Manufacturing Industry
Senate greenhouse gas bill poses concerns.(Washington watch)
Underground Construction, February, 2008 by Barlas, Stephen
The greenhouse gas reduction legislation which passed a Senate committee in December and is headed to the Senate floor this winter could have a big impact on pipelines and their customers. But according to Martin Edwards, INGAA's vice president of legislative affairs, "could" is the operative word. Not only are some of the definitions in America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191) unclear, but so are some of its implications, Edwards said.
First, the cap on greenhouse gas emissions the legislation would impose on various U.S. sectors would apply, in the case of natural gas, to processors and importers. Interstate pipelines would apparently not be affected by any cap. But the legislation is still a work in progress, and when it comes to the floor, there is always...
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