climate change legislation Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Obama’s New Energy Plan Helps Homeowners Go Green https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-energy-plan-green-2015/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-energy-plan-green-2015/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:27:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56320 The President has just announced a new plan to help homeowners get access to renewable energy. Barack Obama plans to use financial incentives to help develop and disperse solar energy, calling on the Department of Energy to provide $1 billion for research projects as well as tax breaks for those who choose to use alternative energy in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-energy-plan-green-2015/feed/ 0 56320 COMPETES Act Threatens Climate Science Research https://www.greenoptimistic.com/competes-act-climate-research/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/competes-act-climate-research/#comments Fri, 22 May 2015 19:16:14 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54882 Climate change research is about to take a big hit under legislation passed today by the US House of Representatives. The bill, known as the American COMPETES Act sets priorities for research programmes at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). While ostensibly intended […]

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