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Benjamin · 06-07-2005, 14:30

USA-Energiepolitik: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/energy/
http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=AD_AP

Zielsetzung ist sicherheitsstrategischer - und nicht klimaschützender - Natur!

President Bush Discussed Plans To Reduce Our Dependence On Foreign Sources Of Energy

Die Wege dahin:

1. New Technologies Will Promote Conservation And Reduce Gas Consumption.

Tax Incentives For Hybrid Vehicle Owners. Some of these cars can travel twice as far as conventional vehicles on one gallon of fuel, and they produce lower emissions. The President's FY 2006 Budget includes $2.5 billion over 10 years in tax incentives to consumers for the purchase of hybrid cars and trucks that will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources.
Extending Tax Credits To Clean-Diesel Vehicles. Clean-diesel technology will allow consumers to travel much farther on each gallon of fuel without the harmful pollution of older diesel engines, and the President has proposed to make a new generation of energy-efficient vehicles - clean-diesel cars - eligible for the same tax credits he has proposed for hybrid vehicles.

2. Producing And Refining More Crude Oil Here At Home Will Help Offset Growing Demand For Foreign Oil.

Increase Domestic Energy Production In Environmentally Responsible Ways. Technology now makes it possible to reach energy resources in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Drilling on less than 1 percent of ANWR's total area could eventually yield up to one million barrels of oil per day.
Simplify Rules So Existing Refineries Can Expand Their Capacity. The President has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to simplify existing regulations and make it easier for refineries to expand their capacity, while maintaining strict environmental safeguards.
Build New Refineries To Meet Growing Demand. There have been no new oil refineries built in the United States since 1976. The President has proposed the construction of new refineries on closed military sites, which will create jobs in these communities.

3. Developing Alternative Fuel Sources To Reduce America's Need For Foreign Energy Sources.

President Bush Is Leading The Way On Hydrogen Fuel. President Bush has dedicated $1.2 billion over five years towards developing hydrogen-powered fuel cells, zero-emissions vehicles that could run without gasoline, and the infrastructure to support them. As hydrogen production becomes more cost competitive, this new energy source will offer an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline.
Ethanol Is An American-Grown Alternative To Foreign Crude Oil. Ethanol is a renewable resource derived from corn grown in America that offers the opportunity to reduce U.S. demand for foreign crude oil. With minor modifications by automobile manufacturers, vehicles can run on a fuel blend that is 85 percent ethanol and only 15 percent gasoline.
Biodiesel Delivers Critical Benefits Without Oil. Made from a variety of waste products and producing substantially less air pollution than gasoline or regular diesel, biodiesel also reduces engine wear. Moreover, the use of biodiesel supports American farmers and manufacturers - not foreign oil producers.

4. By Urging Other Nations To Increase Production And Helping Them Become More Efficient Users Of Energy , The United States Can Help Address Increased Demand For Energy Worldwide.

Working With Foreign Leaders To Increase Production. The United States is encouraging oil-producing countries to maximize their production, so that more crude oil is on the market to meet high demand.
Rising Oil Consumption In Asia Is Growing Faster Than Global Supply. Helping rapidly developing countries like India and China become more efficient users of energy will take pressure off the global oil supply and reduce gas prices in America.
The Administration Is Working With World Leaders To Join Our Efforts. At the G-8 meeting later this month, President Bush will ask other world leaders to help encourage developing countries to find practical, cost-efficient ways to use clean-energy technologies and reduce global demand for oil.
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President Bush Is Addressing Climate Change
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...050630-16.html

In February 2002, President Bush committed to cut our nation's greenhouse gas intensity -- how much we emit per unit of economic activity -- by 18 percent through 2012. The President's goal amounts to an annual 1.95-percent cut in emissions intensity. In 2003 alone, U.S. intensity declined by 2.3 percent. Preliminary figures for 2004 suggest even greater reductions in emissions intensity during a period of robust economic growth.

The Bush Administration will have spent over $20 billion by the end of 2005, more than any other nation. $5.5 billion is proposed for climate change activities in 2006. The President has also proposed $3.6 billion in tax incentives over 5 years to spur use of clean, renewable, and energy-efficient technologies. These Federal programs are only part of the effort, as they are also leveraging billions of dollars in private investments.

Bush's Wind Energy Programe: Völlig unterfinanziert!http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget...windenergy.pdf

Sehr gut aufbereiteter Bericht an den Präsidenten Bush:
Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group
http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/index.html
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Senate approves far-reaching energy bill

Bill looks to boost domestic oil production and offer incentives for using alternative fuels.
June 28, 2005

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a wide-ranging energy bill that doubles use of corn-blended ethanol, shores up electricity-grid reliability and offers $16 billion in tax breaks and incentives to boost domestic production.
The 1,250-page bill, which passed 85-12, must still be reconciled with an $8 billion energy package passed by the House in April before a final version is sent to President Bush.

