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Renewable/Alternative Energy : Public policyRenewable/Alternative Energy is any naturally occurring, theoretically inexhaustible source of energy, such as biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric power that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel. |
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 California Green Energy Proposal Has Thin Support (public policy)Awareness is low, but 63 percent of those
who had a view on it favor a California ballot measure that would
require half the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by
2025, a Field poll issued shows.
Organization: ENN McCain Proposes Government-Sponsored Prize For Development of Better Battery Technology (public policy)Gas prices have so affected American economic and political life that it appears we are beginning to see a kind of 'green arms race' between the two presidential candidates. Granted, the green merits of some of the candidate's proposals have been dubious or downright non-existent: John McCain, for instance, wants a massive increase in nuclear power, a summer gas-tax holiday and has , and off-shore drilling, while Barack Obama is a big supporter of ethanolwaffled on "clean-coal" technology. Still, what's clear is that energy policy is a major issue in this Organization: Treehugger New Solar Power Projects on U.S. Public Lands Placed on Hold (public policy)The policy reassessment is expected to take two years to complete and
applies to both solar photovoltaic and solar thermal projects.
Organization: Treehugger San Francisco Passes Largest City Solar Program in U.S. (public policy)The city hopes that the $3 million in public funding will leverage some
$1.5 million in private investment to boost the city’s solar capacit.
Organization: earth2tech Africa Plans Biggest Dam Project (public policy)The Grand Inga project in the Democratic Republic of Congo would generate twice as much energy as China's Three Gorges dam
Organization: news.bbc.co.uk Biofuel Rule Will Do More Harm Than Good, Oxfam Says (public policy)Scientists in the U.K. and U.S. have found that the cultivation of
biofuels can increase the output of CO2 and other gases blamed for
global warming because of changes in land use.
Organization: Bloomberg.com Californians to fund $600m green research center through energy bills (public policy)
Organization: Businessgreen.com House Passes Renewable Energy Credits (public policy)The White House threatened to veto the bill, saying it would be a mistake to increase the tax burden on American oil companies.
Organization: New York Times Iowa Senator Says Don’t Label Ethanol at the Pump (public policy)A bill has been introduced to the Iowa Senate to
remove stickers at gas pumps identifying corn-based fuel. The legislation would
allow gas stations to remove labels identifying E10, gas that is 10 percent
ethanol
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