China Announces Focus on Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power
"Green" Obama to Fund Loans for Construction of Nuclear Reactors
Sweden to Build 2,000 Wind Turbines to Reach 50 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020
Bipartisan Renewable Power Bill Introduced in Senate
Climate Change Bills are Competing for Legislators’ Support
Ethos Provides Construction Loans for Renewable Energy Developers
Colorado's Clean Air-Clean Job Act Cuts CO2 but Promotes Natural Gas Drilling
Solar Energy is Now Cheaper to Produce than Nuclear Energy
Clean Coal Project Gets $1 Billion Government Grant
'Green Elephant' Graham: Cap-and-Trade is Dead
Thorium Could Provide Next Generation Green Nuclear Power
Hybrid Solar/Natural Gas Plants Proposed as Solution to Regulatory Issues
World's Largest Wind Farm to Receive $1.3 billion DOE Loan Guarantee
CALMAC Supports Proposed Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009
Possible Climate Bill Presentation Next Week - Again
Climate Change Bill encourages 12 New Nuclear Power Plants & Offshore Drilling
The compromise U.S. Climate Change Bill, whose introduction is now delayed, calls for construction of a dozen new nuclear power plants. Although the total cost is $5 to $10 billion, nuclear power will help meet the low carbon emission requirements set by President Obama at the Copenhagen Accord. The compromise draft bill has passed the Senate Energy Committee and includes incentives for offshore drilling as well as minimum levels of solar and wind power. The time frame for the cap and trade carbon credit system has also been delayed and will not take affect until 2013.
The U.S. has not built any new nuclear power stations for 30 years because of concerns about disposal of waste and the price of building and maintaining a facility. But since nuclear plants emit minimum levels of carbon dioxide, the bill will provide financial incentives and regulatory delay protection to encourage a nationwide increase in nuclear capacity. The bill is being lead by Senator John Kerry, who believes that the loan guarantees and other incentives will make new nuclear power construction a viable way to meet clean energy goals.
Recommended for Further Reading:
- China Announces Focus on Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power
- "Green" Obama to Fund Loans for Construction of Nuclear Reactors
- Sweden to Build 2,000 Wind Turbines to Reach 50 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020
- Bipartisan Renewable Power Bill Introduced in Senate
- Climate Change Bills are Competing for Legislators’ Support
- Ethos Provides Construction Loans for Renewable Energy Developers
- Colorado's Clean Air-Clean Job Act Cuts CO2 but Promotes Natural Gas Drilling
- Solar Energy is Now Cheaper to Produce than Nuclear Energy
- Clean Coal Project Gets $1 Billion Government Grant
- 'Green Elephant' Graham: Cap-and-Trade is Dead
- Thorium Could Provide Next Generation Green Nuclear Power
- Hybrid Solar/Natural Gas Plants Proposed as Solution to Regulatory Issues
- World's Largest Wind Farm to Receive $1.3 billion DOE Loan Guarantee
- CALMAC Supports Proposed Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009
- Possible Climate Bill Presentation Next Week - Again
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