Tag: green jobs
Grant PUD supports federal hydropower bill
Grant County PUD is supporting a federal bill promoting hydropower as America’s largest renewable source of energy. The bill [...]
Montana: County commissioners support Public Lands Renewable Energy Act
In addressing our country’s debt crisis, the President and Congress need look no further than the great state of [...]
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 [...]
Vermont: Shumlin releases final, “scrubbed” version of Comprehensive Energy Plan
It’s official. Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan is final. But that’s just the beginning. With the official goal of meeting [...]
California key energy policy draft report available for comment
The following information was released by the California Energy Commission: The California Energy Commission has released a preliminary draft [...]
23 Governors, 369 orgs throw support behind four-year PTC extension bill
Most recently, a broad, nonpartisan coalition of 369 members, including manufacturing, farm and business interests, issued a letter endorsing [...]
Maryland climate plan passes key tests in UMD studies
Maryland’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020 meets a series of benchmark tests set by [...]
CA state committee looks at rural renewable energy
Rural renewable energy planning has started as a state committee began hearings today on the “promise of renewable energy [...]
UK: Renewables policy overhaul promises “clean, green, secure energy”
The government has today unveiled long-awaited changes to the UK’s renewable energy subsidy regime, proposing new support levels for [...]
USA: Renewable energy is a job creator
U.S. energy policy is in free fall as partisan politics undermine bipartisan support for renewable energy. While we struggle [...]