E&ENews PM E&ENews PM http://www.eenews.net/pm Stay ahead of the headlines en-us Tue May 21 16:03:35 -0400 2013 DOE: Moniz pledges focus on efficiency in first speech as secretary Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz promises a forceful commitment to promoting energy efficiency in his first public remarks since being sworn in this morning. Moniz touted the administration's support for efficiency legislation expected to hit the Senate floor next month, pledged a renewed focus on strengthening appliance efficiency standards and called for redoubled efforts to assist federal agencies in meeting President Obama's goal of entering into $2 billion worth of energy savings performance contracts by the end of this year. SPOTLIGHT Tue May 21 16:03:35 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981561/feed NOMINEES: Vote on D.C. Circuit pick possible today, but McCarthy, Perez must wait The Senate may vote today on President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:35 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981569/feed KEYSTONE XL: White House issues veto threat for House pipeline legislation The White House today threatened to veto the latest version of House legislation designed to fast-track the controversial Keystone XL pipeline between Canada's oil sands and Gulf Coast refineries. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:35 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981571/feed BIOFUELS: EPA would give market boost to butanol, other fuels in proposed rule U.S. EPA is proposing to allow butanol that's been made from corn starch to qualify for credit under the nation's biofuel mandate. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:36 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981570/feed CLIMATE: Senate Dems link deadly tornado to warming; scientists say it's complicated Senate Democrats pride themselves on being on the side of science on global warming issues. But in their rush to link yesterday's devastating Oklahoma tornado with man-made climate change, Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) might have overstated the current state of climate change research. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:36 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981568/feed LNG: DOE comments suggest third export approval within months -- Murkowski The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's top Republican said today that comments from a top Energy Department official have fueled her hopes that a third export terminal will be approved within months. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:36 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981572/feed SUPERFUND: EPA adds 9 sites to cleanup list U.S. EPA announced the addition today of nine hazardous waste sites to its Superfund cleanup program and proposed to add another nine. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:36 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981567/feed PEOPLE: Orvis exec picked to lead board of sportsmen's group The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership today announced that David Perkins, vice chairman of the Orvis Co., will lead the TRCP board. THIS AFTERNOON'S STORIES Tue May 21 16:03:36 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981566/feed ENERGY POLICY: Business groups driving local economies through clean energy development How are local communities successfully attracting investments in the clean energy sector? During today's OnPoint, Nicole Stika, senior director of energy services at the Council of Smaller Enterprises in Cleveland, discusses a new report produced by Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy showing local chambers of commerce are driving economic development around clean energy. Stika explains how these local success stories can help shape national energy policy. E&ETV's OnPoint Tue May 21 16:03:36 -0400 2013 http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1059981562/feed