Climate bill delivered in partial form to EIA; modeling ready in eight weeks

Biofuels Digest
May 03, 2010 Jim Lane

In Washington, Reuters is reporting that the Energy Information Administration has received enough data regarding the proposed climate and energy bill to commence modeling and impact analysis, and said that it expected to have its work completed within eight weeks. The news revived hopes that a climate bill could be brought to the Senate floor as soon as late June for a vote.

However, lobbyists noted that the legislation was delivered in partial, uncompleted form, and told Reuters that they are concerned that the means of delivery suggested that the bill is still not complete, raising fresh concerns about passage before the Congressional elections due in November.

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