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- view websiteBuyers of any of 13 hybrid vehicles can qualify for tax breaks
New tax breaks for US car buyers will be available for at least 13 gas-electric vehicles. The breaks will come in the form of tax credits, ranging from… Read More »
- view websiteAdvocates say US spending on alternative energy too low
Some would be green people have been making un-green decisions in the Unites States, says this article, because the cost is just too high for hybrids… Read More »
- view websiteAlternative fuel confined to corn belt
An article touching on some of the growing pains of the flex-fuels program in the United States. By building flex-fuel cars that run on gas, E85 or a… Read More »
- view websiteVegetable Oil Powers New Southland Rental Car Option 'Bio-Beetle'
Hawaii-based Bio-Beetle Inc. announced Monday that it would open Bio-Beetle Eco Rental Cars Tuesday near Los Angeles International Airport... the company… Read More »
- view websiteNew material brings hydrogen fuel, cheaper petrochemicals closer to reality
A new material with superior gas-separating ability has been developed by a chemical engineering group at The University of Texas at Austin, and it could… Read More »
- view websiteAngel Investment Group Targets Energy Startups
A new group of 15 individuals called the Northwest Energy Angel Group - which included Martin Tobias, chief executive of Seattle Biofuels - is looking… Read More »
- view websiteWillie Nelson Introduces Alternative Fuel
Country singer Willie Nelson is selling "BioWillie," his brand of biodiesel, which constsits of a blend of 80 percent petroleum diesel and 20 percent… Read More »
- view websiteBiodiesel Fuel Expands Reach At Truckstops
Able Energy Inc. will offer a new biodiesel fuel blend supplied by Denver-based TransMontaigne Inc. through the All American Plaza truck stops in Doswell,… Read More »
- view websiteOil independence is possible, but does America want it bad enough?
This article looks at the reality of American energy independence and some of the options available to make it happen, and some of the obstacles in the… Read More »
- view websiteRunning on Corn
The news has been full of reports and excerpts of George Bush since he pushed alternative energy in the State of the Union address. Some people are leery… Read More »
- view websiteVenturing off the grid
A profile of 'off the grid' living and how it may be going mainstream. From the article: Some 180,000 American homeowners live off-grid, according… Read More »
- view websiteEnergy crisis is no party
An interesting call to arms perhaps, in the Chillicothe Gazette. The energy problem is not a partisan problem, rather it is an American problem.… Read More »
- view websiteBiofuels power up ethanol industry
This article looks at some of the suuporting industries that stand to benefit from the boom of ethanol, like the small towns where the plants are located… Read More »
- view websiteLittle beans, big dreams - Biodiesel in Iowa
A look at the state of the biodiesel market in Iowa, United States. From the article: Four biodiesel plants already are operational in Iowa and have… Read More »
- view website$188 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Available
The United States agriculture secretary Mike Johanns announced the availability of $176.5 million in loan guarantees and almost $11.4 million in grants… Read More »
- view websiteTurn Manure Into A Cash Cow, Of Sorts...
A conference in Madison, Wisconsin to be held at the end of January, 2006, will be covering among other topics the use of anaerobic digesters to create… Read More »
- view websiteAlternative Energy Grant
The US Department of Agriculture held a workshop in Idaho Falls this morning to help farmers and rural business owners take advantage of federal grants… Read More »
- view websiteA New Gust Of Wind Projects In U.S.
More than 860 wind turbines today pinwheel where oil derricks once bloomed, cranking out pollution-free megawatts for wind developers like FPL Energy,… Read More »
- view websiteFord unveils hybrid research SUV
The Escape Hybrid E85 was unveiled by Ford at the Washington Auto Show, and it is reportedly the first hybrid capable of operating on blends of up to… Read More »
- view websiteEnergy prices seen slowing US economy
Higher oil prices are already biting - This from Gail Fosler, executive vice president and chief economist of the Conference Board, a business membership… Read More »
- view websiteDXN unit ventures into biodiesel sector
On the heels of hearing that Malaysia wants to become the worlds leader in biodiesel production, two American companies will be assisting DXN Holdings… Read More »
- view websiteWind turbines propel Iowa to top
Iowa installed 201.65 megawatts of new wind energy last year which placed it third in the United States behind California and Texas. The federal 1.5… Read More »
- view websiteClinton Aims to Boost Alternative Fuels
[United States Senator] Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that a new federal research office should be created to spur development of alternative fuels… Read More »
- view websiteEnergy chiefs rule out impending energy crisis
Some interesting quotes from the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, where energy experts outlined that there are adequate world energy supplies,… Read More »
- view websiteUS National Renewable Energy Laboratory should have stable funding
Some shuffling of funding in the United States will see $25 million go from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in Golden, Colorado, to universities… Read More »
- view websiteBush urging development of alternative energy sources
The proposals [in the upcoming state of the union speech] to promote alternative fuels and nuclear power are meant to build on the administration's energy… Read More »
- view websiteBush, in the State of the Union, says US must kick the oil habit
President Bush announced the Advanced Energy Initiative in his state of the union address yesterday which consists of a 22-percent increase in clean-energy… Read More »
- view websiteWestport and Ford Announce Hydrogen Engine Technology Development
