| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| Western Governors Urge Congress To Extend Wind Energy PTC |
| on 10 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The Western Governors Association (WGA) called on Congress on Dec. 7 to extend the production tax credit for wind energy rather than let it expire [read more] |
| 118 More Groups Get Behind Wind Energy PTC Extension Efforts |
| on 07 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Another group of organizations has expressed support for an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC): This week, 118 business, sportsmen's and conservation [read more] |
| Candidate Vows To Fix Ontario's 'Broken' Energy Planning System |
| on 06 Dec 2012 by Mark Del Franco |
| When it comes to engaging the community and eliciting public support, Liberal Party hopeful Glen Murray says Ontario wind energy developers have done a poor [read more] |
| DOE Unveils New Procurement Policy For Renewable Energy Development On Tribal Lands |
| on 06 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced two new initiatives aimed at driving increased renewable energy production and sustainable economic development on tribal lands. [read more] |
| Wind Energy PTC Opponent Leaving Senate To Lead Conservative Think Tank |
| on 06 Dec 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a conservative lawmaker and vocal opponent of renewable energy, has announced that he will leave the Senate in early January to [read more] |
| Baucus Working Feverishly To Extend Wind Energy PTC This Year |
| on 29 Nov 2012 by Mark Del Franco |
| With the production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy set to expire on Dec. 31, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., says he is working feverishly in [read more] |
| Rep. Blumenauer, Democrats Renew Push For Four-Year Wind Energy PTC Extension |
| on 29 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Although a one-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) is included in a tax-extenders bill that has already been passed by the [read more] |
| Veterans Petition Congress For Wind Energy PTC Extension |
| on 29 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Thousands of veterans joined Sens. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Reps. Steve King, R-Iowa, and Jerry McNerney, D-Calif.; and the American Wind Energy [read more] |
| DOI Finalizes Regulations For Renewable Energy Development On Tribal Lands |
| on 28 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has finalized regulations designed to streamline the leasing process for development on tribal lands, including for renewable energy [read more] |
| U.K. Government To Launch New Energy Policy Focusing On Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power |
| on 26 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) plans to introduce a new energy policy that will include renewable energy initiatives and strategies to [read more] |
| Wind Energy PTC Opponents: 'Infant Industry Argument Is A Smoke Screen' |
| on 16 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| A coalition of 88 organizations is urging Congress to oppose an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), which the group says is [read more] |
| Multiyear Wind Energy PTC Phase-Out Getting Bipartisan Attention |
| on 15 Nov 2012 by Laura DiMugno |
| While a one-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) remains alive in an omnibus tax-extenders bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee [read more] |
| Wind Energy PTC Supporter Elected As Chairman Of National Republican Senatorial Committee |
| on 15 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. - a supporter of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) - has been elected to serve as chairman of the [read more] |
| SPP Submits Filing To Comply With FERC's Order No. 1000 |
| on 15 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) has submitted its filing to comply with the regional requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Order No. 1000. [read more] |
| Renewable Energy Was Critical In Swing-State Voters' Choice For President, Poll Finds |
| on 13 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| New polls released by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Advanced Energy Economy Ohio Institute show that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio [read more] |
