A Zero Emissions Natural Gas Plant?
A new way to use natural gas could cut its carbon dioxide output to zero, making it competitive with solar … [continued]
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Democratic EPA Moves Decisively on Coal
The Obama administration is moving ahead with not one, but three EPA rules that will start to reduce our use of coal, (by far the worst emitter of greenhouse gases in the nation) to move the nation towards a cleaner, safer, healthier energy future, despite misuse of the Senate filibuster by Republicans who are paid to support coal.
Each Ton of CO2 Worth $40 in Health Costs
Surprisingly, in climate policy discourse, the cost/benefit analysis of the health benefits has not been a consideration – because the focus has been on just minimizing the cost of the transition to renewable energy.
US Must Transition to Clean Power by 2012 or Miss the Chance
If the USA was smart, we would make a massive switch to renewable energy now, while we still can. By 2012 we could be out of luck.
Utility-Scale Distributed Solar Gets Blast-Off in California
Other states could learn from this innovative idea. Distributed solar could be a way that cities with regions of urban blight to re-purpose all those empty big box stores so their roofs could supply neighbors with power, and in the process, bringing about urban renewal and lots of clean energy American jobs.
Wyoming Voters Snap Up $10,000 Renewable Energy Grants Their Senators Opposed
In just the first ten days, Wyoming voters used up their share in the funds from The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act designed to end dependence on dirty energy. They voted with their feet against the Senators they sent to vote for dirty energy.
Rooftop Rentals Soar With Generous Canadian Feed-in Tariff
Since September, when the Ontario Power Authority began its generous payment for rooftop solar power, Toronto’s commercial roof acreage has … [continued]
Rooftop Solar Installations Growing Faster than Utility-Scale Solar
Private solar installations are really taking off nationwide. In just two years, (about the same length of time it takes to get a pair of 250 MW solar power plants approved in California, for example), homeowners and businesses have added that much power to the Californian grid, just from individual rooftops throughout the state.
Feinstein Expands 30% Solar Tax Credit to Include Public Swimming Pools
When the 30% tax credits as cash grants were instituted with the American Recovery Act, I was doing solar estimates for a small start-up in California. I was surprised to find that the 30% tax credit (available as a cash grant for businesses) for solar, was applicable to solar thermal only if it was not used for swimming pools.
Another Economy Might be Beginning Escape From Fossil Energy Dependence
Here’s some more good news about our renewable energy future. Another nation has reduced greenhouse gas emissions, while not taking an economic hit. Canada’s top 10 industrial greenhouse gas emitters reduced their emissions by 9% in a year, while the economy grew in the meantime by 0.5%.
