Xcel Energy, an active member of the corporate lobbying organization the American Legislative Exchange Council through 2010, quit ALEC in 2011 to avoid negative publicity. The ALEC business model allows corporate lobbyists to pay $7,000 to $25,000 per year to write draft legislation behind closed doors with state lawmakers. State lawmakers then take the … [continued]
Originally published on SolarWakeup by Yann Brandt Governor Hickenlooper (D-CO) nominated former Colorado State Representative Glenn Vaad to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Mr. Vaad began his 4 year term on January 7th while waiting for his confirmation by the Colorado State Senate. The interesting point about Mr. Vaad’s nomination is … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. I’m not much of a fan for simplifications. However, when people spend their time and money trying to destroy something that helps people in dozens of ways — that helps the planet and the economy and your health — simply to become slightly more … [continued]
Originally published on Think Progress. By Joanna M. Foster Google confirmed on Friday that it is investing $80 million in six new solar facilities under construction in California and Arizona. The plants, expected to come online early in the new year, are just the latest addition to Google’s renewable portfolio. The internet … [continued]
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Kiley Kroh As hearings begin to determine the fate of Arizona’s booming solar industry, Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility, quietly renewed its membership in the corporate anti-clean energy group the American Legislative Exchange Council after publicly leaving it in 2012. APS spokesman Jim McDonald told the Arizona Capitol … [continued]
I’m changing up the cleantech breakfast platter a bit (we’ll see how long this lasts — you all know how my appetite changes). I’m going back to including a little excerpt from each story under the title. Hope that’s useful. I’m also focusing more on what I’d consider the “best … [continued]
Greenpeace is a true blue — well, a true green — working for the betterment of society since its passionate and humane beginnings. Greenpeace International may be associated with nature, but it also impresses upon us the fact that the same businesses that brought us the cloud, internet-powered smart phones, … [continued]
Clean energy advocates in North Carolina have won a major battle in the opening stages of a nationwide fossil fuel-funded war against renewable energy standards in America.
A bill that would have reduced (and ultimately ended) North Carolina’s system of renewable energy incentives was soundly defeated 18-13 in a state legislative committee this week.
This article was originally published on Climate Progress. By Tiffany Germain and Matt Kasper As the Heartland Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, continue to target states’ renewable energy standard (RES) with their model legislation — the Electricity Freedom Act — conservative lawmakers are using other unethical tactics to … [continued]
