January 14, 2009 ndash; Yesterday Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold introduced S. 222 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation on qualified energy conservation bonds and to clarify that certain programs constitute a qualified conservation purpose, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. We expect to see further legislation supporting energy efficiency and alternative energy development. Here is the text from Feingoldrsquo;s comments on the floor:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, over the past few days I have introduced a series of bills that are part of my E4 Initiative, dubbed E4 because of its focus on economy, employment, education, and energy. Today I am introducing two bills that are part of this effort: the Community Revitalization Energy Conservation, CREC, Act of 2009 and the Energy and Technology Advancement, ETA, Act of 2009.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; The newest among my E4 bills is the Community Revitalization Energy Conservation, CREC, ...

October 1, 2008 – The renewable energy sector has sold off lately amidst the broader market selloff, but aided by the failure of Congress to pass key legislation this week on the renewable tax credit extensions. That the tax credits will get renewed seems to us to be pretty much a sure thing. Congress has reached an agreement on the tax credits, but now there is just a debate between the House and the Senate how to pay for them. Adding to the delay, no doubt, is the focus that is being paid to the financial crisis bailout bill. In any case, failure to get the legislation passed has exacerbated weakness for renewable energy and clean tech stocks – but we see this as a significant opportunity to buy quality companies, that are extremely well positioned in a global renewable energy economy for the next 20 to 30 years. Perhaps ...