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Clean Energy

Bush Seeks Funding To Improve U.S. Energy Security, Environment

Reducing U.S. dependence on petroleum imports and expanding incentives for clean energy technologies are centerpieces of President Bush’s energy budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins October 1. As part of a $24.3 billion funding request for the U.S. Department of Energy, the president is asking Congress to provide $2.7 billion for his Advanced Energy Initiative that aims to accelerate research in advanced, clean and safe power-generation technologies based on coal, nuclear energy and renewable sources. (complete text)

Bush Urges Cuts in Gasoline Use, More Biofuel Production

President Bush is calling for development and production of fuels and automobiles that would decrease the use of oil in the United States, making the country less dependent on oil imports and helping it confront the threat of climate change.

In his January 23 State of the Union address to Congress, Bush presented the plan to cut gasoline usage by 20 percent in the next 10 years through mandatory use of alternative and renewable fuels, mostly biofuels, and increased automobile fuel economy standards. (complete text)

Energy Projects Can Play Key Role in Reducing Poverty

Renewable energy is the fastest growing energy technology in the world and has a major role to play in reducing poverty while protecting the environment, according to the World Bank.

In its report Improving Lives: World Bank Progress on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Fiscal Year 2006, released January 23, the bank said its annual commitments for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects totaled $668 million -- nearly double the 2005 level. (complete text)

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