$17.6 Million Grants for Solar Technology Development
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $17.6 million, subject to annual appropriations, for six early stage photovoltaic (PV) module incubator projects that...

Senate Tax Package Supports Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON - The US Senate has passed an energy tax package that contains several provisions beneficial to rural America.

Farm Bureau Attacks Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation has attacked the Clean Air Act as a means of regulating greenhouse gases as being the wrong approach for agriculture.

Biomass Research Grant for Stevens Institute
US - The Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey has been awarded $1 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research and development into biomass conversion...

New Energy Legislation Should Maintain Biofuels Incentives
US - As Congress continues to debate energy legislation this week, the importance of biofuels such as corn ethanol should be recognized as part of the solution to reduce energy prices...

$1.1 Million for Alternative Energy Projects
US - Alabama Governor Bob Riley has awarded grants of $1.1 million to six local governments to harness fuel and energy from renewable sources.

Energy Grants Announced
US – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has announced $7.3 million in grants and loans from the Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund (WEIF) for research and development and commercialization...

US Wind Energy Installations Pass 20,000 Megawatts
US - The US wind industry has raced past the 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity milestone, achieving in two years what had previously taken more than two decades, according to...

Windfarm Gets Official Approval
US - Rocky Mountain Power, part of PacifiCorp, has been given the final go-ahead to build its High Plains and McFadden Ridge wind projects.

NFU: Fall Fly-In Concluded
US - Following three days of Capitol Hill meetings, Farmers Union members participating in the organization’s fall fly-in are returning home today.

Unintended Consequences Of The Ethanol Boom
US - While increased ethanol production has certainly yielded some benefits, it has also carried with it a number of unintended consequences, particularly for the livestock sector.

Farmers and Ranchers Gather in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C. - National Farmers Union will host its annual Fall Fly-In Sept. 8-10, with more than 150 family farm and ranch members traveling to Washington, D.C. Fly-In participants...

Professors Awarded Grant to Continue Ethanol Research
US - Professors at Baylor University have been awarded a $492,000 grant by the US Department of Agriculture to help in furthering their research on the production of cellulosic eth...

Biofuel Mandate Fueling Disaster
US - Anyone who has been to a supermarket lately knows that the food prices are going up. In fact, food prices are now rising at twice the rate of inflation, reportedly the fastest...

Biomass Power Plant Go-ahead for Nacogdoches
TEXAS - Austin City Council in Texas has unanimously approved a $2.3 billion biomass power plant to be built in Sacul, Nacogdoches County.