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Obama wants billions more in energy tax credits, do you?

President Obama will call Friday morning for Congress to pass $5 billion in energy manufacturing tax credits, according to a White House official.
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CEOs to Washington: Spend on Energy R&D!

They're calling for $16 billion a year to be spent on energy R&D. That's more than three times the current Department of Energy research budget -- although last year's stimulus package included a one-time boost of about $37 billion for the DOE. Yes, it's a lot of money, but as John Doerr put it: "Americans today spend more money on potato chips than we do on energy R&D." Yikes.
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'Cash for Caulkers' program offers rebates for green homeowners

The House approved a new economic stimulus bill Thursday that could lead to thousands of dollars in "Cash for Caulkers" rebates for homeowners who renovate their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors.
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Administration approves first off shore wind farm

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he has approved the first offshore wind farm in the United States, a move that ends a nearly decade-long political battle and could pave the way for significant offshore wind development along the East Coast.
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11 dead, huge oil spill. Still want more offshore drilling?

The Coast Guard is considering setting fire to parts of an oil spill that's been growing in the Gulf of Mexico since a massive oil rig exploded and sank off Louisiana's coast last week.
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2 repubs & 1 Dem get 3 oil companies to back climate legislation

The Edison Electric Institute -- whose members generate the bulk of the nation's electricity -- and two of its influential CEOs, Exelon's John Rowe and Duke Energy's Jim Rogers, will declare their support Monday, sources said. While Kerry did not name the three oil companies, a source familiar with the negotiations said Shell, BP and ConocoPhillips would back the climate measure.
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Cash for Insulation? Obama's home efficiency rebate proposal

Obama said the administration's "HOMESTAR" program would reward people who buy energy-saving equipment with an on-the-spot rebate of $1,000 or more. He cast the idea as one that would save people money on utility bills, boost the economy and reduce American dependence on oil.
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Massive Mojave solar project gets $1.4 billion loan guarnatee

The Energy Department on Monday announced a "conditional" $1.4 billion loan guarantee for a solar thermal power complex in the Mojave Desert that would ultimately produce as much as 392 megawatts of electricity.
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Solar Panel Drops to $1 per Watt

A long-sought solar milestone was eclipsed on Tuesday, when Tempe, Ariz.–based First Solar Inc. announced that the manufacturing costs for its thin-film photovoltaic panels had dipped below $1 per watt for the first time.
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SOTU proposal 2: Build safe nuclear power plants, clean coal, etc

Construction of "safe" nuclear plants and continued investment in biofuel and "clean coal" technologies. Also suggested that "tough decisions" must be made on opening areas to offshore energy exploration.
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Energizer Bunnies: Turning Rabbits into Green Fuel - TIME

Does incinerating bunnies lead to bad or good? Incentives for extermination or a good use of otherwise wasted energy?
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Experts: Smart grid poses privacy risks

"The modernization of the grid will increase the level of personal information detail available as well as the instances of collection, use and disclosure of personal information," warns a report (PDF) jointly released Tuesday by the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a think tank made up of chief privacy officers, advocates and academics.
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