Even as industry leaders and the White House offered kudos, knotty problems like the bill's price tag and lawsuit protection for makers of a water-polluting fuel additive must be solved before Congress can deliver a bill for Bush to sign into law.

"I urge the House and Senate to resolve their differences quickly and get a good bill to my desk before the August recess," Bush said in a statement.

As crude oil prices hit record highs, rising above $60 a barrel earlier this week, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said the bill would do little in the near term to ease the pain for consumers .

"This is the first step on what will be a long road" toward more domestic-energy supplies, Bodman said.

The White House has called for $6.7 billion in tax incentives over a decade and criticized incentives in the House bill that provided tax breaks for long-established techniques for oil and gas production.

The Senate bill extends billions of dollars in tax incentives to build new nuclear and cleaner coal-fired plants , and to derive energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources.

It also encourages electric-grid investment and sets higher reliability standards for utilities in a bid to avoid a repeat of the 2003 blackout that left 50 million people in the dark.

In a boon to Midwest farmers, the Senate bill requires refiners to double use of corn-blended ethanol in gasoline to 8 billion gallons by 2012, versus 5 billion gallons in the House version.

Missing from the Senate plan are several contentious issues approved by the House.

Chief among them are a ban on product-defect lawsuits against makers of a water-polluting fuel additive called MTBE, and a provision allowing oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is a top White House priority.

House-Senate negotiations could go easier if congressional leaders place the lawsuit ban in a highway-funding bill that Congress could consider this week. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay left the door open on Tuesday for that approach.

"We'll look at what the solution is. When we figure out where to put it, that's where we'll put it," DeLay told reporters.

Although Energy Committee Chairman Joe Barton has declined to comment, Democratic aides say Barton was eyeing the highway bill as the home for the MTBE provision.

Formally named methyl tertiary butyl ether, MTBE is a fuel additive like ethanol. For years, MTBE defenders have demanded liability protection for MTBE as the price for greater use of ethanol, a politically popular fuel.

The Senate bill doesn't give MTBE makers lawsuit protection but grants them $1 billion in transition assistance to make other fuel additives.

U.S. refiners began adding MTBE to gasoline in 1979 as an antiknock agent that replaced lead, but MTBE has seeped into water supplies in all 50 states through leaky storage tanks, rendering the water undrinkable.

