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Important Documents
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Congressional Research Service Report, "Costs and Benefits of Clear Skies:
EPA's Analysis of Multi-Pollutant Clean Air Bills" (November 23, 2005)
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"Energy Efficiency as
a Resource" Conference Presentations (October 28, 2005) -- The Third
National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource featured presentations
on a variety of issues and approaches related to treating efficiency as an
energy resource, including quantifying and incorporating the environmental,
economic and health benefits of energy efficiency; the emerging role of energy
efficiency in carbon management strategies; and examples and approaches from
key regions, leading utilities and states.
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EPA
Analysis of Multi-Pollutant Legislation and Regulations
(October 27, 2005) --
Click
here
for a comparison of the six scenarios and click
here
for a table summarizing key provisions of all six scenarios. Click
here for an
analysis of the Clean Air Planning Act, introduced by Senator Carper. Click
here for an
analysis of the Clean Power Act, introduced by Senator Jeffords. Click
here for an
analysis of the Clear Skies Act of 2005 (S.131), introduced by Senator
Inhofe. Click
here for an analysis of the Clear Skies Act of 2003 as proposed by the
Bush Administration. Click
here for
an analysis of the Clear Skies Manager's Mark (of S.131). Click
here
for an analysis of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), Clean Air Mercury
Rule (CAMR) and Clean Air Visibility Rule (CAVR). Click
here for a web site with
technical support information.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Letter to House
of Representatives Opposing H.R. 3893, the �GAS Act�, as Revised by Manager�s
Amendment
(October 7, 2005) � To view Chairman Barton�s Manager�s Amendment,
click here.
To view a letter of opposition from the National League of Cities, U.S.
Conference of Mayors, National Association of Counties and National Conference
of State Legislatures, click here.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Letter to House
of Representatives Opposing H.R. 3893, the �GAS Act�
(October 6, 2005)
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S. 1772, Senator
Inhofe�s �Gasoline PRICE Act�
(September 26, 2005)
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Letter
to House Committee on Energy and Commerce on H.R. 3983, the �Gasoline
for America�s Security Act of 2005�
(September
27, 2005) � To view H.R. 3983,
click here; the E&C Committee is
scheduled to mark up this bill on September 28, 2005.
To view a letter from
ECOS, click here.
To view a letter from the National Conference of State Legislatures,
click here. To view a
letter from six groups representing state and local elected officials,
click here.
To view the U.S.
Conference of Mayors� statement on the bill,
click here. To view
the National League of Cities� statement,
click here.
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Senator Carper�s Letter to
EPA Administrator Johnson on EPA�s Analysis of Multi-Pollutant Proposals
(September 21, 2005)
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Energy Bill Adopted by Congress
(July 29, 2005)
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Domenici-Barton Energy Policy
Act of 2005
(July 27, 2005) � Energy conference report filed July 27, 2005. The
House will vote on this report on Thursday, July 28, 2005 and the Senate
on Friday, July 29, 2005.
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House/Senate Energy Conference Web Sites (July 2005)
� As the House/Senate
energy conference committee negotiates a final energy bill, language to
be considered at the committee�s regular meetings will be posted on the
House Energy and Commerce web site at
energycommerce.house.gov/108/0705_energy_conference.htm
and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources web site at
energy.senate.gov/public/. The list of conferees is available at
energy.senate.gov/public/_files/conferees.pdf.
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Comparison of House and Senate
Energy Bills in 109th Congress
(July 11, 2005) � Prepared by E&E Daily/Greenwire
of E&E Publishing.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Spring
Membership Meeting Presentations (June 1, 2005)
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EPA Letter
to Senator Jeffords Regarding EPA Analysis of Multi-Pollutant
Legislation (May 26, 2005) � To view a previous EPA letter (April
21, 2005),
click
here. To view Senator Jeffords� April 28, 2005 response to EPA,
click here.
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White House Fact Sheet
on
Promoting
Energy Independence and Security
(April 27, 2005) � To view the speech in which President Bush announced
these new energy policy initiatives,
click here.
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House Energy Bill
(April 21, 2005) � H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as passed by
the U.S. House of Representatives on April 21, 2005.
