Obama Vows Support for Renewables - and a Carbon Cap
Monday, March 2nd, 2009President Barack Obama identified energy as one of the “three areas that are absolutely critical to our economic future.”
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Raise Gas Tax, Then Move to Mileage Tax, Federal Commission Says
Monday, March 2nd, 2009A Congressionally commissioned report released today in Washington tackles the controversial gas tax question.
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Obama’s Budget Presumes Revenue From a Carbon Market
Monday, March 2nd, 2009The President’s budget projections include revenue from an as-yet-nonexistent carbon cap-and-trade system.
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Buried in the Bailout: The Bicycle Commuter Act
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Starting at the beginning of next year, employers who provide bike parking, bathing facilities, tune-ups, or other support for bicycle commuting, can deduct up to $20 a month per participating employee from their own taxable income. Who knew?
author By Andrea Kannapell, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Scientists on Cellulosic Fuel: Avoid Mistakes Before They Happen
Sunday, October 5th, 2008A policy note in Science magazine cautions against the potential pitfalls of cellulosic ethanol production…
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Fate of Clean-Energy Tax Credits Now Riding on Bailout
Sunday, October 5th, 2008The tax credits for renewables have been attached to the bailout bill in the Senate…
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Passed: Bailout Plan Carrying Clean-Energy Tax Breaks
Sunday, October 5th, 2008For those of you who missed it, the Senate passed its version of the financial bailout plan, which was embroidered with unrelated tax credit extensions for the renewable energy industry. Now to the House.
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
In Bailout Plan, Senate Binds House With Non-Renewable Energy Credits, Too
Sunday, October 5th, 2008An ongoing tussle between both chambers over whether to extend tax credits not just to renewable energies like solar and wind, but also to developers of coal-based fuels and tar sands, will play a bit-role in the historic vote in the House, scheduled for Friday.
author By Jad Mouawad, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Would Failure to Renew Tax Credits Doom Clean Energy?
Sunday, October 5th, 2008What if Congress does not enact the tax credits? Would plans to build wind and solar farms suddenly die on the vine?
author By Clifford Krauss, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Renewable Tax Credits Pass
Sunday, October 5th, 2008The solar and wind industries welcomed the news …
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Tax Credits Still Face a Legislative Maze
Monday, September 29th, 2008The Senate passed its bill, but there are still some potential hurdles before new tax incentives for renewables are enacted…
author By Clifford Krauss, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
House Passes Tax Breaks for Renewables
Monday, September 29th, 2008The House passes a separate bill, but it remains unclear whether renewables provisions can be reconciled with Senate version..
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Tax Credits for Animal-Fat Diesel in Jeopardy
Monday, September 29th, 2008A ConocoPhillips/Tyson venture to produce biodiesel from beef, pork and poultry fat appears fated to lose tax credits under legislation now being considered in Congress, jeopardizing the scheme altogether.
author By Clifford Krauss, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com