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11 hours ago ago from Biomass Intel
Posted by Mackinnon Lawrence on 12/14/09 Categorized as News , Policy Updates On Friday, December 11, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation (S.2977) that directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to regulate the entry of fossil carbon into commerce in the United States to promote clean energy jobs and economic growth and avoid dangerous interference with the climate ...
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Originally Posted at the Breakthrough Institute Last Thursday, U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at accelerating the growth of clean technology manufacturing industries in the United States. The American Clean Technology Manufacturing Leadership Act would extend a tax credit first introduced in the short-term American ...
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COPENHAGEN -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu will announce on Monday an international plan to deploy clean technology in developing countries, a $350 million, five-year effort that will include everything from putting solar lanterns in poor households to promoting advanced energy-efficient appliances worldwide, administration officials said. The Climate Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative is an attempt by the United States and ...
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12 hours ago ago from U.S. News
US reveals fund for green tech in poor nations WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Monday announced a new program drawing funds from international partners to spend $350 million over five years to supply developing nations with clean energy technology to curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming. The program will contribute to distribution of solar power alternatives for homes, including sun-powered lanterns, supply of ...
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