But campaigners who fight natural gas altogether, like anyone else immersed in the
struggle over an energy policy that works for the long haul, had better come up with a real - world game plan for fostering human progress while limiting environmental risks.
TransCanada Corp.'s proposed Keystone XL pipeline has become a litmus test in the U.S.
battle over energy policy, as the environmental movement looks for reassurance that President Barack Obama is committed to combatting climate change.
The clashes
over energy policies at PMQs were reviewed by BBC deputy political editor James Landale with Conservative MP Alan Duncan, Labour MP Vernon Coaker and Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil.
However, the Bill still falls short of providing the long - term
certainty over energy policy that businesses need to drive green investment.
Whether or not the backers are directly linked to the oil industry, they reflect how the
fight over energy policy remains highly polarized, well financed (on both sides), and — so far — has resulted in few policies that oil markets or the climate system are likely to notice any time soon.
Over in the main part of the Capitol, lawmakers have been locked in a bitter
stalemate over energy policy, with Republicans pushing for increased oil exploration, including expanded offshore drilling.
None of this deals with passenger air travel which looms larger in the culture
wars over energy policy that its objective significance as a source of emissions justifies.
David Cameron was keen to minimise any perceived loss of UK
sovereignty over energy policy, for fear of further exposure to attacks from the Eurosceptic wing of his Conservative party and Ukip.
Jagoda Munic, chairperson of Friends of the Earth International said: «Our task is to challenge corporate power and exert real democratic
control over our energy policies so that we can lend real muscle to grassroots initiatives and accelerate the transition to a just, climate - safe, people - centred climate system.»
As employers and major electricity customers in North Carolina, the undersigned TechNet member companies write today to raise
concerns over the energy policy language of H332 (originally found in H760), which we believe would have a significant negative impact on the availability of a clean and diversified energy supply in the state.
Now corporations are pushing for the TTIP to give more «protections» to oil and gas companies, which — based on the NAFTA precedent — would allow foreign companies to circumvent government and court
decisions over energy policies, and sue taxpayers over policies that companies deem inconvenient.
I'm not sure what is scarier — Palin trying to participate in the discussion
over energy policy with nonsensical posts like this one or conservative thought leader Newt Gingrich calling her a conservative leader on energy issues.
Supply, cost, environmental consequences - these are among the central features of debate
over energy policy in the U.S. Those who want to open up more areas to drilling - on land and offshore - and expand the use of fracking to extract natural gas from deep underground argue that we must reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
But campaigners who fight natural gas altogether, like anyone else immersed in the
struggle over an energy policy that works for the long haul, would do well to come up with a real - world game plan for supply sufficient energy to foster human progress while limiting environmental risks.
Partisan battles could erupt over immigration reform, with Obama poised to issue executive actions by year's end to defer deportations of some undocumented immigrants, and
over energy policy, as Republicans press the president to approve the Keystone XL pipeline carrying oil from Canada.
In the coming months, as Congress and the Obama administration dole out billions in stimulus dollars to kick - start a green economy and draft sweeping legislation to curb climate change, the future of coal will be at the heart of the debate
over energy policy.
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