The White House believes it has figured out how to get more money for clean-energy programs touted by President Obama without having it become political roadkill in the...
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Obama budget would cut $40 billion in fossil-fuel credits
President Barack Obama, who pledged an “all of the above” energy strategy that included fossil fuels, renewed his proposal to cut more than $40 billion in tax breaks for...
Obama's budget doubles down on renewable energy
President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget request doubles down on renewable energy amid growing Republican attacks on the administration’s green agenda.The budget request,...
Airlines urge U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines called on Sunday for a U.N.-brokered deal to prevent a row over aviation emissions between China and the European Union spilling into...
Chu: Expect more recipients of loan guarantee to fail
Energy Secretary Steven Chu again warned Friday that more recipients of Energy Department green technology loan guarantees will likely collapse even as he touted the...
Amyris gives up making biofuels
In its early years, biotech company Amyris described itself as a start-up “applying its proprietary breakthrough technologies to address major global health and energy...
A123 to supply six battery energy storage systems UK’s largest smart grid project
Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply six Grid Battery Systems (GBSs) to Northern Powergrid, an electricity distribution network operator that delivers...
New vehicles 14% more fuel efficient than four years ago
In the past four years, the fuel economy of new vehicles has improved by an average of 14 percent, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.
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Ag Sec. Vilsack slams Senate vote against ethanol tax credit
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called Thursday’s Senate vote in favor of quickly killing a major ethanol industry tax break “ill advised,” alleging it will cost jobs.He...
Upcoming ethanol vote splits Senate Republicans
Two Republican senators from agricultural states attacked an amendment on Monday offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that would eliminate about $6 billion in tax credits...
Obama calls on agencies to transition to alternative vehicles
President Obama issued a memorandum Tuesday calling on agencies to develop a plan for transitioning the entire federal fleet to alternative fuel vehicles by 2015.The plan...
Ag Secretary Vilsack: U.S. has 'foot on the gas' on ethanol
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Oil refineries sue EPA over ethanol plan
AP - A ruling by the Obama administration allowing the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol is running into legal hurdles from trade groups opposing the plan.
Senate votes to extend ethanol subsidy for 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of a one-year extension of the ethanol tax credit and the ethanol import tariff at existing rates, despite...
Biorefinery industry presses Obama for financing help
President Obama needs to work with Congress to ensure the Energy Department (DoE) begins providing financing for biorefinery projects, industry groups say. Since the...
DOE Funds 8 Syngas Production Research Projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 8 research projects for funding that will focus on gasification of coal/biomass to produce synthetic gas (syngas) as a...
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