"Climate Bill May Fall by the Wayside"
"With the fight over health care reform absorbing all the bandwidth on Capitol Hill, Democrats fear a major climate change bill may be left on the cutting-room floor this year."
Source: Politico, 08/05/2009
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Realtors Get Labels Cut From Climate Bill for Older Houses
Lobbyists for the real estate industry convinced House leaders to remove from the recently passed climate bill a provision that would have indicated how much energy older houses use.
Source: ClimateWire, 08/05/2009
"Revival or Dam-nation?"
"The push for green power could spawn a rush for small hydropower projects in the Northwest."
Source: High Country News, 08/03/2009
"LaHood: Car Rebates Will Stop Unless Senate Acts"
"The Obama administration will suspend the 'cash for clunkers' program unless the Senate provides $2 billion more for the popular car incentive plan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Sunday."
Source: AP, 08/03/2009
"World Bank Puts Hydropower Back Into Favor, NGOs Do Not"
The World Bank is taking a renewed role in hydropower development, driven it part by estimates that the developing world has 1,333 GW of potential and unexploited hydro capacity. Some NGOs, however, don’t believe large scale hydropower is the answer for rural electrification and say the World Bank's number would be much lower if negative social and economic impacts were taken into consideration.
Source: SolveClimate, 07/31/2009
"W.Va. Top Court: Judge Can Still Hear Massey Trial"
"Conflict-of-interest allegations are not sufficient grounds for disqualification, so a southern West Virginia judge can continue overseeing a water pollution trial involving Massey Energy and its coal slurry disposal practices, the state Supreme Court said Thursday."
Source: AP, 07/31/2009
"DOE Makes $30B Available to Jumpstart Renewable Energy,' Smart Grid' Projects"
"The Energy Department is making up to $30 billion in loan guarantee authority available for renewable energy and electric grid modernization projects."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2009
"Has Portugal Solved The Electric Car Problem?"
Portugal may be the first nation out of the blocks in the scramble for electric automobiles. Its motives may be more selfish than ecological.
Source: Reuters, 07/31/2009
"'Clunkers' Auto Rebate Plan So Popular That It's Broke"
"New-car shoppers appear to have already snapped up all the $1 billion that Congress appropriated for the 'cash for clunkers' program, leading the Transportation Department to tell auto dealers Thursday night to stop offering the rebates."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2009
"Efficiency Drive Could Cut Energy Use 23% by 2020, Study Finds"
"The biggest opportunity to improve the nation’s energy situation is a major investment program to make homes and businesses more efficient, according to a study released Wednesday."
Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2009
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