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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 [...]
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) [...]
Greentech VC Funding Update From Sand Hill Road
Lawfirm Orrick hosted another of its semi-regular greentech events. You’dbe surprised by how many people come out early in the morning for freecoffee and greentech chat in Silicon Valley — 150 people gathered tolisten in to this panel focused on venture funding. Joe Muscatof Ernst & Young spoke about VC numbers in greentech. According toErnst [...]
Solar Progress on Capital Hill
As Congress begins debate on the Climate Bill, those attending Solar Power International 2009got an update on solar progress in Washington. The 11:00 am session onissues that affect everyone in the industry was surprisinglyunder-attended. Perhaps that reflects a dazzling exhibition hall andour perennial frustration with Congress. John Lushetsky, head of the Department of Energy’s solar [...]