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,...
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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...
Airlines urge U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war
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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
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White House budget to expand clean-energy programs through Pentagon
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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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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