ApocaDocs: Hearing leaves Ron Binz with few votes to spare

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Posted Wed Sep 18 2013: from Politico:


	Hearing leaves Ron Binz with few votes to spare http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1379511300 Ron Binz, the president's pick to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, charged into his Tuesday confirmation hearing with a central message: I'm no radical tree-hugger. But critical pieces moved into place that could sink or stall his bid -- for instance, losing the support of the Energy Committee's top Republican, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.... Binz used his hearing at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to tout his support for natural gas and pointed out that Colorado's largest coal-fired power plant was approved while he chaired the state's public utilities commission.

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