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Congress enters new phase of global climate change deliberations

Oil & Gas Journal

Nick Snow
Washington Editor

WASHINGTON, DC, Apr. 8 -- US House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) recognizes some familiar complaints and proposals as Congress discusses energy and environmental issues in 2008. He also expects the coming battles to be the toughest yet.

"It probably will be the most complex and difficult discussion in my time in Congress. The Energy Information Administration's role in analyzing potential impacts of various proposals will be critical," the veteran federal legislator told attendees Apr. 8 at EIA's Annual Energy Outlook conference.

"This is one of the most crucial periods for energy policy in the history of this nation," said Dingell, who was a major force behind EIA's creation 30 years ago. "We now confront the same issues we have over the years. We seem to enacting the same kind of legislation in response to the same problems: limited supplies, rising prices, and citizen complaints."