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Obama: Wind Energy Tax Credit ‘Should Not Be A Partisan Issue’
Last week, President Obama visited wind turbine blade manufacturer TPI Composites in Newton, Iowa, where he expressed his support for clean energy incentives,...
New Law Will Streamline Wind Project Permitting In Maine
Maine Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill that will revamp the state's Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) - a measure that will...
Senator Rips Obama For Not Pressing Senate Leadership On Wind Energy PTC Extension
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa - co-sponsor of bipartisan legislation to extend the production tax credit (PTC) for wind power - is speaking out...
Obama, Wind Industry To Congress: Expiration Of Clean Energy Incentives Would Be Catastrophic For...
President Obama and the wind energy industry are rallying to make a final push for the extension of key clean energy incentives before...
Senate Committee To Hold Hearing On Clean Energy Standard Legislation
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on May 17 to discuss The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012,...
Does A Clean Energy Standard Have Any Chance In Congress?
A new study predicts that an 80% by 2035 clean energy standard, similar to the one introduced by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., in...
Changes To Germany’s Solar FIT Could Impact Offshore Wind Power Market
The Upper House of the German Parliament (Bundesrat) has voted to reject the revised solar laws written by the Lower House (Bundestag) that...
President Obama Urges Congress To Extend Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
President Obama is calling on Congress to act on what he calls a 'To Do List' of bipartisan initiatives designed to create jobs...
New Bill Proposes To Extend Wind Energy PTC, Slash Oil Subsidies
A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced new legislation that would extend a number of incentives for wind...
House Committee Hearing Sheds Light On Wind PTC Extension Tactics
Several U.S. congressmen - Democrat and Republican - spoke out in favor of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) Thursday in a...
House Committee To Discuss Possible Wind Energy PTC Extension
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on April 26 to discuss proposals to extend certain tax provisions that either...
Vermont Businesses Urge Lawmakers To Pass Renewable Energy Legislation
More than 100 Vermont businesses that are part of the state's renewable energy industry are urging legislative action before the session closes on...
Ontario Government Proposing To Merge OPA And IESO, Phase Out Coal By 2014
The Ontario government is proposing to merge the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) into a single organization....
Could Virginia’s New Energy Laws Undermine Its Wind Power Plans?
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recently signed into law several bills that amend the state's energy strategy to conform to what the governor says...
FWS Proposes Changes To Take-Permit Regulations For Renewable Energy Projects
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed revisions to regulations governing the issuance of permits under the Bald and Golden Eagle...
New Florida Law Creates Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit
New legislation, which was allowed to become law without Florida Gov. Rick Scott's signature, contains several provisions relating to renewable energy, energy-efficiency and...
Ontario Government Launches Clean Energy Economic Development Strategy
The Ontario government has launched its clean energy economic development strategy, which it says will create more jobs in the clean energy sector....
Maryland General Assembly Kills Offshore Wind Energy Legislation
The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 failed in the state's General Assembly Monday night, The Washington Examiner reports. The legislation would...
Governors Urge Congress To Extend Wind Energy Incentives
The National Governors Association has written a letter to congressional leaders in support of extending several key renewable energy incentives, including the production...
Energy Legislation Clears Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill designed to reduce the price of electricity by identifying cost drivers, reviewing rates on a more...