- president bush hosts utc fuel cells at the white house (United Technologies).
- president george w. bush held a hydrogen showcase on feb (Chevrontexaco Corporation).
- but that all changed when president bush announced in his 2003 state of the union his administration's commitment to fund hydrogen fuel cell research at the level of $1
(CFACT).
- the texas rps, passed in 1999 under governor george w. bush, has been so successful that utility companies have surpassed the percentages of renewable energy required by them
(Friends of The Earth).
- the bill, which president bush signed into law on october 22, 2004, includes only a one-year ptc extension and expands the eligible electricity resources to include geothermal energy, solar energy, open-loop biomass, small irrigation power, as well as municipal solid waste
(Union of Concerned Scientists).
- mike johanns (r) to succeed ann veneman as agriculture secretary, president bush called his pick ''a strong proponent of alternative energy sources, such as ethanol and biodiesel,'' later adding that ''in a new term, we'll continue policies that are pro-growth, pro-jobs, and pro-farmer
(Working for Change).
- a bill by the way that calls for a mere 15 percent increase in funding for research into alternative energy -- as opposed to john kerry's plan to double spending on alternative energy research
(League of Conservation Voters).
- under president bush's hydrogen fuel initiative, the department of energy plans to distribute $1 (Rainforest Action Network).
- an ideological chasm separates the environmental policies of the two candidates, with president george w. bush favoring more use of domestic coal and oil to cut dependence on middle east oil, while kerry seeks a shift to clean energy like solar or wind power by 2020
(Environmental News Network).
- significantly, among republicans (62%) and those who voted for president bush in the 2000 election (63%), support for renewables outweighs tax breaks to help energy companies build more power plants by more than a 2:1 margin
(Union of Concerned Scientists).
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SummaryThis project of the ECOresearch Network automatically provides a weekly snapshot of international Web coverage. The results reflect online attention and attitude towards the US presidential candidates. Keywords grouped by political party and geographic region summarize the key issues associated with each candidate.
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