Domenici Says No Energy Bill Without Senate Climate Change Plan

Senate energy committee Chairman Pete Domenici (R-NM) is threatening to reject any energy legislation unless it includes provisions included in a Senate-approved bill to fund technology development aimed at reducing overall levels of greenhouse gases. The threat comes as a House-Senate conference committee is negotiating to reconcile differences between energy legislation approved by each chamber. Those negotiations face a number of significant hurdles, and observers say Domenici's push for climate change provisions could set up another major stumbling block. The...