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"Selected Environmental Issues
Related to the Omnibus Energy Bill (H.R. 6), 109th Congress" (April
20, 2005) - A report by the Congressional Research Service.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO
Letter to Congress Opposing Two Provisions of the House Energy Policy
Act of 2005
(April 11, 2005) � In the letter, the associations urge House Energy and
Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ranking Committee
Member John Dingell (D-MI) to move to strike the �Refinery
Revitalization Act of 2005,� found in Subtitle D of Title III of the
bill and provisions for �reducing the proliferation of boutique fuels,�
found in Subtitle C of Title XV.
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Draft
House Energy Bill
(April 1, 2005) � To be marked up by the
House Energy and Commerce Committee beginning April 5, 2005.
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Clean Smokestacks
Act of 2005 (March 16, 2005) - Introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman
(D-CA).
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Response to Senator Voinovich's Analysis of the
Associations' Testimony on Clear Skies (February 16, 2005) --
Click
here to view the view the cover letter.
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Substitute to S.131 - The Clear
Skies Act of 2005 (February 15, 2005) -- Senators Inhofe, Bond and
Voinovich provided this substitute to the Clear Skies bill.
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Americans for Cleaner Air Letter on S.131 (February 15, 2005) --
59 groups -- health, seniors�, religious, labor, civil rights,
children�s, parents�, women�s, consumer, environmental and conservation
organizations -- signed this letter to Senator Inhofe opposing Clear
Skies.
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Chairman�s Mark of S. 131 � The Clear Skies
Act of 2005
(February 11, 2005) � Senator James Inhofe�s revised Clear Skies bill.
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Senate EPW Committee Legislative Hearing on S. 131, the �Clear Skies Act
of 2005�
(February 2, 2005) �
Opening statements of Committee members and written testimony of
witnesses.
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Senator Voinovich�s
Analysis of STAPPA/ALAPCO�s 1/26/05 Testimony on the Need for
Multi-Pollutant Legislation before the Senate EPW Committee
(January 26, 2005)
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Senate
EPW Clean Air Subcommittee Hearing on the Need for Multi-Emissions
Legislation
(January 26, 2005) �
Opening statements of Subcommittee members and written testimony of
witnesses, including John Paul on behalf of STAPPA and ALAPCO.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO
Testimony on Multi-Pollutant Legislation
(January 26, 2005) � The associations� written testimony, presented to the Senate
Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air,
Climate Change and Nuclear Safety. To view the associations� multi-pollutant
principles and subsequent analysis, as cited in the testimony,
click here.
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S.
150, the �Clean Power Act of 2005�
(January 25, 2005)
� Multi-pollutant legislation introduced by Senator Jim
Jeffords (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate EPW Committee, Senator
Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT). We will post
legislative language as soon as it is available. To view a press
release and bill summary,
click
here.
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S. 131, the �Clear Skies Act of
2005�
(January 24, 2005)
� As introduced by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator George Voinovich
(R-OH). To view an EPW press release and fact sheet on the bill,
click here.
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Materials for January 13, 2005
Energy Committee Call � To view the PowerPoint presentation of Mary
Quillian of the Nuclear Energy Institute,
click here. To view
a chart of state-by-state percentages of total electricity generation
for 2002,
click here. To view a chart of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants,
click here.
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The National Commission on
Energy Policy�s �Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to
Meet America�s Energy Challenges�
(December 8, 2004)
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EPA Response to Rep. Henry Waxman on
Utility MACT (November 17, 2004)
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Testimony of John Paul (Dayton, OH) on EPA's Utility MACT Proposal
(November 17, 2004) -- This testimony was delivered before the House
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Fall
2004 Membership Meeting Presentations (October 29, 2004)
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Presentation of Joe Miakisz (M.J.
