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Subcommittee Investigates Ways To Improve Wind Energy; Introduces Research Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science and Technology's Energy and Environment subcommittee held a hearing to examine the status of wind...
Tennessee Governor Signs Clean Energy Future Act Of 2009
Gov. Phil Bredesen, D-Tenn., has ceremonially signed into law the Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act of 2009. In signing the act, Bredesen was...
EEA Draft Includes Areas Designated For Offshore Wind
Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has released the first draft of the agency's comprehensive ocean management plan for public...
ITC: House Climate Bill Lacks Necessary Transmission Reforms
ITC Holdings Corp., an independent electricity transmission company based in Novi, Mich., has raised concerns about the lack of comprehensive electricity transmission policy...
House Passes Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill
The House of Representatives has passed H.R.2298, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, sponsored by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, chairman of the...
EPA Releases Analysis Of House Energy Bill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed an analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R.2454), as reported by the...
DOI Issues Five Exploratory Leases For Offshore Wind Energy Development
Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI) Ken Salazar has issued five exploratory leases for renewable wind energy production on the Outer Continental...
Senate Energy Bill Includes Renewable Electricity Standard
By a vote of 15 to 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the American Clean Energy Leadership...
Ontario Energy Board Issues Distribution System Plan Guidelines
The Ontario Energy Board has issued initial guidelines related to accounting, funding and planning for distribution system development to accommodate renewable generation. The...
PennFuture Praises Clean Energy Bills
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), a public interest membership organization, has praised the House Environmental and Energy Committee for passing H.B.80, the Green...
Maine Governor, Congressional Delegation Propose Offshore Wind Center
Maine Gov. John Baldacci joined Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree at a meeting with Energy...
Obama Officials, WGA Announce Clean Energy Initiatives
Senior Obama administration officials have announced a number of steps that will help the West tap its clean energy potential and create green...
Maine Governor Signs Energy Legislation
Gov. John E. Baldacci, D-Maine, has signed into law L.D.1485, legislation regarding Maine's energy future. The law establishes the Efficiency Maine Trust and...
South Dakota PUC Issues New Interconnection Rules
New rules by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that make it easier for small electricity generators such as wind turbines and...
Canada Moving Forward With Offset System For GHG
Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice has announced that the government is moving forward with its Offset System for Greenhouse Gases (GHG). 'This system...
Ontario Proposes New Rules For Green Energy Projects
The government of Ontario is seeking the public's input on approval requirements for renewable energy projects, including setbacks for wind, solar, hydro, biogas...
Business Leaders Encourage Stronger RES
Representatives from the renewable energy industry called on Congress to strengthen national renewable electricity standard (RES) proposals in legislation before the House and...
Kansas Legislation Codifies RES, Allows For Net Metering
Gov. Mark Parkinson, D-Kan., has signed legislation that codifies the state's renewable energy standard (RES) and allows Kansans to generate their own power...
Climate Legislation Approved By Energy Committee
The Energy and Commerce Committee has approved H.R.2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), by a vote of 33...
Nebraska State Senators Reach Compromise On Bill
The Omaha World-Herald is reporting that senators in the Nebraska Legislature have reached a compromise on a bill that would make it easier...