House Panel Ups Renewables Spending, Cuts Oil, Gas R&D

摘要

TheHouseAppropriationsCommitteelastTuesdayvoted out a $33.3 billion spending bill promoting renewable en-ergy, energy efficiency and electricity grid modernization programs in fiscal year (FY) 2010. Oil and natural gas were given short shrift. The energy and water appropriations bill, which passed by voice vote, allocates $1.1 billion less than what President Obama requested for Department of Energy (DOE) and some Interior Department programs for FY 2010. But it is $100 million more than what the agencies received in FY 2009. The full House is expected to take up the spending bill this week.