Bradley & Associates) on STAPPA/ALAPCO Energy Committee Conference Call on
the Resurgence of New Coal-Fired Power Plants (October 14, 2004)
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A Resurgence in New Coal-Fired Power Plants,
by Joe Miakisz of MJ Bradley & Associates � Article published in the
March/April 2004 edition of
Environmental Energy Insights
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Final
STAPPA/ALAPCO Comments on Supplemental Proposal for Transport Rule
(July 22, 2004)
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EPA Responses
to Questions on Mercury During Budget Hearing of March 10, 2004 (July 8,
2004)
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Comments on EPA�s Proposed Rule for Reducing Emissions of
Mercury from Electric Utilities (June 29, 2004)
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Joint Comments of 11 State
Attorneys General and Environmental Secretaries Opposing EPA�s Proposed
Utility Mercury Standard (June 28, 2004)
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Transcript
of PBS Broadcast of �NOW with Bill Moyers�
Addressing Mercury Regulations, Including Interview with EPA AA Jeff
Holmstead (June 25, 2004)
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DOE Presentation on
"Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power
Generation" -- Updated Version (May 18, 2004)
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Energy Information Administration �Analysis of S. 844, the Clear Skies Act
of 2003; S. 843, the Clean Air Planning Act of 2003; and S. 366, the Clean
Power Act of 2003�
(May 14, 2004)
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Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in
the US - 2002 (April 15, 2004) -- This report examines and
compares the air pollutant emissions of the 100 largest power producers in
the United States. The report benchmarks or ranks each company's absolute
emissions of NOx, SOx, mercury and carbon dioxide and its emission rate
(which is determined by dividing emissions by electricity produced) for
each pollutant against the emissions of the other companies. The Natural
Resources Defense Council (an environmental group), Public Services
Enterprise Group Incorporated (an electric utility), and Ceres (a national
coalition of environmental and investor groups) released the report.
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Testimony on
Mercury Proposal
(March 31, 2004) � Sandra Ely (NM) testified on behalf of STAPPA and
ALAPCO at an EPA hearing on the proposed rule to regulate emissions of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from utilities.
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Analysis of STAPPA and
ALAPCO�s May 7, 2002 Principles for a
Multi-Pollutant Strategy for Power Plants
(March 15, 2004)
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STAPPA/ALAPCO Testimony on Transport and Mercury Rules (February 25,
2004) -- STAPPA and ALAPCO representatives testified on behalf of the
associations at three simultaneous EPA hearings on February 25, 2004 regarding
EPA�s proposals to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from
utilities and the Interstate Transport Rule. STAPPA and ALAPCO commended EPA
for taking an important first step to address the problem of interstate air
pollution, but indicated the agency has not done enough. Specifically the
compliance deadlines are too long, the emissions caps are too weak, and an
insufficient number of sources are covered. Testifying on behalf of STAPPA and
ALAPCO were Joyce Epps (PA), Brock Nicholson (NC) and Cory Chadwick
(Cincinnati, Ohio). Click
here to view a
STAPPA/ALAPCO press release.
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DOE Presentation on
"Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants: Coal's Resurgence in Electric Power
Generation" (February 2004)
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S. 2095 - Revised Energy Bill (February 13, 2004)
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Multi-Pollutant Strategy
Position of the Ozone Transport Commission
(January 27, 2004) � To view a press release on the OTC�s position,
click here.
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Analysis of
STAPPA/ALAPCO�s May 7, 2002 Principles for a Multi-Pollutant
Strategy for Power Plants � Discussion Draft #3
(February 3, 2004)
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Engines of
Growth: Energy Challenges, Opportunities, and Uncertainties in
the 21st Century (January
29, 2004) -- This study by the Department of Energy�s Argonne
National Laboratory concludes that smart technology investments
can sustain economic activity in ways that reduce energy use and
associated emissions of air pollutants and GHGs.
The authors modeled various growth
and energy use scenarios to compare their impact on economic
growth. The modeling showed that low energy prices can lead to
high economic growth, but the analysis also found that an
investment path that emphasizes both energy efficiency
improvements and advanced energy supply technologies can provide
economic growth similar to lower energy prices. In other words,
policies introduced to improve energy efficiency and accelerate
the introduction of new technologies did not appreciably reduce
the prospects for economic growth. In addition, this latter
strategy can better position the economy to respond to
unexpected outcomes or disruptions.
Click here for more
information about the model the authors used.
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