduled

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This Week in Congress

2011-04-03T20:00:00Z

HR 910 – Energy Tax Prevention Act (Rep. Upton – Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule) HJRes. 37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (Rep.

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2011-04-01T20:00:00Z

Energy Tax Prevention Act, S. 482, which is identical to the House bill of the same name, HR 910. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced an amendment to try to provide cover for fellow Democrats and thereby siphon support from McConnell's amendment

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2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

For those interested in environmental issues, however, its tenets are well worth understanding. The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, or HR 910, was introduced to the House of Representatives by Republican Congressmen Upton (MI) on February 9th, 2011. ..

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Controversy continues to follow Congressman Fred Upton

2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

Upton's proposed legislation, HR 910, has put him the spotlight. The bill would keep the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Upton has said only Congress can do that and that regulations would cause a loss of jobs. ...

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2011-03-31T20:00:00Z

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Upton's measure, HR 910, recently passed the committee on a 34-19 vote. All the committee Republicans voted yes, while 19 of the 24 Democrats voted no. In a statement to the Committee on Energy and Commerce prior to its March 14 vote, Rep. ...

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2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Upton visits Allegan; talks EPA, federal budget

2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Several voiced opposition to or support of Upton's recent efforts to block the US Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions (HR 910). In a press release after the tour, Upton said, “If left unchecked, ...

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2011-03-30T20:00:00Z

Letter: New Clean Air Act rules don't go far enough

2011-03-29T20:00:00Z

Here are just a few examples: * This week, the House Energy & Commerce Committee passed the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (HR 910), Pledge to America legislation sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) that will stop .

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2011-03-28T20:00:00Z

Their proposed “Energy Tax Prevention Act” (HR 910) is a first step aimed at pre-empting the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions using the Clean Air Act unless and explicitly authorized to do so by Congress. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash. ...

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Will Senate Democrats stand up for EPA regulation of greenhouse gases – or ...

2011-03-27T20:00:00Z

is the same as legislation (HR 910) approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 15. The House version of the bill (titled the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011”, though it does not deal with tax policy) is expected to reach the House

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FIRST-PERSON: Carbon dioxide, a pollutant? Better hold your breath

2011-03-27T20:00:00Z

HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, in the House, and an amendment by Sen. Mitch McConnell to SB 493 (on small businesses), in the Senate, would return decisions about greenhouse gases to the elected representatives of the people and the states, ...

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Senate to stake out policy positions

2011-03-27T20:00:00Z

The House is expected to pass a bill blocking greenhouse gas regulations (HR 910) before the spring recess that begins April 18. Another energy-related matter could spark a fight along regional and ideological divides. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has proposed ..

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How Much Will it Cost for Walz’s Vote on HR 910 ?

2011-03-25T20:00:00Z

...have cited Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science but that would imply that they believe in science. Interestingly, HR 910 is called the Energy Tax Prevention Act but EPA has no authority to levy taxes, nor does the Agency propose to do so. Once a

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Fuel efficiency

2011-03-25T20:00:00Z

Unfortunately, HR 910, introduced March 3, takes us in the opposite direction. HR 910 claims to protect fuel efficiency and emission standards for cars and trucks. But if you read the bill, this important program would be cut after the 2016 model year. ..

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Showdown over regulation of greenhouse gas looming in Congress

2011-03-24T20:00:00Z

And the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 15 approved an identical, stand-alone measure (HR 910), which we have posted on before. The committee vote was along party lines. Also in play is an alternative offered by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (DW. ...

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No shortage of questions for Upton at 'Listening Tour' forum

2011-03-24T20:00:00Z

Scott Spicer of Kalamazoo stood outside Sturgis City Hall handing out flyers protesting on HR 910, described as Upton's “dirty air” bill. The flyer accused Upton of putting big polluters' profit over public health. Inside, Sturgis police, incl

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2011-03-23T20:00:00Z

Specifically we oppose your legislation, HR 910 the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which will rollback Clean Air Act protections that are in place to address the health impacts of carbon dioxide pollution and other greenhouse gas pollution, ...

