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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Is tax equity dead? Earlier post.).

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Their systems approach leads to synergies that have the potential to dramatically reduce corn ethanol’s carbon footprint. The source of the heat for distillation has a large impact on the fuel’s final carbon footprint. By using the CHP generator fed off of biogas, Farmers’ Ethanol will dramatically reduce the fuel’s carbon footprint.

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Greenius Is Fired Up Over Obama’s Green Economic Recovery Bill!

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This bill is not only the most sweeping economic recovery package in our nation’s history, it’s also the greenest. Tax Incentives to Spur Energy Savings and Green Jobs. Consumers to Benefit from Tax Relief, More Green Jobs. Read: Here’s What’s Green In It. Landmark Energy Savings at Home.

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

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The treasure chest was cleverly disguised in the form of Federal stimulus money from the ARRA, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. But snatching victory from the jaws of defeat – like a last second Derek Fisher three pointer at the buzzer – as I discovered from Brian Gitt, is the infusion of ARRA stimulus money.