Press Releases

February 6, 2007

FY 2008 Budget Requests $9.4 Billion For Transit, $49 Million For Clean Fuel Buses

On February 5, 2007, U.S, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters unveiled a $67 billion fiscal year (FY) 2008 Budget to fund the nation’s roadways, rail and air transportation. The proposal includes $9.4 billion for transit, $40.3 billion for highways, resources for cleaner buses, reduced support for Amtrak passenger rail and a $175 million initiative to reduce traffic congestion.

February 6, 2007

DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy FY 2008 Budget

Carol Werner, Executive Director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), issued the following statement on the release of the president’s FY 08 budget for the U.S. Department of Energy.

February 6, 2007

Administration’s Proposed Renewable Energy Agriculture and Biomass Budget for Fiscal Year 2008

On February 5, 2007 the Administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year FY08.

January 25, 2007

State of the Union and Renewable Fuel Standard

There has been considerable attention focused on the energy goals President Bush discussed in his 2007 State of the Union message on Tuesday night (1/23).

January 18, 2007

Bioenergy Funding Opportunity

Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications (ELSI) of Research on Alternative Bioenergy Technologies, Synthetic Genomics, or Nanotechnologies