Senators push for renewable energy
Published: Thu, Jun. 14, 2007 12:00AM
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closeWASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats proposed a requirement that 15 percent of the nation's electricity be produced by wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources.
Democrats want to include the renewable fuel requirements in a broader energy bill, but they face strong opposition from senators who worried that such a national mandate would raise electricity costs.
A House committee, meanwhile, voted to roll back provisions Congress passed two years ago to streamline permitting for oil and gas development on federal land.
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