FOXNews.com: Obama's nominee for top energy regulatory post withdraws

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Obama's nominee for top energy regulatory post withdraws Oct 1st 2013, 13:39 Published October 01, 2013 Associated Press WASHINGTON –  President Barack Obama's nominee to be the nation's top energy regulator has withdrawn, saying he doesn't have enough support for confirmation. Ron Binz, a former Colorado energy regulator, was opposed by at least half of the 22-member Senate Energy Committee, including all 10 Republicans and at least one Democrat. Opponents said they considered Binz's views to be outside the mainstream and were troubled by his comment that natural gas may be a "dead end" fuel. Republicans said they were concerned that Binz was not truthful when he assured them that he was not part of a coordinated effort by a green-energy group and a Washington lobbying firm to boost his nomination to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Binz said he plans to return to Colorado. No replacement was announced.

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