Friday, March 12, 2010 9:08 AM
Need-To-Know Memo, March 12
By Amy Harder, NationalJournal.com
1) Once the health care reform push is over, the White House will turn to financial reform, jobs measures and the Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling, signaling that climate and energy legislation is not a top priority (The Hill).
2) A new poll released Thursday shows much less public concern about global warming (NationalJournal.com).
3) Renewable energy companies don't want a renewable energy standard to include nuclear and natural gas (Environment & Energy Daily -- subscription).
4) Natural gas groups are supporting efforts by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, to strip EPA of its regulatory power over greenhouse gas emissions (Dow Jones -- subscription).
5) Murkowski said Thursday she is tabling her disapproval resolution to see what Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., will do with his legislation seeking a two-year delay on EPA involvement (The Hill).
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