Clean Energy Could Supply U.S. with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says
A director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was in Vancouver on Friday for the American Association for … [continued]
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US Solar Energy, Manufacturing & Jobs: Pres. Obama’s “Blueprint for an America Built to Last”
Encompassing job creation, manufacturing, and clean energy, support is there for the President’s “Blueprint for an America Built to Last.” Leaders of American business, labor, and entrepreneurship have argued in support of much stronger government leadership focused on US manufacturing, job creation, clean energy, and energy conservation.
Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race?
I spend much of my time studying carbon pollution trends, analyzing growing evidence of global warming, and assessing the impacts of a warmer climate. Thus, I recently found myself in agreement with scientists when they moved the symbolic doomsday clock closer to midnight (planetary catastrophe) in part because of global inaction on climate change. At the same time, I remain optimistic about our collective ability to face the crisis. Why? Because even as we’re racing against time to combat climate change, we’re also moving forward in the clean energy race.
Private Sector Players Stepping Up Pace of Clean Energy Investments
Good news on the clean energy finance front—private sector investors are stepping up the pace of their investments across the renewable energy landscape, from wind and solar to geothermal and hydropower. With a Congress hopelessly divided on the direction energy and environmental policy should take and threatening lapses of key clean energy incentives imminent, private sector capital is going to be critical in order for the fast pace of renewable energy systems deployment and technological innovation to continue.
U.S. Voters Love Clean Energy, SOTU Swing Voter Reactions Show
I’ve written many, many times about the overwhelming support for clean energy in the U.S. Unfortunately, a certain portion of … [continued]
5 Wind Energy Trends to Watch for in 2012
As indicated in the previous post by the American Wind Energy Association (Top 10 Wind Energy Stories of 2011), … [continued]
Clean Energy Leaders Unite, Write Congress to Extend 1603 Tax Credit Grants
A coalition of clean energy economy leaders and stakeholders has sent Congress a letter urging them to extend the Treasury Section 1603 grant program through 2012. Enacted to sustain investment flows in the wake of the 2008 financial systems collapse and due to expire at year-end, the 1603 grant program has been central to the continued growth and development of clean energy across the US in all its forms in ensuing years.
China is #2 Cleantech Producer, U.S. #17, New Report Finds
“Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China’s pace of growth, according to a new report….”
