September 16, 2008: House Democrats Want $18 Billion For Clean Energy
The Democratic energy plan heading to the House floor this week would provide $18 billion over 10 years for renewable energy investment by eliminating tax breaks for the five largest oil companies.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto legislation aimed at reducing pollution at the state’s busiest ports.
In preparation for the 2009 federal transportation bill, the Transportation For America Coalition (of which Apollo is a part) is campaigning to create green-collar jobs by investing in transportation.
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was followed by tumbling gas prices and concerns over the $25 billion loan package the auto industry hopes to receive from the federal government.
A successful wireless transmission of solar energy from one Hawaiian Island to another was the subject of a recent episode of the Discovery Channel’s Project Earth.
Genomatica says it has engineered a microorganism that converts sugar into a chemical commonly found in plastics.
Green Tech has specifics on G.M.’s plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt.
Local Green: ¡Youthworks! initiated a pilot program that trains young adults for green-collar jobs in New Mexico.
NJ.com (online version of The Star Ledger) reports on Newark’s Green Future Summit - a conference co-sponsored by the Apollo Alliance.
A plant in Indiana will convert 750 tons of hazardous waste per day into energy.
Babcock & Brown are planning an 80 megawatt wind farm in the Texas Panhandle as part of a larger $1 billion wind energy development program.
–Christopher Greenspan
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