The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently sent out a news release regarding the industry’s 2010 successes and challenges. Of course, no lasting progress was made on a comprehensive national strategy to promote clean energy, but even despite this, wind energy made several significant advances in 2010 and continues to … [continued]
The world has been dismayed by the inability of the US to pass climate legislation. At Cancun, negotiators have given up on us. But – not so fast! It now looks likely that the 111th congress will pass a renewable energy bill in the lame duck session, as promised. A … [continued]
Republicans are demanding that President Obama take the extension of renewable tax credits off the table in the deal they negotiated in return for bonus tax cuts for the rich, according to Politico. But Democrats are fighting to allow an up or down vote on an extension of the Recovery … [continued]
Image: GOP organizer Rush Limbaugh, who stands to make $2.6 million a year from the Republican tax bill. This week, Republican Senator George LeMieux joined Democrats in a letter to Senate leaders asking that the Recovery Act provisions for renewable energy – due to sunset this month – be extended … [continued]
Many of you have contacted me to ask if the renewable energy provisions of The Recovery Act – like the Section 1603 cash grants for solar – are being extended past Dec 31st in the now Republican-approved tax bill to be voted on this week. They are not. I just … [continued]
As part of pushing for tax cuts for the rich, today Republicans filibustered (would not allow an up or down vote on) the Baucus Amendment that would have extended the deadline for solar projects to get a 30% cash grant. Previous story: Solar Cash Grant Extension to be in Saturday’s … [continued]
Tomorrow a vote is to be held on continuing the middle class cuts (while letting millionaires now scrape by on a tax cut on merely the bottom $250,000 of their income) and into this bill, Senator Baucus has slipped some goodies for us climate hawks who love clean energy solutions. … [continued]
Senator Baucus will find a way to extend a 30% cash grant program for wind power, he told NAW (North American Windpower) this week. The tax credit known as Section 1603 has done more than any Federal policy in the US in the last 30 years to jump start wind … [continued]
