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Obama touts biofuels as answer to “dangerous” »

February 4, 2010 : President Barack Obama has signalled a major push to generate more fuel and energy from biomass crops in   [Read more »]
Wyoming to tighten rules for wind energy developments

Wyoming to tighten rules for wind energy developments »

February 3, 2010 : The Governor of Wyoming has put forward four legislative proposals to reform the development of wind projects   [Read more »]
Clean energy priorities for Obama’s 2011 Budget request

Clean energy priorities for Obama’s 2011 Budget request »

February 2, 2010 : This includes a push towards renewable energy, but also nuclear power projects. The 2011 budget request   [Read more »]

Bat conservation deal for West Virginia wind farm »

January 29, 2010 : Chicago-based developer Invenergy Wind said its 100MW Beech Ridge wind project in Greenbrier County, West   [Read more »]

Public comments invited in Cape Wind review »

January 27, 2010 : The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is now seeking public comments on the Cape Wind offshore wind farm   [Read more »]

FERC investigates grid impact of rapid renewables expansion »

January 27, 2010 : The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is investigating how to manage the "rapidly increasing"   [Read more »]
Maryland targets more solar power, offshore wind, electric cars

Maryland targets more solar power, offshore wind, electric »

January 21, 2010 : Maryland’s Governor, Martin O’Malley, has unveiled a new Clean Energy Agenda that targets fresh   [Read more »]

Mandatory energy efficiency inspections for California »

January 15, 2010 : All new buildings in California will have to meet a new mandatory Green Buildings Code from January 1, 2011,   [Read more »]
Pennsylvania Governor demands rise in renewables targets

Pennsylvania Governor demands rise in renewables targets »

January 15, 2010 : Pennsylvania needs a stronger Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards, its Governor, Edward G Rendell said on   [Read more »]
New Mexico set to double tax credits for solar generators

New Mexico set to double tax credits for solar generators »

January 13, 2010 : New Mexico’s Governor, Bill Richardson, is seeking to double tax credits available for solar generators,   [Read more »]

GE loses patent challenge over Mitsubishi wind turbines »

January 13, 2010 : Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been cleared to import its 2.4 megawatt( (MW) wind turbines into the   [Read more »]

Ethanol firms slam California’s cap and trade proposal »

January 12, 2010 : The ethanol industry has written to air pollution regulators in California to express concern over a "deeply   [Read more »]
Study downplays impact of 82MW Washington wind project on endangered birds

Study downplays impact of 82MW Washington wind project on »

January 8, 2010 : A group of utility districts in Washington State has said its proposed 82MW wind farm near Naselle will not   [Read more »]

Six States to team up on building efficiency »

January 6, 2010 : Six US States have been selected to participate in a policy initiative to improve the efficiency of State   [Read more »]
Massachusetts issues America’s first marine spatial plan

Massachusetts issues America’s first marine spatial plan »

January 5, 2010 : Massachusetts has published a new Ocean Plan to lay out parameters for the development of offshore wind   [Read more »]
Site for 420MW Cape Wind project labelled “historic”, threatening scheme

Site for 420MW Cape Wind project labelled »

January 5, 2010 : A decision on a permit for the first offshore wind project in the US could be taken by March - if a   [Read more »]
Fast track permitting for 31 renewables projects on public land

Fast track permitting for 31 renewables projects on public »

January 4, 2010 : The Bureau of Land Management is focusing their efforts on 31 renewable energy projects proposed for public   [Read more »]
Alaska Governor demands halt to greenhouse gas regulation

Alaska Governor demands halt to greenhouse gas regulation »

January 2, 2010 : Alaska's Governor, Sean Parnell, is demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency withdraw from   [Read more »]
California pledges to fast-track renewable energy proposals

California pledges to fast-track renewable energy proposals »

December 29, 2009 : California has promised to speed up the permitting process for 244 renewable energy projects now in the   [Read more »]

Utility offered federal guarantee for Smart Grid scheme »

December 22, 2009 : The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has given the green light to a new "Smart Grid" scheme from   [Read more »]

Hope for kick-start to “stalled” US wind »

December 21, 2009 : The wind energy industry is calling for a renewable energy standard for America, to help kick-start a   [Read more »]
Senator’s bid to block solar projects from Mojave Desert

Senator’s bid to block solar projects from Mojave »

December 21, 2009 : A Democrat Party senator from California is proposing a Bill to prevent the development of solar power plants   [Read more »]

$60m for “smart grid” planning work »

December 18, 2009 : The US government has awarded Recovery Act money for work to move towards modern, smarter electricity   [Read more »]

Conditional green light for 1,001MW Iowa wind project »

December 15, 2009 : A national “leader” among utility wind developers has been given the green light to develop up to 1,001   [Read more »]

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