WebMemo posted August 2, 2004 by Erin Hymel
Banning the Better Alternative
On June 17, the
House defeated an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill
(H.R. 4568) to ban snowmobiles from Yellowstone and Grand Teton
National Parks. The amendment, sponsored by Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ),
Christopher Shays (R-CT), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), and Nick Rahall
(D-WV), would have banned all use of snowmobiles in Yellowstone and
Grand Teton…
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WebMemo posted November 24, 2003 by Erin Hymel
Good News for the Nation's Forests
Bad policy combined with unusually
dense, diseased and insect-infested forests allowed California's
recent wildfires to char three-quarters of a million
acres.
And perhaps for the last time, as
congressional negotiators are replacing bad forest policy with
active and proper management by supporting the President's Healthy
Forest Initiative.
…
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Backgrounder posted September 23, 2003 by Charli Coon, Erin Hymel
Sound Policy for the Energy Bill
In
the aftermath of the worst power outage in the nation's history,
Congress is rushing to get a comprehensive energy bill to the
President's desk for his signature. To assure consumers that
another massive blackout will never happen again, Members may feel
compelled to pass an energy bill--any bill--just to demonstrate
their concern.
…
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Backgrounder posted October 16, 2002 by Erin Hymel
Ethanol Producers Get a Handout from Consumers
Members of the House and Senate are
meeting in conference to reconcile the differences between their
versions of comprehensive energy legislation (H.R. 4). An issue of
significant concern is a federal mandate in Title VIII of the
Senate-passed version of the bill2 that would nearly triple the
use of ethanol…
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WebMemo posted October 11, 2002 by Erin Hymel
wm158: Ethanol Producers Get a Handout from Consumers
Members of the House and Senate are meeting in conference to
reconcile the differences between their versions of comprehensive
energy legislation (H.R. 4). An issue of significant concern is a
federal mandate in Title VIII of the Senate-passed version of the
bill[1] that
would nearly triple the…
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