Stephen Lacey, Author at CleanTechnica

5 Things to Know about Solyndra in 2012 Election Cycle

September 12th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

This article was originally published on Climate Progress. It has been republished here with full permission. One year ago [&hellip

Why Do We Hold Renewable Energy to a Different Standard than Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Energy

September 1st, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Now that renewables are receiving some of the same incentives that fossil fuels have enjoyed for nearly one hundred [&hellip

Renewable Electricity Nearly Doubles with Obama in Office

August 29th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Non-hydro renewable electricity generation has nearly doubled since President Obama took office, reaching 5.75 percent of net electricity, according [&hellip

Romney’s Opposition to Wind Power Tax Credit Could be a BIG Deal in Iowa

August 26th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Chaz Allen is the exact type of voter that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama would love to win over [&hellip

Black Lung Cases Doubled in Last Decade, While Coal Industry Fought New Health Protections

August 13th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

In the last ten years, as cases of black lung among American coal miners doubled — hitting “epidemic” scale — the [&hellip

Governor Chris Christie Strengthens NJ Solar Industry

July 24th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

When New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for office in 2009, he campaigned very aggressively on his belief in the value [&hellip

EU Offshore Wind Having Best Year Ever, but Turbine Orders Slowing

July 24th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Battling severe economic headwinds, Europe’s wind industry has picked up the pace and substantially increased offshore projects developed in [&hellip

Romney Would End Wind Energy Production Tax Credit (Costing US 37,000 Jobs)

July 24th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Staffers for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign say the candidate wants to end the wind production tax credit. That federal [&hellip

37,000 Wind Industry Layoffs Look Like This…

July 15th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Here’s a chart that voters in the Midwest probably aren’t going to like: This graphic, put together by the [&hellip

House GOP Pushes for Huge Increase in Fossil Fuel Drilling While Cutting 13 Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Programs

June 13th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

The GOP’s mantra on energy is “we shouldn’t pick winners and losers.” But all one needs to do is look at Republican legislative priorities to see how hollow that slogan is. A series of bills currently being considered in Congress make it very clear that House Republicans are attempting to stack the deck in favor of the fossil fuel industry.

Air Quality

RGGI Rockin’ It — RGGI States Cut CO2 23% in 3 Years

June 6th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

A three-year summary of America’s first carbon trading program was released on Monday. The news is pretty good for [&hellip

Biofuels

73% of Americans Would Consider an Alternative Fuel Vehicle

May 30th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Gas prices may have dipped in the weeks leading up to the Memorial Day weekend, but consumers are still [&hellip

Buildings

5 Things to Know about Clean Energy Investments before Yet Another Pointless Political Hearing

May 15th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

In an attempt to keep the political war against renewable energy in the headlines, Republicans are holding another hearing [&hellip

Coal

Coal Generation Drops 19% in 1 Year in US

May 15th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Power generation from coal is falling quickly. According to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal made up 36 [&hellip

Clean Power

Why I Like This Solar Marketing Campaign

May 12th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Clean energy has become a huge part of the political campaign this year. And certainly not in a good [&hellip

Clean Power

3 Charts Showing that Solar Power Has Hit a Tipping Point

May 9th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

A new report from the prominent global consulting firm McKinsey shows why solar photovoltaics have hit a tipping point. [&hellip

Green Economy

Americans for Prosperity Putting $6.1 Million on Ad to Attack Green Jobs

April 30th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

After pouring more than $8.4 million into bogus energy attack ads since November, the oil industry front group Americans For Prosperity announced yet another major ad buy of $6.1 million in eight states.

Clean Power

ALEC Received Funding from Koch Industries & Exxon Mobil to Craft Legislation Aimed at Repealing Renewable Energy Standards

April 26th, 2012 | by Stephen Lacey

Two leading conservative political organizations say they are stepping up coordinated efforts to repeal state-level renewable energy targets. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — a “stealth business lobbyist” that works with corporate interests to help them write and implement “model” legislation — says it may soon start crafting laws designed to kill or weaken state targets for renewable electricity, heating and fuels.