Monster Wave Of Marine Energy About To Hit US Shores
US lawmakers propose a new $1 billion funding pot to stimulate launch the domestic marine energy industry into the big leagues of the renewable energy transition.
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Energy Lobbyists Already Planning For A Republican Controlled House Of Representatives
Lobbyists for fossil fuel companies are already plotting how to short circuit climate action in The House.
Insular Areas Climate Change Act: Strengthen Territories’ Response to Climate Disasters & Protect the Most…
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists By Juan Declet-Barreto, Climate Vulnerability Social Scientist, co-authored by Dr. Adi Martínez-Román with the University of Puerto Rico Resiliency Law Center. Islands and their people are more vulnerable to climate impacts than continental jurisdictions. They are more unprotected from climate ravages that are becoming more ferocious. Their … [continued]
Georgia, What Have Republican Senators Done For You?
We have a big special election coming up in Georgia in January, an election that will decide who represents Georgia in the US Senate. Both senators for the State of Georgia will need to be chosen.
Senate GOP Tax Reform Plan Reverses House Plans To Hinder Renewable Energy
US Senate Republicans have put forward their own tax reform plan this week which, unlike the tax reform bill proposed by the House, does not take aim at renewable energy provisions such as the wind Production Tax Credit.
Chile Carbon Tax Coming Up This Week
This week, the government of Chile holds a final vote on its first carbon taxation scheme, also the first in South America, a measure to make fossil fuel generators pay for emitting greenhouse gases. The Chile carbon tax is part of a larger program of wide-ranging tax revisions introduced by the country’s … [continued]
Breaking: Major Solar Energy Threat, Cuts in House Budget
Not the kind of breaking news you want to share, but sometimes it’s necessary. The House of Representatives are looking to cut billions of dollars in loan guarantees for solar projects according to documents released this weekend. Of course, with solar being a leading job-creation category (per dollar invested), the … [continued]
Transportation in 2010
Transportation is one of the biggest parts of our lives, whether we think about it or not. How will 2010 help shape the future of transportation in the US? How should it do so? And, more specifically, what is going on in government on this matter? With an expired (in … [continued]
