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March 15th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Recently President Obama outlined more details of the new “Homestar” program that he had first mentioned in the State of the Union Address. The administration sees the program as a way to create jobs by encouraging American families to invest in energy-saving home improvements. The Senate Democratic leadership included a Homestar proposal as part of the jobs agenda released on February 4, 2010, and the Administration will work with Congress to get it passed.
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February 11th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Utility Leaders David Crane, Anthony Earley and David Ratcliffe to Discuss Industry Response to Sweeping Law Changes. Congress is set to possibly adopt the most sweeping environmental and energy law in generations to address issues such as energy efficiency, renewables development and carbon emissions. Caught in this tidal wave of change are utilities and energy providers, pressured by recession-related drops in energy sales and rising demand for infrastructure investment. energybusinessreports.com http://budurl.com/EnergyLeadership
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February 11th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
President Barack Obama announced today a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs.
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February 10th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
The number and value of green-tech mergers, acquisitions and capital raises in the U.S. dropped in 2009, according to a new report. Overall, there were 248 deals — 188 capital raises and 60 acquisitions — worth a total of $9.5 billion, according to New York-based investment bank Peachtree Green Advisors. The volume of transactions was down 14% from the 289 deals recorded in 2008, and the value dropped 4% from the $9.9 billion that year. Read Entire Report
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December 8th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
Today’s coal burning power plants could possibly be converted into clean coal plants thanks to researchers at MIT who have found a way to eliminate CO2 emissions. The clean coal system is called pressurized oxy-fuel combustion. What the system essentially does is it separates all of the CO2 emissions that the coal is producing while it’s burning and turns it into pressurized liquid steam hence resulting in clean coal. This steam can then be injected into various places inside of the earth which are deep enough to contain it without causing damage by escaping the environment. Read more about Global Market for Clean Coal Technology
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November 9th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
September 30th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
The Ohio Edison company, under an agreement reached in federal court with the EPA and subject to the Clean Air Act of 2005, will drastically reduce its emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) at a number of its coal-powered plants beginning in 2012. The agreement was reached without any hostility and the Ohio Edison company seems enthusiastic about its agreement with the federal government. Read more about Hydropower Market Potential
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May 5th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing its strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels, poised to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. The EISA, signed into law on December 19, 2007, was enacted with the stated purpose of “moving” the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.” The EISA was promoted as a way to lower energy costs to consumers.
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April 9th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
In the United States an estimated 122-129 million tons of coal ash waste is generated per year, with proportions of 
the coal ash being used for landfills, or surface impoundment (storage) sites across 36 states. Mountaintop mining contributes to an exponential amount of coal ash waste and has been directly cited for releasing insidious toxins into the environment, a direct effect from the blasting of mountains as part of the surface mining process. Currently coal plays an integral role in US energy policy with government statistics reporting over 1 billion tons of coal used for electric power in 2007.
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February 26th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
A combination of strong demand, record oil and gas prices, concerns over energy security and a reluctance to recommit to nuclear energy, has seen a renaissance of coal in the European energy mix.
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