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Budget Request Includes Investment In Renewable Energy
President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2011 (FY 2011) budget request includes investments in clean energy and the elimination of subsidies for the oil,...
Wyo. Gov. Introduces Wind, Transmission Proposals To State Legislature
As part of a plan to better incorporate wind energy, Gov. Dave Freudenthal, D-Wyo., has unveiled four key initiatives that he plans to...
President Sets GHG Emissions-Reduction Target For Federal Operations
The federal government plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by 28% by 2020, President Barack Obama has announced. Actions taken under...
Tindall Secures Clean Energy DOE Tax Credit
Spartanburg, S.C.-based Tindall Corp. has announced the awarding of $16.7 million in tax credits by the U.S. Treasury Department to provide an incentive...
FERC Explores Efficient Grid Integration Of Renewables
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of inquiry seeking public comment on whether to reform any of its rules or...
Murkowski Introduces Resolution Disapproving Of EPA’s GHG Finding
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced a bipartisan disapproval resolution to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Maryland Governor Releases Clean Energy Agenda
Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., has released his 2010 Energy Agenda, which focuses on increasing renewable energy production and tax credits for Maryland. The...
Richardson Signs Executive Order To Encourage Green Economy
Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., has signed an executive order that outlines the state's course to building a comprehensive green economy. The executive order...
EPA Proposes Strict Standards On Smog
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new strict health standards for smog. The agency says it is proposing to replace the...
New Manufacturing Tax Credits For Clean Energy Projects
President Obama has announced $2.3 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across...
DOI Issues Guidance To Wyoming Office Regarding Sage Grouse
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued an instruction memo (IM) to the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (WY BLM) regarding...
Renewable Energy Amendment Designed To Increase Use Of Renewable Energy In China
China has adopted an amendment to its renewable energy law that requires electricity-grid companies to buy all the power produced by renewable energy...
Legislation Would Balance Conservation And RE Development In The Mojave Desert
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has introduced legislation titled the 'California Desert Protection Act of 2010,' which is designed to streamline and improve the...
Senators Introduce Measure To Extend And Expand Treasury Grant Program
U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., have introduced a measure to spur the development of renewable energy projects - such...
Obama Addresses United Nations Climate Change Conference
President Obama told fellow heads of state that he came to the United Nations Climate Change Conference not to talk, but to act....
MMS To Create New Atlantic OCS Regional Office
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) will establish a new regional office in 2010 to...
Bipartisan Senators Release Framework For Climate Change Legislation
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., released their framework for comprehensive climate change and energy independence legislation. The...
Massachusetts Creates One-Stop Agency For Renewable Energy Development
Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass., has signed legislation that transfers the state's Renewable Energy Trust (RET) to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC), effectively...
AWEA To FERC: Time To Reconsider Cost-Allocation Decision In Midwest ISO
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reconsider its 'harmful' order on cost allocation in...
Senate Debate On Climate Change Bill Postponed Until Spring 2010
U.S. Senate debate on climate change legislation will likely be postponed until next spring, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other...