AAAS Policy Brief: Renewable Energy

• "New Catalyst Marks Major Step in the March Toward Hydrogen Fuel"-Science (31 July 2008)
• "U.K. Ponders World's Biggest Tidal Power Scheme"-Science (20 June 2008)
• "Solar Energy: Can the Upstarts Top Silicon?"-Science (8 February 2008)
• "Renewable Energy Sources and the Realities of Setting an Energy Agenda"-Science (9 February 2007)
• "Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy Use"-Science (9 February 2008)
• "Energy: Exploiting Wind Versus Coal"-Science (24 August 2001)
• "A Realizable Renewable Energy Future"-Science (30 July 1999)
  
• "A Record in Converting Photons to Fuel"-Science (17 April 1998)
• "Increased Use of Renewable Energy"-Science (6 September 1991)
• "Fuel Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass"-Science (15 March 1991)
• "Energy Self-Sufficiency for Hawaii"-Science (11 June 1982)
• "Extracting Geothermal Energy Can Be Hard"-Science (12 November 1982)
• "Limits to Wind Power Utilization"-Science (6 April 1979)
• "Solar Biomass Energy: An Overview of U.S. Potential"-Science (10 March 1978)
• "Environmental Impact of Geothermal Power Plant"-Science (7 March 1975)
• "Technology Utilization: Incentives and Solar Energy"-Science (28 February 1975)
• "Water Salination: A Source of Energy"-Science (25 October 1974)
• "Water or Nuclear Power: Which Costs Less?"-Science (25 November 1966)
  

Links

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy
• Geo-Powering the West. U.S. Department of Energy
• Solar America Initiative. U.S. Department of Energy
• “Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity Preliminary Statistics.” Energy Information Administration
  
• “2007 Survey of Energy Resources.” World Energy Council
  
• “U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2002-2006.” Energy Information Administration.
  
• “Geothermal Energy Utilization in the United States, 2000.” Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology
  
• “Environmental Compatibility of Geothermal Energy.” Alternative Fuels and the Environment
  
• “Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply.” Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• “Energy Star Overview of 2007 Achievements.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provisions.” Congressional Research Service

Recent Activity in the 110th Congress

• Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act (S.2076)
• Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (H.R.6049)
• Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 (S.2821)
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008 (H.R.5529)
• American Renewable Energy Act (S.2642)
• Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 (H.R.5351)
  

For more information on energy related legislation, see the AAAS 2008 Legislative Tracker

Updated July 21, 2008