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Wide spectrum of groups line up to oppose House transit cuts
>> Bloomberg
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are among the hundreds of groups setting aside political differences to unite against a proposal to cut mass-transit funding.
Iowa ethanol plant to expand production of CO2-consuming algae
>> Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Midwest ethanol company says it will begin building a five-acre production facility to grow algae fed by carbon dioxide emitted by its ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.
Federal review clears way for Atlantic offshore wind
>> New York Times
Enthusiasm for offshore wind projects may have cooled among developers in the United States these days, but the Obama administration is still trying to make a ribbon of wind farms off the Atlantic Coast a reality.
Canada, Alberta to announce new oil sands monitoring program
>> Reuters
The governments of Canada and Alberta will announce details of a new environmental-monitoring regime in the province’s oil sands on Friday, as they look to shore up an industry whose growth plans are under attack from environmental groups.
Sierra Club took $26 million from gas industry to fight coal plants
>> The Hill
The Sierra Club disclosed Thursday that it received over $26 million from natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy Corp. between 2007 and 2010 to help the group’s campaign against coal-fired power plants.
MidAmerican says nuclear plant is key to Iowa’s energy future
>> The Daily Iowan
Despite nuclear-power legislation running into legislative roadblock Tuesday, questions still linger about MidAmerican Energy’s nuclear-energy plans.
House Republicans call on Obama to kill EPA climate rule
>> The Hill
House Republicans who have spent a year pushing bills to thwart or delay Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas rules are trying a new tactic: Simply asking the White House to scuttle them.
Future is bleak for popular energy conservation grant program
>> Greenwire
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants program is nearing its end and seems unlikely to be renewed, but Republican and Democratic mayors alike say the grants are among the most successful tools in the Energy Department’s clean energy arsenal.
Wisconsin regulators defend decision to cut renewable funding
>> Associated Press
Wisconsin’s PSC defended a decision Wednesday to suspend renewable energy funding from a popular utilities program, despite criticism from businesses that it damages the state’s renewable energy marketplace.
Legislators seek to repeal Ohio renewable standard
>> Columbus Dispatch
A bill that would eliminate the requirement that 12.5 percent of Ohio’s energy come from renewable sources by 2025 got a warm reception from a Senate committee yesterday, but it is unclear how much farther the bill is going.
