SOLAR ENERGY related term(s) Power Resources

Articles and editorials

Republicans Blow With the Wind—Another Industry Wants To Keep Its Taxpayer Subsidies, S1453 [7MR]

Town Turns Off Wind, Opts for Solar Energy, S670 [15FE]

Weatherization Assistance Is Effective Investment, E1184 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]

Developing countries: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects (see H.R. 3888), H440 [2FE]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]

Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit property (see S. 3610), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 [27AP]

——— require the use of domestic property to be eligible for certain tax incentives for solar energy (see S. 3183), S3174 [15MY]

Proclamations

Crystal Brockington and Johnathan Davis Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1193 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Cape Cod Community College: tribute to partnership with Turning Mill Energy, Inc., to design, install, and test new solar carports, E1909 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a renewable energy source, H3093 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, H3454, H3471 [5JN]

——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding, E1183 [29JN]

——— wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and other renewable energy development funding, H3355, H3356 [31MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H1912 [17AP], H6265 [21SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H174–H177 [25JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629–H636 [8FE], H680–H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970, H1007 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, H3819, H3884 [20JN]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Hippie Pandas Girl Scout technical team for helping develop a solar-powered pasteurization system for raw milk, E1460 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: apply the Buy American Act to the procurement of photovoltaic devices, S7287 [30NO]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]

——— national energy policy, S487–S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707–S1709 [15MR], S2070–S2076 [27MR], S2128, S2134 [28MR], S2192–S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN], S4659 [27JN]

Taxation: deny inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax credit property (S. 3610), S6629 [21SE]

——— extend tax credits for clean energy programs, S1572 [12MR], S1599 [13MR]

Reports filed

Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112–528), H3706 [15JN]

10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1108) (S. Rept. 112–144), S388 [7FE]