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Rep. Pitts floats bill to 'fast track' new nuke plants

(Friday, July 31, 2009) Katherine Ling, E&E reporter A Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to introduce a bill today that would "fast track" the review ... read more

New Energy Injects Hope in a Colorado Steel Town

PUEBLO, Colo. - Steelworkers have toiled in this unlikely spot in south-central Colorado since the days of the cowboys and the railroad barons. Renewable energy, on the other hand, is a new concept, ... read more

Nuclear plans hurting power companies' credit ratings

Power companies pursuing construction of new nuclear plants may find it harder to get credit -- meaning ratepayers could end up shouldering a greater financial burden for the costly and ... read more

The Elusive Green Economy

by Joshua Green The Atlantic IN OCTOBER 1977, this magazine ran a cover story on the promising field of renewable energy. From today's vantage point, the article is noteworthy mainly for how ... read more

Senate passes energy and water bill

> WASHINGTON (The Associated Press) - Jul 30 - By ANDREW TAYLOR > Associated Press Writer > > The Senate on Wednesday passed a $34.3 billion energy spending > bill that backs ... read more

Bye bye, biodiesel

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lewis26-2009jul26,0... From the Los Angeles Times Opinion State regulations force vendors to switch to petroleum-based fuels for now, driving ... read more

McKinsey Report Cites $1.2 Trillion in Potential Savings From Energy Efficiency

By Kate Galbraith The New York Times July 29, 2009 http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/mckinsey-report-cites-12-tr... U.S. energy efficiency supply curve - 2020. The shorter the bar, the ... read more