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WASHINGTON - Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
New Hampshire government is now getting 25 percent of its electricity from wind power installations.
This year China is on track to pass the United States as the world's largest market for wind turbines - after doubling wind power capacity in each of the last four years.
Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to leave Monday for a trade trip to Germany and Belgium.
Some highlights of President Barack Obama's interview Thursday with The Associated Press: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The nation's first African American president said a recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., doesn't close the door on thoughtful efforts at affirmative action aimed at maintaining diversity in the ...
WASHINGTON, DC , June 23, 2009 - Former Vice President Al Gore reached out to the general public today to gather support for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454, which goes to a vote in the House of Representatives on Friday.
Photo: Former Vice President Al Gore (Photo courtesy Repower America)
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved adding new fees to monthly bills for customers of 40 municipal utilities in the state.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has launched a new natural gas truck fueling station on a 2.9-acre site next to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle announced that she plans to veto a gas tax increase and an Internet sales tax, which had prompted Amazon.com cut ties with island Web sites.
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As Congress continues to debate cap-and-trade, the clock will start ticking Wednesday on a measure aimed at energy and the environment in West Virginia.
State environmental officials say they are looking for bids to install solar-powered energy at some publicly owned facilities, including a 2.75 megawatt system at Boston's Logan International Airport.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved 16 State Energy Program spending plans authorized as part of the federal economic stimulus package signed into law in February.
Solar panel maker SunPower Corp and Wells Fargo on Monday said they have teamed up to fund up to $100 million in solar projects for businesses and public buildings.
The United States joined the International Renewable Energy Agency on Monday as part of the Obama administration's commitment to developing a new energy policy, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
A HIGH Court battle has been launched in a bid to prevent four wind turbines being built in the Derbyshire countryside.
Like a black car on a bright summer day, soot absorbs solar energy. Recent atmospheric models have ranked soot, also called black carbon, second only to carbon dioxide in potential for atmospheric warming.
Democrats and Republicans agreed on one thing the vote on climate change is a defining one.
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar has just announced that the Bureau of Land Management will designate some 24 sites in six western states as Solar Energy Study Areas; and will establish new solar power permitting offices and speed reviews of utility-scale solar power proposals in these areas.