US to give $2.3 bn in stimulus for clean energy

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Executives from leading US clean energy and environmental companies will visit India next month to identify commercial opportunities for clean and green US technologies in India. The role of the upcoming mission and how the private sector can help India develop and deploy low-carbon technologies to combat climate change was discussed at a meeting with Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh.

August 21st, 2009 Solar, wind industries head to WashingtonTHE PRIZE: States have access to $11 billion in federal subsidies for renewable energy projects. THE PLAN: Solar and wind energy industries have been lobbying heavily this year, educating lawmakers about what they can do for the environment and the economy.

July 27th, 2009 Obama: US, China interested in clean energyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. and China have a shared interest in creating clean and secure energy sources.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said her trip to India later this week is intended to start a strategic dialogue on a wide range of issues including climate change and clean energy. "I am going to India Thursday night for a couple of days of consultation.

June 23rd, 2009 Obama pushes for energy measureWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on members of the House to pass legislation that he says will "spark a clean energy transformation" and reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Obama told reporters at a Tuesday midday news conference that the legislation will also deal with the problem of pollution that causes global warming.

June 15th, 2009 Irish company buys Ill. wind farmsCHICAGO — An Irish company hoping to benefit from the Obama administration's emphasis on renewable energy purchased three Illinois wind farms near Chicago.

June 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that green-collar workers, who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators, are poised for explosive growth as a segment of the US economy. The study, published by the Pew Charitable Trusts, says that the "clean-energy economy" grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007 to 777,000 jobs.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The cost of generating clean energy should be brought down to make it "affordable" for developing countries, Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said Friday after his interaction with the visiting UAE foreign affairs minister. The minister, during his interaction with Abdullah Bin Zayad Al-Nahayan, the minister for foreign affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the developing countries were more in need of renewable energy.

May 11th, 2009 VC spending for alternative energy tumbles 63 pctNEW YORK — Venture capitalists reined in spending on renewable energy to begin the year, with funding for research and startup projects falling 63 percent through March, according to an industry report released Monday. It is the latest indicator of just how badly the global economic downturn has dampened the rush toward alternatives to fossil fuels.

April 29th, 2009 Aide says Palin will OK most stimulus fundsANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sign bills accepting most of the federal stimulus funds available to the state, her spokeswoman said Tuesday.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has indicated that the Black Sea, the world's largest dead zone that has high concentrations of a poisonous gas, may be chock-full of life-sustaining energy. The Black Sea, an isolated inland sea in Eastern Europe, has been devoid of life for decades due to pollution carried by rivers.

February 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Renewable energy in the US could get a significant cash boost by early summer after President Barack Obama signed a massive $787-billion economic stimulus package this week, the administration said Thursday. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said his department was doing its best to speed up the evaluation of new projects and expected about 70 percent of the total energy funds to be used by the end of 2010.

February 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Renewable energy in the US could get a significant cash boost by early summer after President Barack Obama signed a massive $787-billion economic stimulus package this week, the administration said Thursday. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said his department was doing its best to speed up the evaluation of new projects and expected about 70 percent of the total energy funds to be used by the end of 2010.

February 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Renewable energy in the US could get a significant cash boost by early summer after President Barack Obama signed a massive $787-billion economic stimulus package this week, the administration said Thursday. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said his department was doing its best to speed up the evaluation of new projects and expected about 70 percent of the total energy funds to be used by the end of 2010.

February 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Renewable energy in the US could get a significant cash boost by early summer after President Barack Obama signed a massive $787-billion economic stimulus package this week, the administration said Thursday. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said his department was doing its best to speed up the evaluation of new projects and expected about 70 percent of the total energy funds to be used by the end of 2010.