Daily Green: The Senate renewed a $17 billion tax credit that benefits renewable energy developers, a piece of legislation that environmental and energy advocates have said is fundamental to weening the nation off foreign oil and fossil fuels. The House and Senate still have to reconcile spending bills before the tax breaks, and President Bush sign off on it, before they become law. The tax break alone won’t achieve such far-reaching results, but without it, even stepwise investments in that new …