Hoyer Expects Fast Action from House Committees on Climate
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he expected the eight committees with partial jurisdiction over the new House climate bill to act swiftly.
Source: NYTimes, 05/25/2009
Search results
MI, IL, NY Mull Alt-Energy Incentives for Schools
"The Michigan Legislature may soon create a fund to loan schools money to build windmills, solar panels or other sources of alternative energy."
Source: Great Lakes Echo, 05/22/2009
Interest Surges in Neglected Geothermal
"Nearly 200 million acres of public lands, mostly in the West, could become prime generators of emissions-free electricity by extracting steam heat from the earth's core to drive electric turbines."
Source: Greenwire, 05/22/2009
"FERC Approves Quebec-New England Power Line Plan"
"The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Thursday approved a funding plan for a major transmission project expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and deliver about 1,200 megawatts of Quebec power to New England."
Source: Reuters, 05/22/2009
Cape Cod Wind Farm Wins Key State Permit
The Cape Wind project to build a wind farm in Nantucket Sound won approval of a key permit from Massachusetts.
Source: Reuters, 05/22/2009
"Renewable Power Overcomes Hurdle in Senate"
"A measure requiring utilities to generate a certain amount of electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, overcame a legislative hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/22/2009
House Committee Approves Climate Bill
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill by a vote of 33-25 on Thursday evening. It’s a landmark occasion, the first time a serious climate bill has made it this far in the House."
Source: Grist, 05/22/2009
"U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall by Most Since '82"
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide related to energy use fell 2.8 percent last year, driven down by high oil prices and the sagging economy -- the steepest drop since 1982.
Source: WashPost, 05/21/2009
Consumers Would Get $750 Billion from Climate Bill
In the House climate bill, "consumers would receive around $750 billion in direct and indirect handouts and subsidies through 2030 to offset the higher energy costs."
Source: NYTimes, 05/21/2009
"Senate Confirms 3 Nominees for DOE, 1 for Interior"
"The Senate yesterday unanimously approved three top-level Energy Department nominees and one Interior Department nominee."
Source: NYTimes, 05/21/2009
Advertisement 
