With the spotlight on environmental issues, many investors have been looking into green stocks. Green stocks are businesses involved in sustainable, environmentally-friendly practices, ranging from production of solar panels and hybrid/electric vehicle parts to tech-related pursuits such as IP trunking and designing energy-efficient data centers. Any significant effort to reduce … [continued]
This is such a gem it requires a full repost. Thanks to Dr Joe Romm for all the work he does on progressing logical clean energy policy!
We have the pleasure of working with hundreds of people every day that want to reduce their energy bills, go green and jump on the solar power bandwagon. And the question we see over and over again is: Just how much do I need and what will it cost? We’ll … [continued]
Somebody has finally put a number on something we have all had a gut sense about: people are far more likely to follow a trend (in this case, installing solar panels) when it is clearly a trend. But the natural follow-up question is: “when does a trend officially become … [continued]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2011– A broad, nonpartisan coalition of 369 members, including manufacturing, farm and business interests, today issued a letter endorsing a four year extension to wind energy’s key federal tax incentive, the Production Tax Credit. Legislation recently introduced by Representatives Dave Reichert (R, WA-08) and Earl Blumenauer … [continued]
These Global Top 10 are thriving in cleantech industry with innovative technologies and green job creation The Global Cleantech Cluster Association, known as the global voice of cleantech, announced its Top 10 winners of the 2011 Later Stage Award Monday night at its awards gala co-hosted by An sTli … [continued]
Book Review: The Quest, Daniel Yergin, 2011, The Penguin Press Tour de force. There are no better words to capture Daniel Yergin’s most recent effort to explain the world of energy and power politics to the public. The Quest is not a work of pure history, nor a polemic that urges the … [continued]
by Shelby Wood, for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance The Northwest is known for setting the pace when it comes to energy efficiency. Just last week, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy named Oregon (#4) and Washington (#5) to its annual top ten states for energy efficiency. Northwest consumers … [continued]
From one of the 400. To the other 399. The great recession is my fault. This was the news flash that dawned on me in January this year. Ok, its not just me, but it is the fault of somewhere between just 0.008% of the US population on the high … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Wind energy is more affordable than ever, and new installations across the country are saving consumers money on their electric bills, as utilities rush to lock in long-term favorable rates. “This is what a successful business looks like with stable tax policy. Utilities are locking in a great deal … [continued]