Westport Innovations, the Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the government of Canada will begin work together on the development… Read More »
- view website Suzlon Signs Agreement to Supply 238 Megawatts of Wind Turbine Capacity to John Deere Credit
Suzlon of Chicago has signed a deal with John Deer Credit for 238 megawatts of wind turbine capacity to be installed in the US in 2006.… Read More »
- view websiteUnited States Department of Energy budget focused on new energy
Interesting news from The United States Department of Energy's fiscal year 2007 budget, where evidence of a shift of priorities to alternative energy… Read More »
- view websiteExxon: Bush's energy goal 'not feasible'
From Exxon Mobil Senior Vice President Stuart McGill, while speaking in Houston at an energy conference: Americans depend upon imports to fill the gap...… Read More »
- view websiteLocal Scientist Has Alternative Fuel
The story of Ruggero Santilli, a Harvard University scientist and mathematician in the late 1970s, who holds five grants by the U.S. Department of Energy… Read More »
- view websiteShell Unveils $1bn Developments in Alternative Energy
Reading a bit like a press release or promotional release, this article covers some of Shell's efforts in the areas of wind, solar and biofuel energy… Read More »
- view websiteEco-revolution could transform green into gold
A look at the state of some of the alternative energy companies in the stock markets and the renewable energy sector, which reportedly has risen 41% in… Read More »
- view websiteMore turning to wind power as alternative
A look at the growth of wind power in the United States, both commercially and privately, in the face of escalating energy prices. The article state that… Read More »
- view websiteMichigan Invests $2-Billion to Become Alternative Energy Research Hub
An initiative in Michigan is looking to spend $2 Billion USD in the next ten years in order to become the first alternative energy research hub in the… Read More »
- view websitePennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $3.7 Million Investment in Alternative Fuel Technologies
More state investment into alternative energy in the United States, this time it is Pennsylvania governor Edward G. Rendell who will invest $3.7 million… Read More »
- view websiteSmall turbines could blow back into fashion across the US
Focusing on Winona County, Minnesota, this article discusses small wind projects - generally defined as turbines under 100 kilowatts - in the United… Read More »
- view websiteA question and answer talk with oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens
A question and answer article with "oil tycoon" T. Boone Pickens, who today runs BP Capital, a successful hedge fund that invests primarily in oil and… Read More »
- view websiteFederal Reserve Chairman Bernanke - High Energy Prices to Push Alternatives
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined that in the near term - the next 5 to 10 years - the United States is in a difficult position with respect… Read More »
- view websiteEntrepreneur outlines obstacles to wind energy’s growth in region
Andrew Falk, an entrepreneur in the wind energy industry, outlines how there are some real obstacles facing new power generating projects in the United… Read More »
- view websiteA positive energy agenda
A worthy rant about politicians and the energy agenda in the United States that can be summarized by the following few lines: [Politicians] may speak… Read More »
- view websiteEthanol production shifting into overdrive
The VeraSun Energy Corp. plant in Aurora, South Dakota is one of the largest ethanol producers in the United States (120 million gallons a year). Yet… Read More »
- view websiteHigh costs remain, but sun shines on solar in the United States
The alternative energy push from the US government includes a more than doubling of requested funds for 2007 over 2006. Quotable from the article is… Read More »
- view websiteNextEnergy Partners with Wayne State University to Open National Biofuel Energy Lab
NextEnergy, a non-profit alternative energy accelerator based in Michigan, is partnering with Wayne State University in opening a National Biofuel Energy… Read More »
- view websiteU.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton to Speak in San Diego about Exploring Alternative Energy Sources
Quoting the press release: The Environmental Breakfast Club of San Diego will host an exclusive briefing about "Exploring Alternative Energy Sources"… Read More »
- view websiteUSDA Announces Loan Guarantees/Grants for Renewables
USDA Secretary Mike Johanns announced today the availability of $176.5 million in loan guarantees and almost $11.4 million in grants to support investments… Read More »
- view websiteNew tax proposal may spark wind farms
Chicago-based Invenergy Wind is pushing for House Bill 1275, which would would significantly lower the start-up costs of wind farms by changing taxation… Read More »
- view websiteBush renewable energy plan rapped
United States environmental leaders are saying that Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative doesn't promote non petroleum energy sources enough, and that it… Read More »
- view websiteEPA may let ethanol plants pollute more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule that would raise the emissions threshold for corn milling plants that produce ethanol… Read More »
- view websiteAlternative energy sources to be discussed
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy will be hosting three energy workshops tentitled "Making Renewable Energy Mainstream", where they… Read More »
- view websiteUSDA Rural Development Extends Application Deadline for Energy Project Funding
The application deadline for the USDA's Rural Development Program for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects has been extended to May 12, 2006. The… Read More »
- view websiteUS-Malaysian venture to build biodiesel plant
A United States-Malaysian joint venture has selected Batam, about 30 km southeast of Singapore, to build a plant to process crude palm oil (CPO) into… Read More »
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