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2011-03-23T20:00:00Z

Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Charles D. Connor and Barry Gottschalk of the American Lung Association wrote: Specifically we oppose your legislation, HR 910 the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, ...

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Congress seeks to rein in EPA on emissions

2011-03-23T20:00:00Z

The Energy Tax Prevention Act (S 482, HR 910) has 43 Republican co-sponsors in the Senate, while Upton's bill has 71 in the House. It would exclude greenhouse gases from the definition of pollutants under the Clean Air Act; prevent the EPA from ...

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2011-03-22T20:00:00Z

This vote was part of the HR 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 which aims to prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. While we are taking big steps backward on addressing climate change, overseas the European Union released its Roadmap ...

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2011-03-22T20:00:00Z

Legislative Watch March 23, 2011

2011-03-22T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 910, has been moving quickly through committee and could be on the House floor in early April. On 3/10 the House Energy and Power Subcommittee approved the bill by a voice vote. On 3/15 the full House Energy and Commerce Committee passed ...

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Climate change is a fact, not an opinion

2011-03-22T20:00:00Z

2011-03-21T20:00:00Z

Waxman strongly opposes Republican legislative initiatives to block EPA authority to regulate greenhouse emissions without direct congressional approval as proposed through enactment of a new HR 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act. Committee chairman Fred ...

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House committee advances bill to ban EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases

2011-03-21T20:00:00Z

HR 910, the “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011,” would create an addition to the Clean Air Act, stripping greenhouse gas regulations from the EPA's scope of control. It would also repeal several EPA actions to add new emissions restrictions. ...

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo > ML Strategies Energy and ...

2011-03-21T20:00:00Z

Passage clears the way for a mid-April floor vote on the bill (HR 910), authored by Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI). Republicans rejected every Democratic amendment save one, a proposal by Congressman Jim Matheson (D-UT) that was then tweaked by a ..

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House committee advances bill to ban EPA?s ability to regulate greenhouse gases

2011-03-21T20:00:00Z

Creation Care Doesn't Give EPA Full Rein

2011-03-20T20:00:00Z

That's why the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power passed HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act! But rising carbon dioxide puts all life on Earth in peril! Join us in the righteous cause of creation care. Tell your Congressman t

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OGJ Newsletter

2011-03-20T20:00:00Z

Prior to the House committee's approval of HR 910, Upton's bill, Democratic members proposed several amendments calling for congressional acceptance of EPA's finding that GHGs endanger public health and the environment. All were defeated. ...

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2011-03-18T20:00:00Z

The House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the Upton-Inhofe bill (HR 910) on a largely party line vote of 34 to 19. Pete Altman live blogged most of the markup and posted the rogues gallery of supporters. Meanwhile Senator McConnell joined ...

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One step forward, two steps back

2011-03-17T20:00:00Z

On the other hand, the House Energy and Commerce Committee took a decisive step backwards this week in passing Chairman Fred Upton's (R-MI) legislation (HR 910) to block EPA's ability to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from mobile and stationary .

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The climate is definitely hotter for the EPA

2011-03-17T20:00:00Z

Supporters of the legislation (HR 910), which is co-sponsored by West Virginia freshman Republican Congressman David McKinley, have their doubts about whether man's activities are causing the planet to warm. But the scientific debate is secondary to .

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McConnell Amendment Seeks to Defang the EPA

2011-03-16T20:00:00Z

On Tuesday, the full House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 34-19 to report out HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, which has the same language as the McConnell amendment. While the effort to secure passage of the McConnell Amendment in the ...

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EPA Killing Bill Passes House Energy Committee

2011-03-16T20:00:00Z

This morning the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Upton-Inhofe bill (HR 910) largely along party lines, 34 to 19. The measure, which overturns EPA's scientific finding that carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases endanger public ...

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Committee Passes Whitfield Bill to Stop EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

The bill (HR 910), would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using backdoor tactics and questionable authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act in what some believe is an attempt to advance a “cap and ...

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Committee Passes Whitfield Bill to Stop EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

Entertainment News from AP WASHINGTON, DC – In the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling) voted to pass out of committee HR 910, the "Energy Tax Prevention Act, which amends the Clear Air Act to state that greenhouse

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2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

Energy Tax Prevention Act, or HR 910, which would overturn the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Today, the Senate will vote on two items: an amendment introduced by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky. ...

