The next week on Capitol Hill will be one of extreme importance for climate legislation, as Republicans and Democrats are set to tussle over a renewable energy mandate being included in the national energy bill that will be voted on in the Senate within the next seven days.

The Ten Million Solar Roofs legislation proposed by Bernie Sanders (I-VT) got the seal of approval from the Senate Energy Committee yesterday, giving hope to renewable energy supporters after comprehensive climate change legislation was put on ice last week. The proposed solar bill would provide a total of $250 million in annual funding for competitive [...]