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FERC Nominee Ron Binz Withdraws Amid Coal Pushback
2013-10-01 17:56:00| Transmission & Distribution World
President Barack Obamas nominee to lead FERC announced Tuesday that he had pulled his name from consideration in the face of mounting opposition from coal supporters and a stalemate in a crucial Senate committee. read more
Nominee for energy regulatory post withdraws
2013-10-01 17:30:10| Energy - Topix.net
Ron Binz, a former Colorado energy regulator, was opposed by at least half of the 22-member Senate Energy Committee, including all 10 Republicans and at least one Democrat.
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FERC Nominee Binz in Jeopardy
2013-09-23 20:46:00| Transmission & Distribution World
President Obamas nominee to lead the Federal Energy Regulator Commission is in grave danger as opposition grows among Republicans, conservative organizations and industry groups. read more
Energy nominee Ron Binz loses voltage with contradictions, Obama coal rules
2013-09-23 09:31:23| Energy - Topix.net
President Obama's nominee to a top energy post is hanging on by a thread after a poor performance last week at a confirmation hearing where he failed to win over key supporters and even appeared to have misled a Senate committee about his record of support for a coal-fired energy plant.
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Big Coal, Republicans go after Obamas energy nominee, saying hes too green
2013-09-18 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Ron Binz is an experienced electricity regulator who understands the important role that wind and solar power are playing as they pour electrons into grids across the country. He was the lead author of a paper last year that described how boosting renewable energy infrastructure could hedge against fossil-fuel cost increases, aging equipment, and other risks. This is no time for backward-looking decision making, he wrote in that paper [PDF], published by the nonprofit Ceres. It is vital for...
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