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A Federal Energy Nomination Sets Off an Unusual Public Battle
2013-09-16 01:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The coal industry, feeling threatened by federal efforts to promote wind and solar power, has opened a counterattack by opposing President Obama's nomination of a renewable electricity advocate to head the federal agency with jurisdiction over power lines. The Senate Energy Committee is expected to hold a hearing Tuesday on the nomination of Ronald J. Binz to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Binz, 64, headed the Colorado Public Utility Commission from 2007 to 2011, where he was...
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