VOL. XLIV

No 51

17-December-2001

GENERAL

Senate Democrats Introduce Alternative Energy Policy Bill

Democrats in the US Senateintroduced an energy policy bill on 5 December designed to serve as analternative to one supported by Congressional Republicans and the White House.The Democrat-sponsored legislation emphasizes conservation measures and thedevelopment of renewable sources of energy, in contrast to the Republicanlegislation, which promotes further reliance on oil, gas, coal and nuclearpower...