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France delivers long-awaited green energy bill

2014-08-04 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: The French government approved its long-awaited Energy Bill last week, amidst predictions the wide-ranging legislation could mobilise up to 10bn of investment in clean technologies. The cabinet approved the proposed bill last Wednesday, clearing the way for it to go before parliament this autumn. The bill includes a host of new targets designed to slash emissions from France's energy sector, reduce its reliance on nuclear power, and accelerate investment in renewables. Specifically, the bill...

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Bill to Encourage Energy Efficiency Fails in Senate

2014-05-13 01:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: A bipartisan bill to encourage energy efficiency in buildings died in the Senate on Monday, derailed by the contentious debate over the Keystone XL pipeline and President Obamas plans to issue new climate change regulations. The bills end came as the Senate voted 55 to 36 on a procedural motion, falling five votes short of the 60 required to bring the bill to a final vote. The measure, sponsored by Senators Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, and Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, was a...

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NEMA Supports Montgomery County, Maryland Bill to Implement Building Energy Benchmarking

2014-02-12 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

NEMA congratulates the leadership of Montgomery County, MD, to make commercial and municipal building energy use transparent by introducing benchmarking and disclosure bill. Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner introduced the legislation, along with majority of his colleagues, which would require large buildings to benchmark their energy use and disclose their ENERGY STAR® score, a 1-100 percentile ranking of building's energy performance as rated against similar building types. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:

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Farm Bill Energy Title will Support Employment Opportunities in Renewable Energy and Chemicals

2014-01-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood sent letter to Congress members urging passage of the Farm Bill, writing, "The Farm Bill conference report is a good bill that will drive the growth of America’s 21st Century bio-based economy." In particular, BIO supports Farm Bill provisions that provide eligibility to renewable chemicals under Section 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program; strengthen Biobased Markets Program to accelerate market awareness; and prioritize R&D on crop insurance ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:

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