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The Dirty Politics That Killed the Shaheen-Portman Efficiency Bill

The Dirty Politics That Killed the Shaheen-Portman Efficiency Bill

FromThe Energy Gang


The Dirty Politics That Killed the Shaheen-Portman Efficiency Bill

FromThe Energy Gang

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
May 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How could a bipartisan energy efficiency bill described as "innocuous" fail so many times in Congress?
Once again, the Senate failed to pass the Shaheen-Portman bill, a piece of legislation that would have created new standards and financing mechanisms for commercial and industrial efficiency. But the failure was less about energy and more about mid-term politics. In this week's podcast, we'll look at the forces behind the death of the bill.
Then, we'll look at the Department of Energy's plans to fund three new demonstration-scale offshore wind projects by 2017, and dissect recent comments about climate change from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussion between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey.
Released:
May 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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