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United States: Minnesota pushes solar power; mines, mills off the hook
Published at May 13, 2013
source: Duluth News Tribune
The solar energy mandate will mean cleaner energy, less coal burned and probably higher utility bills for many Minnesotans who get their electricity from large... -
United States: Colorado Renewable Energy Bill gets Call for Veto from GOP Lawmakers
Published at May 10, 2013
source: Denver Post
About a dozen Republican legislators met on the steps of the state Capitol on Thursday to call for a veto on the rural renewable energy... -
United States: Minnesota solar power gets new boost from lawmakers
Published at May 6, 2013
source: Minnesota Public Radio News
Minnesota utilities already are replacing coal-fired power plants with windmills, prompted by the state's landmark 2007 Next Generation Energy Act. Partly as a result,... -
United States: Renewable energy mandates are safest, least expensive strategy
Published at May 6, 2013
source: Coloradoan
Brad Gaskill wrote in a prior Soapbox that Poudre Valley REA customers will be forced to pay more for their electricity if Senate Bill 252... -
United States: PSE&G's $446M solar energy investment would utilize landfills, brownfields
Published at May 1, 2013
source: NJ.com
On Tuesday, Public Service Electric & Gas said it had reached a preliminary agreement with state regulators to invest up to $446 million to build... -
United States: US Senators Re-Introduce MLP Act to Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy
Published at Apr 25, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
JinkoSolar Holding Co. and First Solar Inc. were among solar companies that surged after four U.S. senators introduced legislation that would let renewable- energy projects... -
United States: IRS Confirms that Batteries Qualify for the Energy Tax Credit But Imposes Limitations
Published at Apr 19, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A recent IRS ruling confirms that batteries used to store solar electricity qualify for the 30% energy tax credit. At the same time, it imposes... -
United States: Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Alternative Energy
Published at Apr 1, 2013
source: US News
Despite the nation's newfound abundance of fossil fuels thanks to the so-called "Shale Gale," Americans still overwhelmingly support more development of alternative energy, according to... -
United States: Learning From the German Transition to Renewable Energy
Published at Mar 28, 2013
source: Climate Progress
Germany is moving forward to replace fossil fuels with renewables faster than most countries. But there is always pushback, most recently in the form of... -
United States: Don’t delay Kansas’ renewable-energy revolution
Published at Mar 27, 2013
source: The Wichita Eagle
This week, the Kansas House of Representatives is set to reconsider House Bill 2241, which would delay the implementation of the state’s renewable energy portfolio...
