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Natural gas got only a passing mention as a clean fuel in President Obama’s State of the Union Speech Tuesday night; at the same time the president set a goal of a million electric vehicles by 2015 and vowed to “eliminate billions of taxpayer dollars of oil subsidies…”

Natural gas got only a passing mention as a clean fuel in President Obama’s State of the Union Speech Tuesday night, at the same time the president set a goal of a million electric vehicles by 2015 and vowed to “eliminate billions of taxpayer dollars of oil subsidies…”

October natural gas futures continued to inch higher Wednesday, lending more credibility with each passing day that the market’s seasonal low is already in the books. The prompt-month contract breached psychological resistance at $4 for a second session in a row before closing at $3.995, up 2.9 cents from Tuesday’s finish.

Passing the jobs package with a major natural gas component by the end of the year would be a “home run” for the entire Congress, said Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK), co-chair of the House Natural Gas Caucus, last Thursday.

Passing the jobs package with a major natural gas component by the end of the year would be a “home run” for the entire Congress, said Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK), co-chair of the House Natural Gas Caucus.

The prospects for passing comprehensive climate change legislation this year appeared to dim last Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) suggested in comments that some of the work before Congress may be put on hold until 2010.

The prospects for passing comprehensive climate change legislation this year appeared to dim Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) suggested in comments that some of the work before Congress may be put on hold until 2010.

The House went down to the wire Friday on the sweeping climate change and energy bill, with lawmakers passing it by the slimmest of margins. House Democrats managed to keep climate change alive in this Congress — barely.

The House went down to the wire Friday on the sweeping climate change and energy bill, with lawmakers passing it by the slimmest of margins. House Democrats managed to keep climate change alive in this Congress — barely.