Dingell Celebrates Opening of Monroe County Biodiesel Station
Oct 30, 2012
Press Release
In The News
Jan 29, 2008
Calling for Change in Status Quo, Democrats Prepare to Wait Out Bush's Final Year
"On one hand, I am sorry to see that this president ran out of new ideas before he ran out of time. However, considering the success of some of his initiatives on foreign policy and our economy – perhaps the less damage the better,” said Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich.
Jan 9, 2008
Tele-Town Hall 1
On January 9, 2008, Congressman Dingell led a Tele-Town Hall Meeting with constituents in the 15th District. He discussed his work on issues including energy security and global warming, universal health care, toy safety and the war in Iraq. More than 2,800 people participated in a portion of the town hall.
Dec 24, 2007
Dingell asks Comcast to reconsider changes
U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Dearborn, on Friday announced he's submitted a letter to the CEO of the Comcast Corp. challenging a decision requiring customers to lease additional equipment from the company to view public, education and governmental channels.
Dec 21, 2007
Episode 16: Toy Safety
Congressman Dingell: "I have said on multiple occasions that a country’s highest responsibility is to protect its children. I am pained to say that it appears that in this duty, the United States government has been derelict, allowing dangerous toys – some containing lead paint or even worse – to slip past our borders."
Dec 19, 2007
The Energy Bill: A Hero and a Villain
But there has always been a softer, “greener” side to this crusty octogenarian that people often overlook. An architect of the original Clean Water Act of 1972, [Dingell] cares a lot about wetlands preservation, endangered species and other environmental causes.
Dec 5, 2007
Vehicle mileage standards among bills on federal legislative plate
One of the main thrusts of Dingell's attention was a federal energy bill that deals with corporate average fuel economy — CAFE — standards on autos, energy and global warming.
Oct 26, 2007
Episode 15: Carbon Fee
Congressman Dingell invites listeners to review a proposal and share their thoughts on a potentially important component in the greater effort to address global warming - a carbon fee, which will ultimately reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Jun 27, 2007
Episode 14: Climate Change
The following podcast is the statement Congressman Dingell delivered to the Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 27, 2007: Today we will consider a series of energy bills that will accomplish much good. The efficiency provisions alone will remove more than 8.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, an amount equal to the annual emissions of all of the cars on the road in America today.
May 31, 2007
An Auto Insider Takes on Climate Change
The art of moving a major bill is an elusive mix of endurance, persuasion, negotiation, intimidation--and timing. The field is sown with favors large and small over many years and watered with occasional menace. (Ask Dingell how he feels about being called "the meanest s.o.b. in Congress," and he quietly answers, "It's very useful.") With luck, the seeds bear fruit when the votes are finally counted.
May 10, 2007
Episode 12: Global Warming
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is now considering the scientific question of whether greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are contributing, and will continue to contribute, to a warming of the planet. While many of us have had significant doubts on this question in the past, it seems to me that the science on this question has been settled.
