Tag: coal
Wind power still gets lower public subsidies than fossil fuel tax breaks
Public subsidies for the development of wind power in the UK are dwarfed by the tax breaks enjoyed by fossil fuels, a [...]
New bill would classify ethanol derived from coal & natural gas as ‘renewable resource’
Six members of the House of Representatives introduced a bill on Wednesday that would include ethanol produced by nontraditional [...]
West Virginia: House GOP to fire back at W.Va. “cap-and-trade” bill
One of the major legislative priorities for state Republican delegates this year will be the repeal of former Gov. [...]
Japanese Energy Policy After Fukushima
On December 16, 2011, the government announced that the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant finally achieved a [...]
Maryland: Offshore wind debate set to continue
Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s major green initiatives, an offshore wind [...]
USA: Bipartisan tax credit would open market for energy storage
The Electricity Storage Association (ESA) applauds Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senate Energy Chairman Jeff Bingaman [...]
Borneo: Legislations for Renewable Energy Act 2011 being worked out
MIRI: Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water is now going full speed in making the necessary preparations and [...]
Coal plants to close without pollution controls
Aging coal-fired power plants across the West could be forced to install costly pollution control equipment under an agreement [...]
Bill Gates urges for clean energy investments
Microsoft founder, famous billionaire and clean energy supporter Bill Gates yesterday downplayed the notion that China is overtaking the [...]
Eminent domain mining law posed to change
Nevada’s 130-year-old legal provision giving mining companies the right of eminent domain might be about to get buried because [...]