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Clean Energy Advocates Take Their Case to Capitol Hill
The expiration clock continues to tick on a federal grant that manyclean energy advocates credit with providing an incredibly helpful boost to the solar and wind energy economy in the United States. And with few options left, supporters of the federal program have taken their case to Capitol Hill in a final effort to convince [...]
Beijing Emerges As Early Capitol Of Chinese Electric Vehicle Adoption
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has chosen Beijing to serve as the pilot city for an ambitious program designed to someday make the country the world’s leader in electric vehicle adoption and manufacturing. Next year, Beijing’s municipal government will offer subsidies of¥3000 per kilowatt-hour of battery capacity on electric vehicles soldwithin the city. The [...]
Pittsfield, MA Recognized as “Solar Capitol of the Commonwealth”
Ian Bowles, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, recognized Pittsfield, MA as the “solar capitol of the commonwealth” and praising the municipality for generating 10% of the solar energy in the state. This honor came after Bowles celebrated the completion of a 392 kilowatt solar installation at Berkshire Community College. The college was able to [...]
Clean Energy Gets Some Love on Capitol Hill
This week on Capitol Hill, it appeared as though the House and Senatewere finally seeing eye-to-eye on the issue of clean energy. In twoseparate hearings—one on the Global Clean Energy Race held by the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and one on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) [...]