Barton may try to add Clear Skies during energy bill conference

Barton may try to add Clear Skies during energy bill conference

Las Vegas (Platts)--20Jun2005


US House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (Republican-Texas)
Monday said he will consider adding to the energy bill all or part of the
president's Clear Skies legislation if the Senate approves a climate-change
amendment during floor debate this week. 

Sen Jeff Bingaman (Democrat-New Mexico) is expected to offer an amendment to
the Senate version of the bill that would require a reduction in US greenhouse
gas emission "intensity" beginning in 2010. In remarks to the Edison Electric
Institute's annual CEO meeting in Las Vegas, Barton said "if the Senate puts
something in the bill, we will look at adding some...or all of the Clear
Skies" bill, Barton said.

The congressman also said he would support a "realistic" renewable portfolio
standard that would include new and existing hydropower and nuclear energy.
The Senate Friday approved an amendment requiring generators to obtain 10% of
their power from renewable resources by 2020. "I'm not opposed to an RPS, but
if we are going to do [one] let's include hydro and nuclear."

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