Archived News 2005
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Future Gen Project Launched - CARE Statement
12/7/2005
“The new partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and the FutureGen Industrial Alliance is a great example of all that can be achieved when government and the private sector work together toward a common goal.
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Department of Energy Tracks Resurgence of Coal-Fired Power Plants
11/1/2005
129 New Plants, 77 Gigawatts of Capacity Proposed by 2025
Washington, D.C. — As the Nation strives for energy security by developing advanced, environmentally sound technologies and exploring a range of domestic energy sources, coal continues to prove itself as a critical energy resource for the nation. Providing more than 50 percent of U.S. electricity, coal represents an abundant, domestic energy source with more than a 250-year supply at current use rates.
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FutureGen Industrial Alliance to Develop First Near-Zero Emissions Electricity
9/22/2005
A coalition of the largest electric utilities and coal companies in the United States today announced that they have created the FutureGen Industrial Alliance, a non-profit company that will partner with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate the design, construction and operation of the world's first near-zero emissions coal-based power plant.
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CARE Hails Passage of the Energy Policy Act
7/29/2005
he Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) praised Congress today for passing the Energy Policy Act. Adoption of the energy conference agreement represents a significant milestone in promoting energy price stability, energy resource diversity, pioneering technologies and reliable supply for the first time in years.
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CARE Letter Urges Congress to Pass Conference Agreement on the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6)
7/26/2005
I am writing on behalf of the CARE’s broad and diverse membership to urge you and your colleagues to pass critically important national energy legislation. It is essential that Congress promptly adopt the conference agreement to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6).
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CARE Letter Urges Senators to Oppose Resolution that would Overturn Clean Air Mercury Rule
6/20/2005
I am writing on behalf of CARE’s extensive and diverse membership to urge you to oppose Senate Joint Resolution 20, sponsored by Senators Leahy and Collins.
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CARE Statement on Energy Policy Act Senate Vote
6/28/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today praised the Senate for passing the Energy Policy Act and urged both houses of Congress to promptly work together to finalize a critically needed comprehensive energy plan.
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CARE Letter Urges Senate to Not Include Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in Energy Legislation
6/9/2005
As the Energy and Natural Resources Committee continues its mark-up of national energy legislation, the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) strongly urges you to oppose efforts to include a mandatory “Renewable Portfolio Standard” provision in the Senate’s bill.
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President Calls Energy Legislation a Vital Priority in News Conference
4/29/2005
President Bush: American consumers have waited long enough. To help reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, Congress needs to get an energy bill to my desk by this summer, so I can sign it into law…
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Coalition Applauds President Bush’s Commitment to Comprehensive Energy Legislation
4/27/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today praised President Bush’s call for a comprehensive energy strategy to help America meet the energy needs of a growing economy in environmentally responsible ways.
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House Passes Comprehensive Energy Legislation
4/22/2005
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive energy bill last night by a 249-183 margin. This is the fifth time in four years that the House has approved far-reaching energy legislation but a bill has yet to be resolved in the Senate and sent to the President.
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President Promotes Passage of Energy Legislation
4/20/2005
In a speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Conference, President Bush today called on Congress to pass energy legislation now.
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Resurrecting Clear Skies - AEI
4/6/2005
After failing to make it out of Senate committee in March, the future of the president’s Clear Skies bill is uncertain. While the bill contains some flaws, most of its opponents criticized the virtues of Clear Skies, thus making it more difficult to fix the real problems and to strike a compromise.
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CARE Statement on Clear Skies Committee Deadlock
3/9/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) applauds Chairman Inhofe’s decision to postpone today’s scheduled Senate Environment and Public Works Committee markup of the Clear Skies Act (S. 131) until March 2, 2005.
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Florida Demo Delivers Power at Very Low Emissions
3/23/2005
Recent tests at JEA's Northside Generating Station in Jacksonville, Florida have further verified that a new electric generation technology in its first large-scale utility demonstration is one of the world's cleanest coal-based power plants.
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Electric Power Industries Say New Technologies Key To Clean Coal
3/8/2005
Representatives of coal-producing and using industries today said technological innovation will enable the nation to use coal, its most abundant energy source, for generating the growing need for electric power with ultra-low emissions.
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Latest CARE Advertising Highlights Broad-based Support for Clear Skies Act
2/28/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today began running advertisements underscoring the diverse support for Clear Skies legislation (S.131).
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Letter to Editor Respond to LA Times Editorial
2/23/2005
The decision of Committee Chairman Inhofe to postpone the markup of the Clear Skies Act until March 2 at the request of committee members shows his (and their) commitment to achieving workable, bipartisan multi-emissions reduction legislation in this session.
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Letters to Editor Respond to Chicago Tribune Editorial on Clear Skies Act
2/22/2005
The best way to reduce pollution in Illinois and throughout the nation is to pass the Clear Skies legislation now before Congress. In addition to mandating further reductions in the most significant emissions from coal-fired power plants, Clear Skies is the first legislation to specifically regulate and reduce mercury emissions at these plants.
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Committee Compromise Delays Hearing for Clear Skies Act (S.131)
2/16/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) applauds Chairman Inhofe’s decision to postpone today’s scheduled Senate Environment and Public Works Committee markup of the Clear Skies Act (S. 131) until March 2, 2005.
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Coalition Launches Advertising Push in Support of Clear Skies Legislation
2/9/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today began running a series of advertisements to help promote the Clear Skies Act of 2005 (S. 131), a bill introduced in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last month.
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Billings Gazette opinion editorial supporting Clear Skies legislation
2/16/2005
Editorial published in Billings Gazette by guest columnist Don Sterhan is president of Mountain Plains Equity, Inc. of Billings and a a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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CARE Responds to Roanoke Times Article on Clear Skies
2/7/2005
This letter is in response to a recent article entitled ""Scour Virginia’s Smokestacks," which appeared in the Feb. 2, 2005 print edition of the Roanoke Times.
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CARE Responds to Boston Globe Article on Clear Skies
2/7/2005
This letter is in response to a recent article entitled "Clear Skies Act too murky," which appeared in the Feb. 2, 2005 print edition of the Boston Globe.
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CARE Letter Calls for Passage of Clear Skies Act of 2005
2/1/2005
As the 109th Congress begins, I write on behalf of the members of the Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) to urge your support for the Clear Skies Act of 2005 (S. 131).
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Coal in a Nice Shade of Green - NY Times Op-Ed
3/25/2005
WHEN it comes to energy, we are trapped between a rock and several hard places. The world's soaring demand for oil is pushing against the limits of production, lifting the price of crude nearly 90 percent in the last 18 months.
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CARE letter to the editor runs in Christian Science Monitor
2/16/2005
This letter appeared in the February 16th edition of the Christian Science Monitor.
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Coalition Lauds President’s Commitment to Pass Comprehensive Energy Legislation
2/3/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today praised President Bush’s State of the Union call for a comprehensive energy strategy to help America meet the energy needs of a growing economy in environmentally responsible ways.
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CARE Announces Support for S.131, the Clear Skies Act of 2005
1/31/2005
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) today praised legislation introduced last week by Senators Inhofe and Voinovich that requires the electric power industry to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and mercury by 70 percent by 2018.
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