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February 2009
Editor: Jack Jenkins
Associate Editor: John Horst
Associate Editor: Mariel Sala
Aaron Brackeen, who hopes to work at a Texas wind farm someday, climbed a turbine for a class at Texas State Technical College.
Photo courtesy of: TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE West Texas
The big energy news this month occurred on February 17, when President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also called the Recovery Act.
President's address to nation
Read final text of the legislation
Features this month highlights the Recovery Act, pointing to numerous web sites and articles containing detailed information and viewpoints on the new emphasis on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Within EERE, Weatherization Assistance, the State Energy Program and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants receive the largest increases in funding.
Quickly, EERE funding within the Recovery Act includes:
- $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program;
- $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program;
- $3.2 billion for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants;
- $2.5 billion for Applied Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment;
- $2 billion for Advanced Battery Manufacturing Grants;
- $400 million for transportation electrification;
- $300 million for an Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program and ENERGY STAR®;
- $300 million for an Alternative Fueled-Vehicles Pilot Grant Program
Index
News
- DOE expedites recovery funding
- U.S. moves into first place in wind power race
- Green Power Superhighways
- Helping farmers identify cropland CO2 emissions
- Slashing cellulosic ethanol costs
- Green power fights economic headwinds
- Go mobile with the alternative fueling station locator
- Native Americans explore renewable energy resources
- Clean energy leaps ahead in the Recovery Act
- 'It begins with energy'
- Web sites with insights
- Big funding increases to states
- January 2009 — Where's the money
- December 2008 — Brave reNewable World
- November 2008 — Green power pilgrims
- October 2008 — Geothermal Rocks
- Listing of earlier issues
Reader Comments
Speeches
Events