Opower is a software company focused on increasing energy efficiency with utility providers, homeowners and businesses. Their technology performs energy and usage pattern analyses and frequently sends reports to their customers so they can understand how to save money on their energy bills. (President Obama visited in their Arlington headquarters … [continued]
Here’s another great post from the always apt (I think) “Volt Owner” over at My Chevy Volt: An interesting poll is currently underway on gm-volt.com. The poll is soliciting responses for those who own a Volt or are strongly considering owning one, asking “Did you vote for Obama or not?” Presumably, … [continued]
Via the NRDC Action Fund, good news regarding the 2012 U.S. election: WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 7th leading environmental groups stood together at the National Press Club to highlight the numerous environmental champions who were elected to Congress because they strongly support investing in clean energy and protecting the … [continued]
To wrap up our election 2012 coverage (I think), I just wanted to highlight a couple more posts on this year’s presidential and congressional elections. Solar Power World: Give President Obama Four More Years: Frank Andorka of Solar Power World carefully reviewed the energy policies of Obama and Romney (in … [continued]
I wish we had time to write up endorsements for each race in the US. But, of course, that would have been impossible and impractical, especially given our focus on cleantech. However, before all is said and done, I wanted to make sure to get three endorsements for Senate … [continued]
Everyone loves solar. Well, ok, not everyone, but the HUGE majority of people. It’s been like this probably as long as the idea of solar power has been around. Thomas Edison was clearly a huge fan: […]
This article was originally published on Climate Progress. It has been republished here with full permission. One year ago today, the solar manufacturer Solyndra filed for bankruptcy after receiving a $527 million loan guarantee. The bankruptcy set off a political firestorm in Congress, and eventually worked its way into … [continued]
David Roberts of Grist posted a wonderful critique of climate policy debate terminology on Grist yesterday. He tackles the myth that carbon pricing is a liberal policy, as well as the myth that there’s a huge difference between carbon pricing and a carbon tax. Here’s the full post: by … [continued]
Below are some things to consider if you’re watching, listening to, or reading about Obama’s speech on energy in Miami today. They came to me from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) by email a few hours ago. Before sharing those insightful comments though, I’ll share a quick comment I … [continued]
With every passing day, Congress outdoes its own abysmal environmental record.
Even as federal policymakers consider a transportation bill that would open up sensitive areas for offshore drilling, encourage use of dirty oil shale, force a decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and derail public investments in public transportation, they couldn’t even compromise on a simple short-term tax credit for wind energy.
