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Vehicle Scrappage Program Needs Repair

06-05-2009

Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2009): House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats have announced agreement on a vehicle scrappage program that would offer vouchers of $3,500 or $4,500 for consumers to retire their vehicles and purchase new ones. While a vehicle to be purchased under the new program would be required in most cases to meet a fuel economy threshold, the thresholds are low. A standard pickup could qualify with a sticker value of only 15 miles per gallon, well below the current corporate average fuel economy standard for trucks.

Catholics seek provisions for poor in emissions bill

21-04-2009

Catholics must fight global warming in a way that ensures the poorest people are not left out of the solution, a coalition of leading national Catholic organizations said today.

FPL bets $200M on Miami 'smart grid' project

21-04-2009

Florida Power & Light Co. is spearheading a $200 million project to supply Miami-Dade County with power-monitoring and renewable-energy technologies during the next two years.

Why Isn't The Brain Green?

20-04-2009

Two days after Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States, the Pew Research Center released a poll ranking the issues that Americans said were the most important priorities for this year. At the top of the list were several concerns — jobs and the economy — related to the current recession. Farther down, well after terrorism, deficit reduction and energy (and even something the pollsters characterized as “moral decline”) was climate change. It was priority No. 20. That was last place.

For the Electric Grid, Renewable Goals Pose Daunting Task

17-04-2009

The vast expansion of wind and solar power planned by the Obama administration and congressional leaders is fraught with challenges for the nation's aged electricity network, grid monitors with the North American Electric Reliability Corp. say.

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