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2010 Budget Includes Renewable Energy Measures

President Obama has released the fiscal-year (FY) 2010 budget, which includes measures that are designed to encourage renewable energy development. While praising the...

Wind Company Representatives Urge Stronger RES

A group of representatives from major wind industry companies have released a letter to key members of Congress urging them to strengthen the...

SkyPower Taps Siterra Solutions

Canadian developer SkyPower has chosen Siterra Corp., a provider of Web-based software designed to manage geographically distributed capital asset programs, as its provider...

Ontario Legislature Passes Green Energy Act

The Ontario Legislature has passed the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA), intended to attract new investment, create new green economy jobs...

House Committee Unveils Plans For Revised RES

Details of an agreement on a Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that will reduce global warming pollution, create clean energy jobs...

Democrats Reach Agreement On Climate Bill

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Edward J. Markey, Rep. Mike Doyle and Rep. Jay Inslee have released...

Maryland Governor Signs Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act

Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., has signed the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, a process he began almost two years ago, when he convened the...

Iowa Bills Promote Wind Energy

Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, has signed two bills designed to expand Iowa's wind energy industry. Senate File 456 utilizes unused tax credits to...

Huntsman Signs Renewable Energy Bills

Gov. Jon Huntsman, R-Utah, ceremonially signed two renewable energy bills, H.B.430 and S.B.76, at Raser Technologies Inc.'s Hatch geothermal power plant in Utah....

MMS Rule Provides Framework For Offshore Wind

In a move that outlines the parameters for offshore wind and how it will be developed, the Minerals Management Service (MMS), part of...

Senator Calls For Streamlining Approval Of Wind Projects In S.D.

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., sent a letter to Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Administrator Timothy Meeks urging the development of a wind power...

Obama Promotes Renewable Energy At Wind Tower Factory

President Obama visited Newton, Iowa-based Trinity Structural Towers, the former Maytag appliance factory that now produces towers for wind energy production and employs...

Biden Outlines Funding For Smart-Grid Initiatives

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Vice President Joseph Biden has outlined plans to distribute more than $3.3 billion in...

Sebelius Signs Renewable Energy Legislation

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kan., has signed a bill to modify the Kansas Economic Revitalization and Reinvestment Act. S.B.108 revises the Economic Revitalization and...

FERC Releases Proposed Policy Statement On Smart-Grid Development

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accelerated development of a smarter grid for the nation's electric transmission system with a proposed policy...

Corzine Signs Clean Energy Legislation

Gov. Jon S. Corzine, D-N.J., has signed three pieces of legislation that will help support co-generation projects and the development of solar energy...

Draft Of New Clean Energy Legislation Released

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey have released a draft of clean...

New Hampshire Climate Action Plan Released

The Climate Change Policy Task Force has released the New Hampshire Climate Action Plan and created a public/private partnership that will oversee and...

Wind Power Reform Bills Fail In Maryland Legislature

A package of bills aimed at stiffening wind power regulations in Maryland have failed in the General Assembly, the Associated Press reports. According...

Feinstein Wants To Protect Land From Wind Development

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has announced her intention to introduce new legislation to establish a national monument to preserve thousands of acres in...

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