Now Renewable Energy is the hottest topic in the world, everyone talk about this. Just look for the video:
State legislatures across the region have been considering several proposals related to renewable portfolio standards. With sessions winding down for the year, we decided to check in to see how the policies are faring.Photo by Joe Gratz via Creative Commons.
Photo: Wasco Co Planning Director John Roberts and Senior Planner Jeanette Montour at County Commission Wasco County Commissioners voted in favor of a revamp of the countyand#226;and#128;and#153;s renewable energy ordinance, but not before making some changes suggested by citizens at four public hearings. Wasco County Planning Director John Roberts outlines ? .
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Denmark has set a goal of becoming a 100% renewable energy nation by 2050. To achieve this ambitious target of getting all of its electricity and fuel needs from renewable sources by 2050 the country wants to add 1500 MW of offshore wind and 1800 MW of onshore wind by 2020 to begin with..
GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J., PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ? U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., today presented Gloucester Marine Terminal officials with an award letter announcing an $11 million federal tax credit rebate for the recently-completed groundbreaking new rooftop solar power plant project, the largest of its kind in North America. Known as ?.
Denmark has set the most ambitious low-carbon target in the world and#226;and#128;? according to new legislation the country will generate 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050. The commitment covers its entire energy supply and#226;and#128;? encompassing electricity, heating, industry and transport. The countryand#226;and#128;and#153;s parliament had previously committed to phasing out fossil fuels by ? .
Photo via Flickr?Bipartisan US Senate bill would extend wind tax credits by two yearsSeven US Republican and Democratic senators on Thursdayintroduced a bill that would extend for two years the federal production taxcredit for wind energy that is set to expire at the end of 2012.?Congress should renew the wind energy tax credit to develop clean energyalternatives and good paying jobs,? Iowa?s Charles Grassley, the seniorRepublican on the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement. ?Tax relief has succeeded in developing this clean, renewable andinnovative energy source and it ought to be continued with the degree ofcertainty that encourages continued investment,? he said.The bill also would extend renewable energy tax credits for biomass,geothermal, landfill gas, trash, hydropower, and marine and hydrokineticpower by one year to January 1, 2015. Democrats joining Grassley in sponsoring the bill are Mark Udall andMichael Bennet of Colorado, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Ron Wyden of Oregon.Republicans co-sponsoring the bill, dubbed the ?American Energy and JobPromotion Act? were Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Dean Heller of Nevada. California Legislation Would Benefit Renewable Energy Projects?Assemblyman Ben Hueso, D-79th District-Calif., has introduced a bill that would allow property-tax revenue to be used to promote renewable energy projects.The legislation, A.B.2551, would authorize a legislative body to establish an infrastructure financing district in a renewable energy zone area, as defined, for the purpose of promoting renewable energy projects. The bill would exempt the creation of the district from the voter-approval requirement.Existing law authorizes counties and cities to form infrastructure financing districts, in accordance with a prescribed procedure, and requires that a district finance only public capital facilities of community-wide significance, as specified. In addition, existing law authorizes a legislative body, by ordinance, to adopt an infrastructure financing plan and create the district with the full force and effect of law, if 23 of the registered voters within the territory of the proposed district are in favor of creating the district. .
Global Justice Ecology Project partners with Margaret Prescodand#226;and#128;and#153;sand#194;and#160;Sojourner Truth showand#194;and#160;on KPFKand#226;and#128;?Pacifica Los Angeles radio show for a weekly Earth Minute on Tuesdays and a weekly 12 minute Environment Segment every Thursday. Go to the link below and scroll toand#194;and#160;minute 44:12and#194;and#160;to ? Continue reading .
If there is one company that?s been in the forefront of building renewable energy, it should be Swiss cleantech. Swiss cleantech investments is an organization which has placed a major concentration on the creation of environmentally friendly electricity that won?t ? Continue reading .
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http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/04/06/how-are-renewable-standards-faring-in-state-legislatures/
http://gorgenewscenter.com/wasco-county-commission-revamps-renewable-energy-ordinance/
http://www.caribbean360.com/news/anguilla_news/565860.html
http://www.tomorrowisgreener.com/denmark-aims-at-100-renewable-energy-by-2050/
http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4592
http://alishakhtur.com/2012/04/06/denmark-pledges-100-renewable-energy-by-2050/
http://renewableenergylaw.blogspot.com/2012/04/renewable-energy-law-news-week-of-april.html
http://climate-connections.org/2012/04/05/this-weeks-earth-minute-eus-renewable-energy-target-is-destroying-forests-worsening-climate-change/
http://kurekism.com/why-swiss-cleantech-is-your-best-bet-while-searching-for-renewable-energy/
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