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. […]
When I repost an article, I don’t often include the same title, but in some cases, I see no better option. The title above says it all, in my humble opinion. Natural gas is not a wonder drug that is going to get us out of a hellish and … [continued]
First of all, before I get into this piece, I want to be sure to point out one thing: many Republican voters are worlds different from current GOP leaders (as should be evident from the title above). Unfortunately, it seems that hasn’t gotten through to enough Republican voters yet … [continued]
With Spain and the EU in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, geographic diversification has been a key to Abengoa’s continued success. To be one of the largest solar PV projects in the US, the 200-MW Imperial Valley solar PV facility will generate hundreds of local jobs and avoid 63,000 tons of CO2 emissions, as well as clean, renewable electricity. […]
During the past decade, United States renewable electricity production has increased by a considerable 300%, and other countries have shown significant renewable energy growth too. […]
The drive to develop and deploy renewable energy worldwide has been no ‘blip on the radar screen,’ but rather a sustained effort, the cumulative magnitude and effects of which are laid out in two industry standard reference reports released yesterday: the United Nations Environment Programme’s “Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2012” and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century’s (REN21) 2012 Renewables Global Status Report.
I just published a post on how you can help push for solar power and jobs in New York. And, immediately after doing so, I noticed that one of our readers also recently passed along a note to us (via the contact page above) regarding the need for support … [continued]
Your initial though might be that New York is too far north to be a solar leader, but in case you don’t know, New Jersey is second in the US for installed solar power (and it’s also rather small), and Germany leads the world in installed solar power, with many … [continued]
Since the tragic and ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant began, Japan has been plunged into an intense energy policy debate. Currently, the main focus is on the struggle about whether or not to restart two nuclear reactors at the Ōi Nuclear Power Plant, which … [continued]
In the next two years, the U.S. may get a lot less solar and wind power than it could. It’s not a shortage of solar panels or the cost of turbines. Rather, it’s a problem of the perverse nature of federal incentives for renewable energy. Right now, the owner … [continued]
