Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: March 18, 2009

DOE to Invest $8B in Weatherization and State Energy Grants Appropriations Act Provides $2B in New Funding for EERE Interior Department Pursues Renewable Energy on Land & Sea USDA Funds Energy Audits for Farms, Ranches, Rural Small Businesses Electric Industry Examines Adding Solar Energy to Coal Plants U.S. Transit Use Up, Driving Down in 2008 Cellulosic Ethanol Gains Ground in Iowa, NY, South Dakota Extended Daylight Saving Time Saves Energy U.S. GHG Emissions Increased 1.4% in 2007 Worsening Findings on Climate Change Space Shuttle Delivers Final Set of Solar Wings to the ISS DOE to Invest $8 Billion in Weatherization and State Energy Grants DOE announced last week that it will invest nearly $8 billion in state and local weatherization and energy efficiency efforts as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funds will be divided between the Weatherization Assistance Program, which will receive nearly $5 billion, and the State Energy Program, which will receive nearly $3 billion. This will help families save hundreds of dollars every year on their energy bills, while creating approximately 87,000 jobs. To jump-start the job creation and weatherization work, DOE is initially releasing $780 million and will release more as the states […]

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