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US energy secretary urges renewables development amid gas boom

May 23 -- The Obama administration should be pushing hard for the development of renewable energy technologies even as the ongoing US gas boom makes them less economically competitive, the new head of the Department of Energy said Wednesday. >>View Article

Projections Put Wind Power Up 34% in 3 years

May 23 -- Extended tax credits could push up wind power production over the next three years and beyond, according to an Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released today. >>View Article

Koopman has his facts wrong

May 23 -- Roger Koopman’s recent YourTurn editorial on renewable energy was shockingly wrong. Mr. Koopman is a Public Service Commissioner elected to be an expert on issues related to utility regulations. However, it would appear that he hasn’t done a basic utility power cost analysis and he hasn’t read the Renewable Portfolio Standard. >>View Article

Editorial - Taxing N.C. hybrid vehicle owners the wrong route

May 23 -- The fossil-fuel industry couldn't have written a better bill to discourage North Carolinians from buying hybrid and electric cars, but it didn't have to. The state Senate budget released Sunday contains a provision that would tax owners of hybrid and electric vehicles because, according to Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, "They don't pay the motor fuels tax." >>View Article

Tesla, the Anti-Solyndra, Just Repaid Its Government Loans Nine Years Early

May 23 -- It's official: Tesla is the anti-Solyndra.The Silicon Valley electric-car startup has often been lumped in with "losers" like Solyndra and Fisker when Fox News commentators and Republican presidential candidates criticize President Obama's green-energy subsidies. This has always been absurd, and maybe now it can finally be put to rest. >>View Article

Majority thinks global warming, clean energy should be priorities

May 22 -- Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey. >>View Article

Hydropower growth slows, but value remains high

May 22 -- Hydropower is a powerful and plentiful energy source. The U.S. Congress estimates that the country's hydropower industry employs 300,000 workers and generates about 7 percent of total U.S. electricity. The U.S. had 79 GW of installed hydropower in 2011, according to data from the Worldwatch Institute. >>View Article

Consumers push Georgia Power for more solar, energy efficiency

May 22 -- A broad group of consumer and environmental advocates, business officials and nonprofit leaders urged Georgia Power to add more renewable energy to its electricity mix over the next two decades. >>View Article

U.S. Military Seeks to Reduce Energy Costs and Carbon Footprint Through Aggressive Push Into Renewable Energy

May 22 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association released a report Friday detailing the military’s recent commitment to power 25 percent of its electricity intake with renewable energy by 2025. So far more than 130 megawatts of solar voltaic systems have been installed in military bases spanning 31 states and D.C. The panels provide enough electricity to power 22,000 U.S. homes. >>View Article

Tesla Repaying Loan for ‘Losers’ Gives Obama Green Win

May 22 -- Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), labeled a “loser” by Mitt Romney during the U.S. election, is giving President Barack Obama’s green-energy strategy its biggest win after almost two years of failures pounced upon by Republicans. >>View Article

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