Obama Seeking $5,000 Per Worker Credit, Payroll Tax Refunds to Boost Employment
January 29, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
The White House announced details of President Obama’s plan to encourage job creation, saying Jan. 28 that he wants to give…
Budget to Include $5 Billion Expansion of Clean Energy Manufacturing Credit, Geithner Says
January 29, 2010 in World Climate Change Report · Leave a Comment
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced Jan. 28 that the Obama administration’s budget, scheduled to be released…
Energy Sector Pleased with Obama Call for More Nuclear Power, Offshore Drilling, but Skepticism Remains
January 29, 2010 in World Climate Change Report · Leave a Comment
The energy industry was generally pleased to hear President Obama call in his Jan. 27 State of the Union address for more nuclear power plants and…
Obama Signals Legislation on Energy, Climate Remains Among Priorities in 2010
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President Obama signaled in his State of the Union address to Congress Jan. 27 that he will continue to press for energy and climate legislation in 2010…
Stimulus Measures Help Boost U.S. Wind Power Capacity to Record 9,922 Megawatts in 2009
January 28, 2010 in World Climate Change Report · Leave a Comment
The wind energy industry installed a record 9,922 megawatts of capacity in the United States in 2009, including 4,041 megawatts in the fourth quarter, according to…
Defense Contractors Avoided Taxes through Use of Foreign Affiliates, GAO Says
January 28, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
About one-third of the top 29 U.S. publicly traded defense contractors decreased their effective U.S. corporate tax rates in 2008 through the use of…
Obama Promises Tax Relief for Middle Class, Urges Americans to Back Health Overhaul
January 28, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
President Obama used his Jan. 27 State of the Union speech to assure Americans that he is working to provide more tax relief, particularly to…
Obama Pledges $30 Billion to Fund Community Banks’ Loans to Small Businesses
January 28, 2010 in Banking Report · Leave a Comment
President Barack Obama pledged Jan. 27 in his State of the Union address to provide $30 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to…
EPA Scientific Advisers Endorse Agency Proposal on Ozone
January 27, 2010 in · Leave a Comment
Environmental Protection Agency scientific advisers announced Jan. 25 that they endorsed the range of ozone concentrations being considered by the agency in its proposal to tighten air quality…
Senate Jobs Proposal Includes Billions for Energy Efficiency, Retrofit Rebates
January 27, 2010 in World Climate Change Report · Leave a Comment
Jobs creation legislation being crafted by Democratic leaders in the Senate includes billions for energy efficiency measures, such as a home energy efficiency rebate program…
