July 21, 2011

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: SEC Climate Disclosure, San Fran Gold, EPA Sued Over Smog

Wyoming senator John Barrasso on Wednesday reintroduced a bill to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy of requiring companies to reveal their climate change risks. The Hill article says the lawmaker would rather the agency focus on protecting investors and maintaining fair markets.

The Bonneville Power Administration, which has both hydro and wind energy interests in the Northwest, wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to dismiss a complaint from wind farm owners who say they have not been compensated fairly, due to BPA’s power source balancing act, according to Reuters. BPA argued that its actions have maintained transmission….

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