The Energy Information Administration has the responsibility to evaluate the proposed climate bill and report to the Senate. Officials say it will take at least eight weeks to analyze the materials.
It was reported by Reuters that only portions of the bill were delivered. Senator Kerry’s office has been holding back parts of the bill. The exact reasons were unclear but political infighting seems to be the best answer.
In a previous evaluation, the EIA had concluded that a proposed climate legislation bill would only cost households about $134 in 10 years. That figure was widely disputed. Officials said they expect the bill to be reported by late June or, more likely, in early July. The budget office should have their evaluation completed by then as well and the bill will be sent to the floor.
RoyBigham roy@pollutionengineering.com Roy D. Bigham has been the editor of Pollution Engineering since 2002. Bigham attended Eastern Michigan University where
he majored in chemistry and computer science with an associates degree
in mathematics. He has worked as a laboratory technician at a research
laboratory, managed an electroplating operation and an associated
analytical laboratory. He spent three years overseeing environmental
operations of five domestic and five overseas operations for a major
manufacturer in the Detroit area. He then managed a field services
department for an environmental analytical laboratory before moving on
to a position as an environmental engineer for a construction
aggregates company.
Bigham
won a design award for a waste water treatment system for a landfill in
the Detroit area from the State Chamber of Commerce. He has been active
in the environmental field since 1980.
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