{"id":576410,"date":"2010-05-24T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenenergyreporter.com\/?p=8368"},"modified":"2010-05-24T08:00:42","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T12:00:42","slug":"the-alternative-agenda-what-to-look-for-this-week-in-green-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/576410","title":{"rendered":"The Alternative Agenda: What to Look for This Week in Green Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man with energy policy on his mind<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Gulf Oil Spill<\/strong><\/p>\n

BP plans to\u00a0execute the excitingly-named \u201ctop-kill\u201d maneuver<\/a>, where heavy mud is pumped into the leaking oil well to cut off the flow, on Tuesday or Wednesday.<\/p>\n

BP is trying to lower expectations for the gambit\u2019s success. At some point we may have to accept that oil will leak into the Gulf for two more months, when the relief well is complete. <\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile this weekend,\u00a0President Obama named forrmer Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida, and former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly to a commission<\/a> on how to prevent another spill. Will this commission be able to redeem offshore drilling?<\/p>\n

Congress Choking off Venture Funding for Green Energy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, a measure that venture capitalists say could choke off funding for green energy<\/a>, is being considered by congress this week. The House is expected to vote on and pass the measure this Tuesday<\/a>. It isn\u2019t clear if it will pass the senate. The timing couldn\u2019t be worse for green energy investors.<\/p>\n

Whither the American Power Act?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the midterm elections go as expected for the Democrats, The Kerry-Lieberman legislation will be the last, best hope America has to put a price on carbon, Grist\u2019s David Roberts argues<\/a>.\u00a0So why isn\u2019t it moving forward?<\/p>\n

The only firm date has been set Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who has organized a meeting of Democratic committee leaders<\/a> for June 7 and a meeting of the entire caucus for a week later.<\/p>\n

Still, Obama, or Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., could declare their support for the bill before then.<\/p>\n

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