Between the Lines: May 12

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Will Midterms Move The Needle On Energy Issues?

  With congressional elections less than a year away, and the controversial Keystone XL pipeline still on indefinite hold, the pressure is on for vulnerable Democrats.

Candidates up for reelection are becoming increasingly aware of the stanch partisanship exhibited in Washington, forcing many to break party lines.

This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid compared Republican maneuvers on Keystone and an energy efficiency bill written by Sens. Shaheen and Portman to a “shell game,” accused the GOP of “screwing around” and dismissed GOP demands for votes on several energy amendments.

Railroads Now Required to Alert States When Shipping Oil

The U.S. Transportation Department issued an emergency order designed to reduce the risks of transporting crude from North Dakota’s booming Bakken region by rail, a week after an oil train derailed and burned in Virginia.

Whitehouse: Climate Dems ready to defend EPA carbon rule

As the June 1 deadline nears for the Obama administration to propose a carbon pollution rule for existing power plants, supportive lawmakers are getting ready to tout the rule to the public and fight back against efforts to stop it in Congress.

America’s oil boom and the price at your pump

After a harsh winter, it’s time to get out and hit the open road. So what’s with $4-a-gallon gasoline? North American oil production is on the rise, so you might have expected a break at the pump by now. Yet gas prices remain stubbornly high.

Cuomo says the investment will help the state’s solar power industry to move away from government subsidies.

The money is part of the NY-Sun initiative run by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which is funded mostly through assessments on utilities.

Cuomo’s office says the state has more than 400 solar power companies that together employ 5,000 workers.

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