November 15th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published by ClimateProgress by Matt Kasper On Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) joined State Representative Greg Vitali
August 6th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
America’s wind energy industry may be coming off a record-setting 2012 but could potentially soar even higher – if federal policy uncertainty is resolved in time to help overcome the natural gas boom and fast-closing state renewable energy targets.
This outlook from the US Department of Energy’s “2012 Wind Technologies Market Report,” underlines how important stable government policy is to growing a clean energy economy and reveals the economic potential of a future powered by wind energy
July 26th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
A solar energy revolution is dawning in America, led by the "Dazzling Dozen" - twelve states whose progressive policies dominate the solar industry with 85% of all US solar capacity but just 28% of the total population.
Environment America’s “Lighting the Way” report outlines their successful policies and illuminate the path forward to a nationwide clean energy economy
July 22nd, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
California and Texas lead a new ranking of US smart grid implementation, and the common factors in the 15 most successful states could direct the future of American grid modernization
July 12th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
Navigant Research predicts the global solar photovoltaic industry will grow as prices continue dropping, reaching both grid parity and $134 billion in annual revenue by
March 29th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Reposted from Greentech Media: By Herman Trabish At least twenty-two of the 29 state renewables standards have been attacked by
August 14th, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci
Increasing Michigan’s renewable energy standard (RES) to 25 percent by 2025 would be a “job-creating machine” and double the number of green jobs in the state, according to a new Michigan State University (MSU) study.
July 23rd, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci
Michigan will vote on a measure to boost its renewable energy standard to 25 percent this November thanks to a grassroots ballot initiative with the backing of over 500,000 Michigan residents.
May 4th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
This is a repost from Midwest Energy News on how renewable energy standards are fairing in state legislatures —
December 20th, 2011 | by Stephen Lacey
The truth can be very inconvenient. With real-world experience and numerous non-partisan research organizations showing over and over again that state-level renewable energy targets have not substantially driven up electricity rates, clean energy opponents are simply creating their own numbers
December 3rd, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Some top cleantech policy stories from around this week: 1. Clean Energy Standards Create Clean Air & Water with No
September 6th, 2011 | by John Farrell
In a stunning reversal of popular wisdom, overzealous state legislators and interest groups are jeopardizing over $4 billion in economic activity and thousands of jobs promised in Missouri’s 3-year old renewable energy law. Missourians should override their mistaken legislators, reaffirming their commitment to local renewable energy and even consider the benefits of maximizing the state’s clean electricity production
June 9th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
The pace of solar installations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania is ironically destroying the incentives that make such installations possible
September 25th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
States that already meet or exceed Renewable Energy Standards of 15% by 2021 would not be held back by the latest
September 23rd, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
When I wrote on the possibility of a Renewable Energy Standard (RES) coming back from the dead a couple weeks