| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| Vice President Biden Calls For RE Opportunities For Middle Class |
| on 21 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| At a meeting of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, Vice President Joe Biden called on the Council for Environmental Quality to report back to the task [read more] |
| Senate Approves Bill With Additional Solar Energy Funding |
| on 16 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| The U.S. Senate has passed H.R.3183, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, praised the Senate [read more] |
| Schwarzenegger Vetoes Senate's Version Of RPS, Signs Feed-In-Tariff Bills |
| on 13 Oct 2009 by Jessica Lillian |
| As he vowed last month after directing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to implement a 33% renewable portfolio standard (RPS) by July 2020, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., has vetoed [read more] |
| Schwarzenegger, Salazar Sign MOU To Expedite RE Development In California |
| on 13 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar in order to expedite the siting of California renewable energy [read more] |
| Department Of The Interior Opens CA Renewable Energy Coordination Office |
| on 12 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey have officially opened a California Renewable Energy Coordination Office (RECO). According to the Department of [read more] |
| Germany's Leaders Plan "Modest" Feed-In-Tariff Cuts |
| on 12 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| Conservative and Free Democrat policy-makers in Germany plan to alter the country's Renewable Energy Act (EEG), but their planned cuts to the solar feed-in tariff are not expected to be [read more] |
| DOE To Provide $87 Million To Support New Solar Technologies |
| on 09 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| At the opening of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Decathlon on the National Mall, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $87 million will be made available to [read more] |
| Maryland Energy Administration Puts Hold On Solar Incentives |
| on 09 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| The Maryland Energy Administration has temporarily halted its solar incentive grant program until Oct. 19. The pause is to allow the agency to implement administration-related changes in order to comply [read more] |
| N.Y. Governor Announces Establishment Of New York Energy Policy Institute |
| on 09 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| Gov. David A. Paterson, D-N.Y., has announced the creation of the New York Energy Policy Institute (NYEPI). The group will coordinate the work of New York's leading energy research centers, [read more] |
| Jobs Platform And Energy Infrastructure Accord Unveiled At MGA Energy Forum |
| on 09 Oct 2009 by SI Staff |
| Michigan will continue to collaborate with other Midwest partners to make the region the clean energy center of the U.S., according to Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, D-Mich., who addressed the [read more] |
