“Less Carbon, More Jobs” — Clean Energy Economic Development In 3 States
Able to work collaboratively across party lines and the public and private sectors, a new report maps Colorado, Iowa and Ohio’s success in clean energy economic development.
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DOE Publishes New Study On Biological Impact Of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
Involved in OTEC R&D since the late ’70s, O’ahu’s Makai Ocean Engineering performed simulations of the biological impact a 100MW OTEC plant would have on phytoplankton in Hawai’i waters …
Drought + Superstorm Sandy + Looming Fiscal Cliff —> Revived Talk Of A Carbon Tax
Though still considered a long shot, bipartisan support for instituting a tax on the largest US carbon and greenhouse gas emitters is being revived. Coupling it with payments to taxpayers and emphasizing the economic benefits would help muster support, according to policy experts. […]
NRG Bluewater Earns 1st “Smart from the Start” Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Lease
The federal OCS lease grants NRG Bluewater exclusive right to submit one or more plans to BOEM to conduct activities in support of offshore wind energy development spanning 96,430 acres some 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware. […]
New Obama Solar Energy Blueprint Paves Way for Additional 23.7 GW of Green Power
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar on Friday announced a federal blueprint for large-scale solar power project developments spanning six … [continued]
Green Jobs Growth in the USA: Manufacturing Leads the Way, 3.1 Million Green jobs in…
US green jobs growth exceeds that for the overall economy, and economies in states where commerce and industry are greener have been doing better than others. The transition to a cleaner, greener US economy is also helping address a longstanding, and worsening, economic malaise: the decline of US manufacturing and growing inequality of wealth and income. […]
