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"In Close Vote, House Passes Climate Bill"

"The House narrowly passed an ambitious climate bill [Friday] that would establish national limits on greenhouse gases, create a complex trading system for emission permits and provide incentives to alter how individuals and corporations use energy."
Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2009

"Two Utilities Are Leaving Clean Coal Initiative"

"Two of the nation’s biggest coal-burning utilities said Thursday that they were withdrawing from a $2.4 billion project to demonstrate carbon capture and storage, and would instead pursue their own work in the field."
Source: NYTimes, 06/26/2009

Balto Drivers to Test Electric Fleet

"Several U.S. companies hope to race ahead of foreign rivals by using federal loans and grants to commercialize electric cars and lighter, longer-lasting batteries. But a Canadian company might get there first."
Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009

"Close Win Predicted For Cap-and-Trade Bill"

"The House could vote today on a measure to cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with Democratic leaders predicting a tight victory for a behemoth bill that has grown more complex with each compromise."
Source: WashPost, 06/26/2009

"Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears"

Advanced geothermal technology -- deep drilling to fracture rock far underground -- threatens to cause earthquakes when deployed along faults. The Energy Department is funding private firms to try such projects in the U.S.
Source: NYTimes, 06/24/2009

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