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Our Legislation section takes in news and information on the changing policy and regulations within the clean energy arena, the regulators and regulated within the US.
Latest legislation updates:
Variable subsidy most effective for ethanol, study suggests »
August 26, 2010 : A variable subsidy could be the most effective way the government could support ethanol production in the US, perhaps tied to the [Read more »]
US to double renewable energy capacity by 2012 »
August 25, 2010 : The White House said yesterday that the US is on track to double its renewable energy generating capacity - as well as its [Read more »]
Vehicle rechargers escape utility regulation in California »
August 2, 2010 : Organizations that sell electricity to the public via electric vehicle recharging stations will not be regulated as "public [Read more »]
Bid to add renewable energy standard to Senate bill »
July 28, 2010 : Green groups and renewable energy interests have vowed to keep pushing for a renewable electricity standard to be included within [Read more »]
Support for home efficiency, green vehicles in Senate bill »
July 28, 2010 : Details emerged yesterday on the slimmed down energy bill being proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The so-called [Read more »]
Midwest ethanol pipeline requires ‘significant’ subsidy »
July 19, 2010 : A major new ethanol pipeline from the Midwest to the East Coast is feasible, but not without "significant" government [Read more »]
Cost fears see Massachusetts biodiesel mandate suspended »
July 8, 2010 : The state of Massachusetts has suspended its requirements for the inclusion of biofuel within diesel fuels used for [Read more »]
City mayors call for Congress to back electric vehicle bills »
July 1, 2010 : City mayors from around the country have called on Congress to support legislation to help kickstart the widespread adoption of [Read more »]
Congress bills push electric vehicles to cut US oil »
May 28, 2010 : Yesterday saw bills introduced in both halves of Congress seeking to cut America's "dangerous" dependence on oil through the [Read more »]
Green groups file suit against Renewable Fuel Standard »
May 26, 2010 : Environmental lobbyists have filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals against the Environmental Protection Agency's handling of [Read more »]
Maryland Governor signs clean energy bills into law »
May 21, 2010 : Maryland has adopted a series of bills promoting the use of electric cars and solar panels in the state. Governor Martin [Read more »]
Senate Bill seeks to extend clean energy manufacturing »
May 7, 2010 : Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has introduced legislation into Congress seeking to expand the federal tax credit program for clean [Read more »]
Congress bid to extend biofuel subsidies »
March 26, 2010 : A House Bill to extend tax credits for renewable ethanol was introduced in Congress yesterday, with bipartisan backing. The [Read more »]
Ethanol industry warns of 112,000 jobs at risk »
March 19, 2010 : The renewable fuels industry has claimed that unless federal tax incentives for ethanol are extended, 112,000 jobs could be [Read more »]
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 order to cut America’s [Read more »]
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 incentives for solar power, [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 flawed" proposal to [Read more »]
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