Alternative Energy

Levin Introduces Legislation to Move Economy Past Fossil Fuels +  


Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Tuesday announced the introduction of legislation designed to both spur the manufacturing sector and move the nation’s economy beyond fossil fuels, according to a press release from the congressman’s office.

U.S. Getting Left Behind in Alternative Energy 4  


While U.S. policymakers are struggling to reach a consensus on how to wean the nation off fossil fuels, Beijing has been aggressively moving forward to curb carbon emission and position itself as the world’s leader in alternative energy innovation and manufacturing.

Obama Misses Opportunity to Sell Cap-and-Trade +  


In the first Oval Office address of his presidency, Barack Obama notably left out language specifically identifying how to move beyond carbon-based fuels. The president did not mention cap-and-trade. Nor did he mention global warming or climate change in the entire speech.

Partnership Aims to Spur Domestic Wind Energy +  


The United Steelworkers Union and the American Wind Energy Association have joined forces to promote the development of wind energy production in the U.S.

Letters to the editor
07/30/2010

For the first time in history, the U.S. is preparing to file a labor case against a trade agreement partner, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced Friday.

07/30/2010

Not only will roughly 32 million new Americans be brought onto insurance rosters, and be given prescription drugs; the prices of those drugs will be allowed to ascend without safeguards.

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07/30/2010

Every aspect of catfish raising involves water polluted not just by industrial waste, but by human waste, garbage dumps, people bathing in the water and boats refueling in the river.