All Posts Tagged With: "Obama Administration"
Obama Pledges Rapid Permits for Seven Major Transmission Projects
The White House said the move will create “thousands” of construction and operations jobs, while transforming the nation’s electric system into a “modern, 21st century grid” that is safer and more secure, giving consumers more energy choices.
6Oct2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Green Jobs: Boom, or Bust?
While the success of federal stimulus funding—both in terms of green jobs and otherwise—is indeed debatable, the ability of the private sector to create hundreds of thousands or even millions of green jobs provides a more promising outlook for future growth.
21Sep2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Obama’s Bets on Abound, SoloPower Cutting Costs to Avoid Bankruptcy
Solar energy manufacturers that received backing from the Obama administration may survive an onslaught of cheap Chinese panels that helped force Solyndra LLC into bankruptcy. Loveland-based Abound and SoloPower in California say their thin-film panels will compete on price against the most common type of solar panels.
16Sep2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
What Obama Could Say in His Speech That Would Really Turn The Economy Around
These three little stories—all within the past few weeks, represent the overall attitude of this administration toward businesses that create jobs and revenue. Until the administration decides to work with, and not against, the job creators in the economy, growth will remain flat—or worse.
8Sep2011 | admin | 7 comments | Continued
BIOFUELS BEAT
A round-up of the latest biofuels news from
Colorado Energy News editors …
>> Obama’s Latest Biofuels Initiative
>> Colorado Company’s Patent Battle
>> ZeaChem, Chyrsler Form Strategic Alliance
>> Creating “Designer” Grasses
Biden Promotes Science, Renewables During NREL Visit
In his remarks, the VP said developing new energy technologies is this generation’s “moon shot.” Boulder startup, e-Chromic, won the first“America’s Next Top Innovator” Challenge honor.
21May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
DOE Praises and Promotes Electric
Vehicle Market
$25,000, 350-mile-per-charge electric car could be reality within six years, according to the Feds. At Friday’s gala event, Secretary Chu and local officials in L.A. flipped the switch on the 500th electric-vehicle charging station installed by Coulomb Technologies as part of its ChargePoint America network.
15May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Feds Plan Broad-Based Panel to Examine
Fracking Risks
The subcommittee will work to identify, within 90 days, any immediate steps that can be taken to improve the safety and environmental performance of fracking, and to develop, within six months, recommendations on practices for shale extraction to ensure the protection of public health and the environment.
4Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
New Report Shows Even Clean Energy Projects Dying in Regulatory Nightmares
The study, which was meant to quantify the economic impact of stalled energy projects due to regulatory burdens, found that there are more renewable energy projects currently caught up in red tape than projects in the fossil fuel industry.
11Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Two Years Into The Stimulus
LIke it or not, one thing is clear according to a new report –
The Recovery Act is poised to achieve its goal of doubling clean energy capacity over the next two years. The Transportation Sector received the greatest stimulus boost in terms of sheer dollar allotment with more than $22 billion to promote the development, production, and purchase of energy efficient transportation solutions and technologies.
National Perspective — U.S. Energy Use is Dropping and Shifting to Renewables
The research reveals that energy use is dropping at a pace that is faster than would be expected based on the slowing economy alone. What’s more, the growth in renewable energy, coupled with increased use of natural gas, is displacing significant amounts of coal.
25Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
China’s Energy Grab Is No Green Affair
China’s clean energy spending, indeed, is at a high monetary level, but what the President fails to mention is the utterly massive level of spending that the Chinese have embarked upon in pursuit of expanding their traditional energy portfolio. As Kate MacKenzie points out in her recent Financial Times piece, Chinese national oil companies have embarked on a “mega-spree” of fossil energy foreign acquisitions, accounting in fact for almost 20% of the world’s global deal value in the first quarter of 2010.
12Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Abound Solar to Expand Payroll by 300+ Jobs Thanks to $400 Million in Federal Loan Guarantee
The manufacturer of thin-film solar panels says it will add that many jobs in coming months at its Longmont production facility — nearly doubling its employee base in the state, and tripling production lines.
4Jul2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
National Tracks >>
Salazar Orders Division of Federal Oil Regulator
As BP prepares to launch its latest effort to plug the oil leak in the gulf, the Interior Secretary says the agency will be split into three arms to oversee leasing, safety and royalties.
24May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
In Wake of Gulf Spill, Obama Administration Seeks to Divide Minerals Management Service Agency
Persistent problems have plagued the agency, which has come under fire for ethical lapses and most recently for accelerating permit approvals and incorporating industry practices in the regulations. Salazar’s new move is the latest in his campaign to reform the MMS since he became Secretary of the Interior.
12May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
EPA: No Plans for Own Carbon Trading Program
The Obama administration has no plans to set up a “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases under existing law if Congress doesn’t pass legislation doing so, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in remarks at the National Press Club in Washington.
9Mar2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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