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2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

Latta votes to end EPA oversight over greenhouse gases

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18) released the following statement after the House Energy & Commerce Committee passed HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act. The bill blocks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from going beyond its mandate and ...

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2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, passed and was reported by the committee by a vote of 34-19. All 31 Republicans voted for the bill, along with 3 of 22 Democrats – Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike Ross (Arkansas), and John Barrow (Georgia). ...

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Committee From Koch Votes To Deny Climate Change

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

The 31 Republicans and three Democrats who voted in favor of HR 910 have received a grand total of $343750 from Koch Industries, an average of more than $10000 each. Freshman Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Koch's special man in Congress, tips the scales at $7950

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2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

In the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling) voted to pass out of committee HR 910, the “Energy Tax Prevention Act, which amends the Clear Air Act to state that greenhouse gases are not “air pollutants,” and, therefo

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Will the Senate Support a Sneak Attack on Clean Air Act?

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

... Chairman Fred Upton's Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011 (more formally known as HR 910) in order to sneak through a law that would block the EPA from making badly-needed updates to clean air safeguards to protect public health from carbon pollution.

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2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

Rockefeller Joins Climate Change Deniers in Sneak Attack on the Clean Air Act

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

Oil Industry Swindle

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

Thursday Upton said his energy and power subcommittee “took a strong stand today in support of jobs and against higher gasoline and energy costs by approving HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011.” In the full committee today, ...

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2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

The House bill, also known as HR 910, would repeal the agency's finding that greenhouse gases are pollutants that endanger public health. The bill introduced last week would also repeal the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases and restrict the EPA

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Meet the Asthma Aggravators

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

Today members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of HR 910, known (by me) as the Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011, because it will allow big corporations to dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution from power plants and other ...

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The Verdict is in: HR 910 is Bad for Health, Gas Bills and Oil Dependency

2011-03-14T20:00:00Z

Today, a key US House committee is scheduled to vote on HR 910, the bill that would not only allow unlimited carbon pollution from smokestacks, but would also raise drivers' fuel bills and worsen our oil dependency by blocking clean car standards. ...

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2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

Politifact Says Upton's Gas-Price Claim is False

2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

So Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checker of political claims, took a closer look at Upton's bill (officially known as HR 910, or the (as its unofficially known) Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011) and its potential impact on gas prices. ...

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Fred Upton says pending bill to block EPA curbs of greenhouse gases will 'stop ...

2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

Cosponsor HR 910 and Make a Difference Today!" "Whether through greenhouse gas regulation, permit delays, or permanent moratoriums, the White House takes every opportunity to decrease access to safe and secure sources of oil and natural gas,&quo

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2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

House Committee to Vote on Fred Upton's Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011

2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

Late last week, a key US House subcommittee voted in favor of HR 910, the bill that would allow unlimited carbon pollution from power plants and other industrial polluters. The bill - which I like to call the Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011 - would ...

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Dispatch from the Front: The Week of March 14

2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marks HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, to block EPA regulation of greenhouse gases, and HJRes. 37, a resolution disapproving the FCC's net neutrality rule. The Senate convenes at 2 pm today, ...

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Hooray for the US House For Standing Up to Regulatory Tyranny On Cap-and-Trade ...

2011-03-13T20:00:00Z

Both of these regulatory power grabs are now in Congress's sights for overturning, starting today in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which is marking up two measures: HR 910 to stop the EPA and HJ Res. 37 to stop the FCC. HR 910 is a good and

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Editorial: Fuel economy is antidote to high prices at pump

2011-03-11T19:00:00Z

The bill – HR 910, misleadingly named the "Energy Tax Prevention Act" – could wipe out the higher fuel efficiency requirements. GOP leaders have put the measure in the fast lane and want a vote by the full House this month. It's difficul

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A 'Net Neutrality Primer'

2011-03-10T19:00:00Z

The bill is HR 910 or The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. HR910 as explained in the 'Open Congress Summary' .. . "Amends the Clean Air Act to state that greenhouse gases are not "air pollutants" and therefore cannot be regulated

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2011-03-10T19:00:00Z

Yesterday, a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill, HR 910, that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from ...

