Today in Biofuels Opinion: “EERE funding within the Recovery Act includes $2.5 billion for Applied Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment.”

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: “[The USDA] has a responsibility for keeping an eye on that industry, to make sure that the terms and conditions of the loans are more favorably inclined.”

Jack Jenkins, Editor, EERE Program News: “EERE funding within the Recovery Act includes: $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program; $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program; $3.2 billion for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants; $2.5 billion for Applied Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment; $2 billion for Advanced Battery Manufacturing Grants;  $400 million for transportation electrification; $300 million for an Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program and ENERGY STAR®;  $300 million for an Alternative Fueled-Vehicles Pilot Grant Program.”

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