Energy & Environment: Markey Wants Answers on Rare Earths
• Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., "is pressing the Obama administration for information about alleged Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals used in defense and energy technologies, warning of threats to U.S. interests," The Hill reports.
• "Three months after BP capped its runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, the state of Louisiana is still building a chain of sand berms off its coast to block and capture oil even as federal officials and many scientists argue that the effort will prove pointless," the New York Times reports.
• An Idaho couple has "sued the state to stop the shipments by Imperial Oil and ConocoPhillips" to an oil sands site in Canada, "arguing that the" truck loads delivered there "would threaten the integrity of Idaho's historic portion of U.S. 12, as well as the safety of communities that depend on it as the main road in and out of the area," the Times also reports. "National environmental groups and climate change activists are supporting their efforts, seeing a broader opportunity to stall development of Canada's oil sands, which they denounce as a dirty source of energy. "
• "Combating climate change has long taken a back seat to coal production in West Virginia, but in the hard-fought House race in this state's 1st district, global warming hasn't even made it onto the bus," The Hill reports. "In interviews on Thursday, both the Democratic and Republican nominees for Congress voiced skepticism of the science behind global warming, and the Republican, David McKinley, flatly called concerns about climate change 'an attack on coal.'"
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Tim Greeff is responsible for AEE's advocacy, policy and political efforts. Prior to joining AEE, Tim served as the Political and Policy Director for the Clean Economy Network, an organization he helped build since its founding in 2009. With over 12 years of experience in energy policy, campaigns and advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels, he has been recognized by both the Washingtonian Magazine and The Hill newspaper as one of the top advocates in Washington, DC. Tim holds a Master of Public Policy from the Sanford Institute for Public Policy at Duke University and a Bachelors Degree in Government from the University of Texas, Austin (with all sports loyalties residing firmly with the Longhorns).
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