Last week, the US Senate passed a new jobs bill, the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, that includes the reinstatement of the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit which had expired at the end of 2009.

The Eco-Patent Commons was launched in January 2008 by IBM, Nokia, Pitney Bowes and Sony in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Last week, the US Senate passed a new jobs bill, the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, that includes the reinstatement of the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit which had expired at the end of 2009.

The Eco-Patent Commons was launched in January 2008 by IBM, Nokia, Pitney Bowes and Sony in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Opel, the ailing European unit of General Motors, is considering launching an electric car designed for city use.

"We are thinking about a small electric vehicle," Nick Reilly the president of General Motors Europe told Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper. 

Enphase Energy, the California-based solar microinverter system company, has been on a roll.

Italians love their wine, pasta, morning espresso and solar energy.

While Toyota is struggling with its Prius and other fuel efficient models due to recalls and lawsuits, Volkswagen is at the Canadian International Auto Show, staking its claim to fuel efficiency.

While Missouri may be a coal state, the Missouri Association of Accredited Energy Professionals (MAAEP), which represents professionals working in energy efficiency, also wants to make it an efficiency state.

Several weeks ago, Energy Boom reported on the AORA solar installation that was scheduled to go live.

Opponents to Cape Wind, the 130-turbine offshore wind energy project first proposed for Nantucket Sound in 2001, have long been accused of NIMBYism.