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Environmental Groups, Window Makers Face Off in Energy-Efficiency Standard Debate

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/03/2010

When Congress expanded a tax break cap to $1,500 to encourage homeowners to make energy-efficiency improvements, it also raised the eligibility requirements for product to qualify, which a group of window makers said shuts out the U.S. market, reports The Hill. AGC Flat Glass North America said t ...

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Solar Industry Fights Arizona Bill That Favors Nuclear, Hydro

Posted by Environmental Leader on 24/02/2010

SolarCity, Kyocera Solar and Suntech Power Holdings, together with other solar energy providers, are opposed to Arizona House Bill 2701 (HB 2701) stating it would jeopardize Arizona’s renewable energy industry by allowing nuclear and hydroelectric power to meet RES requirements and by setti ...

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Caterpillar Puts Weight Behind $1.5B FutureGen CCS Project

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/02/2010

Caterpillar plans (PDF) to join the FutureGen Alliance to build a $1.5 billion near-zero emissions coal-fired power plant that will produce hydrogen and electricity while capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide underground in Mattoon, Illinois, reports Reuters.The FutureGen project is expected ...

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National RES Would Benefit Southeastern, Manufacturing States

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/02/2010

A national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that calls for 25 percent renewable energy by 2025 is expected to mostly benefit southeastern and manufacturing states that stand to gain the most from growth in wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower, according to a report from the R ...

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Obama Reveals Plan for Biofuels, Clean Coal

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/02/2010

President Obama announced plans to boost the nation’s production of biofuels and to advance the development of clean-coal technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, reports the New York Times. This supports the President’s clean energy agenda to address global w ...

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