Texas leads growth in clean energy jobs
Texas, California and New York were among the nation’s leaders in adding green energy jobs during the final months of 2013, according to a new analysis. New wind projects helped drive the growth in the...
View ArticleSenators leave popular tax credit out of renewable fuel proposal
Top senators on Tuesday unveiled their plan for renewing a slew of tax credits that expired last year, including measures aimed at making biofuels. But one popular tax credit didn't make the cut.
View ArticleShale gas boom leaves wind companies seeking more subsidy
Wind power in the U.S. is on a respirator. The $14 billion industry is reeling from a double blow -- cheap natural gas unleashed by the hydraulic fracturing revolution and the death last year of...
View ArticleSenate debates wind tax credit
Wind energy supporters are hoping to blow past opponents in the Senate, as the chamber considers broad legislation to renew dozens of expired tax breaks -- including one credited with making turbines...
View ArticleTexas ranks high for green job growth
Texas added nearly 800 clean jobs during the first three months of the year according to a new analysis, but across the nation, the number of new renewable energy and clean transportation projects is...
View ArticleWind farm project faces delay over tax credit uncertainty
Construction of a $115 million wind farm in southeastern South Dakota is being delayed because of investors' uncertainty about a federal wind energy production tax credit.
View ArticleRepublicans urged to reject wind tax credit in lame duck
Fiscal conservatives want Republican leaders to hold firm against proposals to extend a wind energy tax credit this year.
View ArticleCongress renews tax breaks for wind, biofuel
The move means taxpayers can claim the cuts and credits on their 2014 tax returns, but there is no guarantee they will be back in 2015.
View ArticleFive options for getting crude export bill to president’s desk
Oil producers and their allies on Capitol Hill are mulling an array of strategies for getting legislation authorizing widespread crude exports onto the president's desk.
View ArticleOil lobbyist counts many options for winning crude exports
American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard sees at least 20 legislative approaches to lifting the ban on U.S. oil exports.
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