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The evolution of the American transportation industry took another step forward today when the Obama administration finalized historic fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks. Starting in 2025, the minimum fuel efficiency for all new models will be 54.5 miles per gallon.
Less than a week after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the first combined construction and operating license (COL) since the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant meltdown in 1979, U.S.Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited the site where the nation's newest nu
It is official; the United States will soon begin constructing its first new nuclear power reactors in 30 years.
On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture rolled out two new funding programs which it hopes will both increase the production of advanced biofuels and also promote the use of renewable energy to create the biofuel.
On October 30, 2011, Beacon Power Corp. (NCM: BCON) filed a voluntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act, or SAVE, is expected to be introduced today and aims to include a home’s energy saving profile as a measure of its true value in granting loans and conducting appraisals.
Nothing like good timing. In the midst of continuous political discourse about clean energy and job creation, the winners of the i6 Challenge have been announced - along with $12 Million in funding from the Obama Administration.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that 25 percent of all single-family homes built in the United States in 2010 earned the EPA’s prestigious Energy Star certification. This is up from 21 percent in 2009.
Secretary Steven Chu noted that over 1,800 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations have been installed under the Recovery Act to date -- a statistic designed to address growing concerns over rising fuel costs and dependency on foreign oil.
