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Renewable Electricity Promotion Act Would Encourage Sustainable Business
Though the US Senate has abandoned efforts to pass comprehensiveclimate legislation this year, a bipartisan group of senators has takenup the challenge of attempting to pass at least some type of sweepingbill to encourage renewable energy and sustainable business. And—somewhat unexpectedly—it’s beginning tolook as if this less ambitious bill might actually stand a chance ofbecoming [...]
Report on the Recovery Act Promises Lower Cost of Solar
Vice President Joe Biden yesterday helped release a report (PDF) describing how the Recovery Act has bolstered the economy — andspecifically highlighting its effect on innovation in key sectors liketransportation, healthcare, and, yes, renewable energy. The reportboasts 50 pages of data and analysis, but it lacks the kind ofcompelling headlines that might really restore public confidence [...]
The American Power Act of 2010 (APA)
The American Power Act of 2010 (APA), as released by Senators Kerry and Lieberman on May 12, 2010, regulatesemissions of greenhouse gases through market-based mechanisms,efficiency programs, and other economic incentives. The Energy Information Administration released a summary of the APA’s key provisions, including the following analysis: APA Title I consists of incentives designed to accelerate [...]
Solar-Friendly Amendments Included In CLEAR Act
The House Natural Resources Committee has passed H.R.3534, TheConsolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act, by a voteof 27 to 21. The CLEAR Act is comprehensive legislation to reform federal offshore and onshore energy leasing and their oversightagencies. The version passed by the committee includes five amendmentsproposed by Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., that address [...]
The Solar Rights Act of 1978 in Practice
There are a lot of folks in California whose homes (and allimprovements done to them) fall under the jurisdiction of a Home Owner’s Association (HOA). If you live in an HOA this shouldn’t benews to you. In fact you may have already gone through the process ofgathering neighbor sign offs on your proposed home improvement [...]
NY Solar Jobs Act to Create 22,000 Jobs, $20 Billion
A landmark solar power bill pending in the New York State legislaturewould create thousands of green jobs and billions of dollars in economic output for the state, according to a new report released by Vote Solar, a national grassroots solar advocacy group. A coalition oforganizations – including Vote Solar, the Natural Resources DefenseCouncil, the Solar [...]
Big Business Gets Behind American Power Act
It appears as if climate changelegislation has found some unlikely allies in corporate America. According to a new report by American Businesses for Clean Energy (ABCE), more than 6,000 businesses in the United States support clean energy legislation,such as the American Power Act. And these aren’t just local mom and pop organizations; The ABCE saysthat [...]
Oklahoma Governor Approves Energy Security Act
Gov. Brad Henry, D-Okla., has signed into law H.B.3028, a measure thatexpands the use of clean energy in the state of Oklahoma. Sponsored by Speaker of the House Chris Benge and state Sen. David Myers, thelegislation establishes a renewable energy goal that 15% of electricityin the state be generated by renewables such as solar, wind [...]
Kerry, Lieberman Unveil American Power Act
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joseph Lieberman,I-Conn., have introduced the American Power Act. This energybill is designed to "secure the energy future of the United States, toprovide incentives for the domestic production of clean energytechnology, to achieve meaningful pollution reductions [and] to createjobs," according to its introduction. "America enjoys an abundance of homegrown energy sources: [...]