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The UK Energy Bill debate (with images, tweets) · carbonbrief · Storify

Live tweets from our writer @matjhope on the report stage and third reading of the government's energy bill.

BP Plans $1 Billion Investment in Alaska as State Lowers Taxes - Bloomberg

BP Plc (BP/) will add $1 billion to Alaska investment after the state changed its oil tax policy in April.

Twitter / aDissentient: Tim Yeo has apparently told ...

Tim Yeo has apparently told HoC that not much gas backup required for wind. Demand currently 36GW, wind supplying 0.9GW. Yeo is "mistaken".

Climate: Dim GOP enthusiasm for cap-and-trade bill in 2009 even dimmer now -- Tuesday, June 4, 2013 -- www.eenews.net

The carbon dioxide cap-and-trade bill that passed the House in June 2009 did so with scant Republican support -- but if it came to the floor today, the GOP tally might be zero.

The five GOP supporters of the measure by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) who are still roaming the halls of the Capitol -- eight voted for it in total -- are increasingly reluctant to talk about climate change with reporters. Three others are gone -- one voluntarily, two because they lost elections.

Twitter / BarryJWoods: found some old bills 8 yrs ...

found some old bills 8 yrs ago- despite using less units of elec now than then, bills are 3 times higher. @RogerPielkeJr @alicebell