Clean Energy Policy
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ase.org |
Alliance to Save Energy. Comparison of American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Updated: 01/28/2009 Summary based on text of H.R. 1, the House Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act as introduced on 01/26/2009 and the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee’s S. 336 Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act Summary released on 01/27/09. |
www.eia.doe.gov |
Renewable Energy Legislation and Incentives. Energy Information Administration is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy whose mission is to provide policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses. |
www.elsevier.com |
Environmental Science and Policy promotes communication among government, business and industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations who are instrumental in the solution of environmental problems. Hit- Full text in ScienceDirect on right side of page. |
www.worldenergy.org |
"Deciding the Future: Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050" World Energy Council. Promoting the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all. This major WEC study is a bottom-up regional view of our energy future focusing on policies to ensure energy sustainability. Introductory video. Nov 2007. PDF. |
www.wri.org |
"Bottom Line on Renewable Electricity Standards" Renewable Electricity Standard policies have stimulated markets for renewable energy across the country, providing more opportunities for businesses to advance and support clean energy technologies. With growing interest in state and national RES policies, it is important to understand RES policy design, impacts, and opportunities. World Resources Institute, April 2008. |
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2005 Energy Act First major energy legislation enacted by Congress in a decade: $13.1 billion for oil, gas and coal, $12 billion for nuclear energy and $7.7 billion divided up among all the rest... NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/business/25lab.html |
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