Senate Democrats Introduce Renewable Energy Tax Credit Legislation

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Excerpt:
"United States Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Ensign (D-NV) have introduced the Clean Energy Stimulus Act of 2008. The bill extends the commercial Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for eight years and removes the utility exemption."

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Excerpt:
"On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bill H.R. 5351 to renew a standing investment tax credit for solar, as well as wind, biofuels and other renewable sources. But as in the past, the bill faces stiff resistance in the Senate and a veto from President Bush.

Most media sources have reported on the bill as if its future is still uncertain, but the general feeling among analysts, entrepreneurs and VCs that I’ve talked to is fairly gloomy. Most expect that the credits will run out, leaving the industry in the lurch until the changing of the guard in 2009."

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Excerpt:
"General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has announced the launch of an initial investment of $15 billion in projects targeting solar, wind and hydrogen power, carbon reduction and management, sustainable development, education, manufacturing and research and development."

Renewable Energy Leaders Urge Congress, Bush to Extend Tax Credits Quickly

Renewable Energy Leaders Urge Congress, Bush to Extend Tax Credits Quickly
Excerpt:
"Citing the possibility of job losses by the hundreds of thousands and the impact on a weakening economy, leaders of four major U.S. renewable energy trade associations Tuesday called on Congress and President Bush to extend production and investment tax credits that renewable energy developers, their financiers, and local and state governments are counting on to generate tax revenues and cleaner electricity."

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Excerpt:
"China will remain dependent on coal for energy in the long-term, but has vowed to give the development of renewable energy a "top priority," the government said in a white paper released Wednesday. Coal will continue to play the main role as an energy source for a "long time" with efforts stepped up to burn it more cleanly, said the country's first white paper on energy."
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http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=50622&src=rss

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Excerpt:
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9807330-7.html

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Excerpt:
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Excerpt:
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Excerpt:
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