United States - By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. heating season gets underway, the average price that homeowners paid for heating oil was $3.67 per gallon this week, the government said Wednesday.
The nationwide heating oil price is 90 cents higher than a year ago, according the federal Energy Information Administration’s weekly [...]

A number of the energy efficiency and renewable tax incentives included in the broader legislation were modeled after bipartisan legislation previously authored by Senator Feinstein along with Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and others. These incentives were set to expire at the end of the year.
(Media-Newswire.com) - October 3, 2008 - Washington, DC – The President [...]

Heating a home often comes down to choosing between oil or gas. But there?s a better, greener solution: wood.
By Elizabeth Gehrman
When I finally finished the outrageously expensive gut-renovation of my two-family East Boston Cape in 2004, I was surprised and grateful to hear that the boilers, at least, could keep sputtering away for a few [...]

By Mass High Tech Staff
Portland, Maine-based biopower energy research group USA Biomass has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Energy Foundation to promote the importance of renewable, biomass energy generation in meeting the nation’s growing energy needs.
USA Biomass will provide matching funds toward this nationwide outreach effort, according to the organization.
The Energy Foundation is [...]

Focus on Environmental and GHG-Reducing Benefits of Biomass Energy
PORTLAND, Maine, Sep 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — USA Biomass, the nation’s leading association of biopower companies, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Energy Foundation to promote the importance of renewable, biomass energy generation in meeting the nation’s growing energy needs, while reducing our [...]