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on 17 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), a public interest membership organization, has praised the House Environmental and Energy Committee for passing H.B.80, the Green Jobs/Clean Energy [read more]

Maine Governor, Congressional Delegation Propose Offshore Wind Center

on 17 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

Maine Gov. John Baldacci joined Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree at a meeting with Energy Secretary Steven [read more]

Obama Officials, WGA Announce Clean Energy Initiatives

on 16 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

Senior Obama administration officials have announced a number of steps that will help the West tap its clean energy potential and create green jobs. The [read more]

Maine Governor Signs Energy Legislation

on 15 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

Gov. John E. Baldacci, D-Maine, has signed into law L.D.1485, legislation regarding Maine's energy future. The law establishes the Efficiency Maine Trust and Board, [read more]

South Dakota PUC Issues New Interconnection Rules

on 11 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

New rules by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that make it easier for small electricity generators such as wind turbines and solar panels [read more]

Canada Moving Forward With Offset System For GHG

on 11 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice has announced that the government is moving forward with its Offset System for Greenhouse Gases (GHG). "This system is one [read more]

Ontario Proposes New Rules For Green Energy Projects

on 10 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

The government of Ontario is seeking the public's input on approval requirements for renewable energy projects, including setbacks for wind, solar, hydro, biogas and biomass [read more]

Business Leaders Encourage Stronger RES

on 05 Jun 2009 by NAW Staff

Representatives from the renewable energy industry called on Congress to strengthen national renewable electricity standard (RES) proposals in legislation before the House and Senate and [read more]

Kansas Legislation Codifies RES, Allows For Net Metering

on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff

Gov. Mark Parkinson, D-Kan., has signed legislation that codifies the state's renewable energy standard (RES) and allows Kansans to generate their own power through net [read more]

Climate Legislation Approved By Energy Committee

on 22 May 2009 by NAW Staff

The Energy and Commerce Committee has approved H.R.2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), by a vote of 33 to 25. [read more]

Nebraska State Senators Reach Compromise On Bill

on 21 May 2009 by NAW Staff

The Omaha World-Herald is reporting that senators in the Nebraska Legislature have reached a compromise on a bill that would make it easier to construct [read more]

2010 Budget Includes Renewable Energy Measures

on 21 May 2009 by NAW Staff

President Obama has released the fiscal-year (FY) 2010 budget, which includes measures that are designed to encourage renewable energy development. While praising the administration's support [read more]

Wind Company Representatives Urge Stronger RES

on 18 May 2009 by NAW Staff

A group of representatives from major wind industry companies have released a letter to key members of Congress urging them to strengthen the renewable electricity [read more]

SkyPower Taps Siterra Solutions

on 18 May 2009 by NAW Staff

Canadian developer SkyPower has chosen Siterra Corp., a provider of Web-based software designed to manage geographically distributed capital asset programs, as its provider of choice [read more]

Ontario Legislature Passes Green Energy Act

on 15 May 2009 by NAW Staff

The Ontario Legislature has passed the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEA), intended to attract new investment, create new green economy jobs and better [read more]