The Clean Vehicle Corridors Act would improve infrastructure needed for alternative fuel vehicles and promote clean fuels, including natural gas, plug-in electric, advanced biofuels, and hydrogen. On June 27, 2013, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Clean Vehicle Corridors Act, aimed to increase fueling infrastructure for clean vehicles. The bill calls on the Department of…...
The “Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act” aims to annul RFS on grounds that increasing demand for corn-based ethanol has raised the prices of livestock, food products, and transportation fuel. On June 20, 2013, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced a bill aimed to annul the Renewable Fuel Standard…...
A newly proposed Senate bill would establish the State Energy Race to the Top program aimed at doubling the nation’s energy productivity by 2030. On June 20, 2013, Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a bill to establish a state grant program of federal incentives to boost energy productivity. The bill…...
The U.S. and Czech Republic have agreed to establish a joint nuclear center in Prague, aimed to expand nuclear energy collaboration through joint initiatives. On June 12, 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a finalized agreement with the Czech Republic to establish a Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center at Prague. The collaboration will facilitate joint…...