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US House Panel Backs Ban on Greenhouse Gas Regulation

2011-03-10T19:00:00Z

The bill, HR 910, would add a new section to the Clean Air Act exempting greenhouse gases from EPA's purview and repeal numerous agency actions to implement new emissions restrictions. The chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public works Committe

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Bill Moving to Halt EPA Carbon Regs

2011-03-10T19:00:00Z

Yesterday, a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill, HR 910, that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from ...

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A "Net Neutrality' Primer

2011-03-10T19:00:00Z

Yesterday, a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill, HR 910, that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from ...

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Making Our Voices Heard in Congress

2011-03-10T19:00:00Z

...Endangered Species Act, or the National Environmental Protection Act. 5) Rep. Fred Upton’s (MI-6) Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R.910) to block EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act to enact protections against global warming pollution and to bar an

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo > ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT UPDATE

2011-03-09T19:00:00Z

Congressmen Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduced legislation (HR 910) March 3 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) introduced ...

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OMG: Higher Energy Prices?

2011-03-09T19:00:00Z

That`s why we`re supporting the newly-introduced Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) " a bill to prevent the EPA`s onerous regulatory efforts. As Congressman Whitfield (KY-01) said, Setting the course of our energy policy is the job of Congress, ...

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2011-03-09T19:00:00Z

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today after passage of HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act, in the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. This legislation would prohibit the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the ...

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2011-03-09T19:00:00Z

The hearing was the third one concerning the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, or HR 910, which would stop the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On January 2, EPA regulations of GHG emissions under the Clean Air Act began to go into ...

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2011-03-08T19:00:00Z

to postpone tomorrow's markup of the EPA-blocking measure, HR 910. "I hope we could come up with a more nuanced, reasonable policy," Waxman said yesterday at a hearing convened by Whitfield's subcommittee. Democrats are prepared to negot

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2011-03-08T19:00:00Z

The Energy and Commerce Committee's Energy and Power Subcommittee has scheduled a mark-up session on HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. The bill would legislate out of existence the US Environmental Protection Agency's scientifically b

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Climate Science on Sidelines as EPA Bill Proceeds

2011-03-07T19:00:00Z

The chief proponent, Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), had also wanted to delay the markup on HR 910, but Whitfield politely said no as the hearing drew to a close. "That was a bridge too far," said Waxman. Although the majority threw a small

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House Republicans turn to gas price pitch in bid to block EPA climate rules

2011-03-07T19:00:00Z

“HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, is the first in this legislative series to stop rising gas prices by halting EPA's Clean Air Act greenhouse gas regulations,” states the March 8 letter he's circulating with Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-

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Bill to stop US EPA regulation of energy GHGs heads to first vote

2011-03-07T19:00:00Z

Chief cosponsors of the House bill, HR 910, include Democrats Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Nick Rahall of West Virginia and Dan Boren of Oklahoma. Should it succeed in the subcommittee, the bill would go before Upton's committee for a vote and then .

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2011-03-07T19:00:00Z

Bill to Handcuff EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regs a Mixed Bag for Biofuels Industry

2011-03-06T19:00:00Z

But no such provision was included in last week's EPA greenhouse gas pre-emption bill (HR 910) before Peterson agreed to become one of three House Democratic co-sponsors of that measure. Peterson's office declined to say whether he had requested i

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2011-03-04T19:00:00Z

Republican and Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives yesterday introduced the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910), a bill to block EPA's controversial backdoor climate change agenda that would further drive up the price of energy for ..

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Leading Bipartisan Voices on Energy Policy Introduce Energy Tax Prevention Act

2011-03-04T19:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, DC th Republican and Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives today introduced the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910), a bill to block EPA's controversial backdoor climate change agenda that would further drive up the price of

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2011-03-02T19:00:00Z

Republican and Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives today (March 3) introduced the Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910), a bill "to block EPA's controversial backdoor climate change agenda that would further drive up the price of e

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