In This Issue:

*Energy and Climate Legislation

*Senate

..Energy Committee Considers Six Bills

..Senators Propose Amendments to Tax Extenders Bill

..Oil Spill Hearings Continue

..Legislation Introduced

..Upcoming Hearings

*House

..Supplemental Spending Bill on Agenda

..Bipartisan Groups Seeks Biomass GHG Regulation Details

..Subcommittee Considers Clean Energy Manufacturing and Export Legislation

..Oil Spill Hearings Continue

..Legislation Introduced

..Upcoming Hearings

*Department of Energy

..$76 Million for Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies and Training Programs

..$600 Million for Industrial CCS

..FERC Seeks Comments on Transmission Costs

..Tailored Weather Forecasts Could Save Billions

*Department of Labor

..Train Military Veterans for Green Jobs

*Environmental Protection Agency

..States Back Proposal to Revoke Emissions Aggregation Rule

..Ethanol Waiver Decision This Fall

*Federal Trade Commission

..Light Bulb Standards

*Personnel

*Miscellaneous

..Coalition Relaunches Climate Leadership Ads

..Canadian Energy Efficiency Amendments

..Mayors Endorse Green Construction Codes

..UT Begins 10-Year Strategic Energy Initiative

..Japan Plans Passage of Climate Bill

..Dutch Plan to Track Adaptation Contributions

..Eastern Corridor to Curb Transportation Emissions

..IEA and NEA Call for Nuclear Power Expansion