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Benjamin TBB Family Registriert seit: Mar 2004 Beiträge: 10.374	USA-Energiepolitik: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/energy/ http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=AD_AP Zielsetzung ist sicherheitsstrategischer - und nicht klimaschützender - Natur! President Bush Discussed Plans To Reduce Our Dependence On Foreign Sources Of Energy Die Wege dahin: 1. New Technologies Will Promote Conservation And Reduce Gas Consumption. Tax Incentives For Hybrid Vehicle Owners. Some of these cars can travel twice as far as conventional vehicles on one gallon of fuel, and they produce lower emissions. The President's FY 2006 Budget includes $2.5 billion over 10 years in tax incentives to consumers for the purchase of hybrid cars and trucks that will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources. Extending Tax Credits To Clean-Diesel Vehicles. Clean-diesel technology will allow consumers to travel much farther on each gallon of fuel without the harmful pollution of older diesel engines, and the President has proposed to make a new generation of energy-efficient vehicles - clean-diesel cars - eligible for the same tax credits he has proposed for hybrid vehicles. 2. Producing And Refining More Crude Oil Here At Home Will Help Offset Growing Demand For Foreign Oil. Increase Domestic Energy Production In Environmentally Responsible Ways. Technology now makes it possible to reach energy resources in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Drilling on less than 1 percent of ANWR's total area could eventually yield up to one million barrels of oil per day. Simplify Rules So Existing Refineries Can Expand Their Capacity. The President has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to simplify existing regulations and make it easier for refineries to expand their capacity, while maintaining strict environmental safeguards. Build New Refineries To Meet Growing Demand. There have been no new oil refineries built in the United States since 1976. The President has proposed the construction of new refineries on closed military sites, which will create jobs in these communities. 3. Developing Alternative Fuel Sources To Reduce America's Need For Foreign Energy Sources. President Bush Is Leading The Way On Hydrogen Fuel. President Bush has dedicated $1.2 billion over five years towards developing hydrogen-powered fuel cells, zero-emissions vehicles that could run without gasoline, and the infrastructure to support them. As hydrogen production becomes more cost competitive, this new energy source will offer an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline. Ethanol Is An American-Grown Alternative To Foreign Crude Oil. Ethanol is a renewable resource derived from corn grown in America that offers the opportunity to reduce U.S. demand for foreign crude oil. With minor modifications by automobile manufacturers, vehicles can run on a fuel blend that is 85 percent ethanol and only 15 percent gasoline. Biodiesel Delivers Critical Benefits Without Oil. Made from a variety of waste products and producing substantially less air pollution than gasoline or regular diesel, biodiesel also reduces engine wear. Moreover, the use of biodiesel supports American farmers and manufacturers - not foreign oil producers. 4. By Urging Other Nations To Increase Production And Helping Them Become More Efficient Users Of Energy , The United States Can Help Address Increased Demand For Energy Worldwide. Working With Foreign Leaders To Increase Production. The United States is encouraging oil-producing countries to maximize their production, so that more crude oil is on the market to meet high demand. Rising Oil Consumption In Asia Is Growing Faster Than Global Supply. Helping rapidly developing countries like India and China become more efficient users of energy will take pressure off the global oil supply and reduce gas prices in America. The Administration Is Working With World Leaders To Join Our Efforts. At the G-8 meeting later this month, President Bush will ask other world leaders to help encourage developing countries to find practical, cost-efficient ways to use clean-energy technologies and reduce global demand for oil. ------------------------------------------- President Bush Is Addressing Climate Change http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...050630-16.html In February 2002, President Bush committed to cut our nation's greenhouse gas intensity -- how much we emit per unit of economic activity -- by 18 percent through 2012. The President's goal amounts to an annual 1.95-percent cut in emissions intensity. In 2003 alone, U.S. intensity declined by 2.3 percent. Preliminary figures for 2004 suggest even greater reductions in emissions intensity during a period of robust economic growth. The Bush Administration will have spent over $20 billion by the end of 2005, more than any other nation. $5.5 billion is proposed for climate change activities in 2006. The President has also proposed $3.6 billion in tax incentives over 5 years to spur use of clean, renewable, and energy-efficient technologies. These Federal programs are only part of the effort, as they are also leveraging billions of dollars in private investments. Bush's Wind Energy Programe: Völlig unterfinanziert!http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget...windenergy.pdf Sehr gut aufbereiteter Bericht an den Präsidenten Bush: Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senate approves far-reaching energy bill Bill looks to boost domestic oil production and offer incentives for using alternative fuels. June 28, 2005 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a wide-ranging energy bill that doubles use of corn-blended ethanol, shores up electricity-grid reliability and offers $16 billion in tax breaks and incentives to boost domestic production. The 1,250-page bill, which passed 85-12, must still be reconciled with an $8 billion energy package passed by the House in April before a final version is sent to President Bush. Even as industry leaders and the White House offered kudos, knotty problems like the bill's price tag and lawsuit protection for makers of a water-polluting fuel additive must be solved before Congress can deliver a bill for Bush to sign into law. "I urge the House and Senate to resolve their differences quickly and get a good bill to my desk before the August recess," Bush said in a statement. As crude oil prices hit record highs, rising above $60 a barrel earlier this week, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said the bill would do little in the near term to ease the pain for consumers . "This is the first step on what will be a long road" toward more domestic-energy supplies, Bodman said. The White House has called for $6.7 billion in tax incentives over a decade and criticized incentives in the House bill that provided tax breaks for long-established techniques for oil and gas production. The Senate bill extends billions of dollars in tax incentives to build new nuclear and cleaner coal-fired plants , and to derive energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources. It also encourages electric-grid investment and sets higher reliability standards for utilities in a bid to avoid a repeat of the 2003 blackout that left 50 million people in the dark. In a boon to Midwest farmers, the Senate bill requires refiners to double use of corn-blended ethanol in gasoline to 8 billion gallons by 2012, versus 5 billion gallons in the House version. Missing from the Senate plan are several contentious issues approved by the House. Chief among them are a ban on product-defect lawsuits against makers of a water-polluting fuel additive called MTBE, and a provision allowing oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is a top White House priority. House-Senate negotiations could go easier if congressional leaders place the lawsuit ban in a highway-funding bill that Congress could consider this week. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay left the door open on Tuesday for that approach. "We'll look at what the solution is. When we figure out where to put it, that's where we'll put it," DeLay told reporters. Although Energy Committee Chairman Joe Barton has declined to comment, Democratic aides say Barton was eyeing the highway bill as the home for the MTBE provision. Formally named methyl tertiary butyl ether, MTBE is a fuel additive like ethanol. For years, MTBE defenders have demanded liability protection for MTBE as the price for greater use of ethanol, a politically popular fuel. The Senate bill doesn't give MTBE makers lawsuit protection but grants them $1 billion in transition assistance to make other fuel additives. U.S. refiners began adding MTBE to gasoline in 1979 as an antiknock agent that replaced lead, but MTBE has seeped into water supplies in all 50 states through leaky storage tanks, rendering the water undrinkable. Geändert von Benjamin (06-07-2005 um 15:15 Uhr)