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Business leaders call for electric vehicle legislation

By | 11.15.10 | 1:49 pm

A coalition of business leaders today called for passage of a series of proposals that would provide tax credits for the purchase and production of electric vehicles.

The push comes as an electric and natural gas vehicles bill that addresses a number of the coalitions concerns is expected to come More…

Oil Industry: ‘Difficult’ to Pass Energy, Oil Spill Bills This Year

By | 09.14.10 | 11:08 am

American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard predicted today that energy legislation, including an oil spill response bill and a stripped-down energy bill, will likely not be considered until after the mid-term elections in a lame duck session in the Senate. Even then, he said, “It will be difficult to get More…

More Details on Kerry’s Energy Tax Incentives Bill

By | 08.06.10 | 10:10 am

Sen. John Kerry’s office just sent out more details on his “Clean Energy Technology Leadership Act,” which provides financing for a number of clean energy tax incentives.

Politico: Kerry to Unveil Energy Tax Incentives Bill

By | 08.06.10 | 9:07 am

Politico reports that Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) will unveil today an energy tax incentives bill.

Coral Davenport writes in Politico’s Morning Energy:

He just won’t quit: In the wake of his failed climate change push, John Kerry today drops a clean energy financing bill, which extends tax incentives for

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No Friend of Solar Power

By | 10.07.08 | 1:44 pm

PHOENIX— In one of the most contested exchanges from the first presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama attacked Sen. John McCain’s voting record on alternative energy.

“Over 26 years, Sen. McCain voted 23 times against alternative energy like solar and wind and bio-diesel,” Obama said.

McCain dismissed Obama’s statement as if More…