A “discussion draft” is what Reps. Henry Waxman and Ed Markey called their initial proposal for a climate and energy bill last month. And the discussion has been heating up ever… Read more »
Online video ad spending will still grow this year, though just at a slower pace than previously predicted. According to a new report from Interpublic Group’s Magna, advertisers are expected to… Read more »
The electricity grid can only get so smart without a framework for interoperability; a common protocol would make it easier for utilities, appliances and software to share data about energy use… Read more »
The House and Senate have made a tentative deal on the stimulus bill, and plan to vote on a compromise version of the package tomorrow. At $789 billion, the bill is… Read more »
Bush Takes a Pass on MPG Rulemaking: The Bush administration has forfeit the job of raising fuel-efficiency targets to President-elect Obama’s incoming team, citing “recent financial difficulties of the automobile industry.”… Read more »
A new energy-efficient infrastructure could be coming to the U.S. with the new administration, and up to 280,000 new jobs could be created from the deployment of smart grid technology alone… Read more »
Now that the credit crunch has blown a hole in investment and consumer spending and the housing market has crashed, President-elect Barack Obama will be looking to stimulate the economy through… Read more »