renewable energy

Climate Progress touts a new study by the New Rules Project showing that 31 states in America could produce enough energy from renewable sources to exceed their consumption (map below). That’s certainly noteworthy, but what’s more interesting, I think, is a quick glance at the 19 states that fall short, in the context of the [...]

With President Obama playing a cameo role in a recurring TV ad sponsored by American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCE), you may be wondering just what the administration’s priorities are for energy innovation. Rest assured, under the stimulus bill passed by Congress, “clean coal” research will get less than a quarter as much federal [...]

While the coal industry lobby in Washington seeks to rebrand its product as “clean,” and the fate of climate change legislation in Congress remains hostage to partisan maneuvering, two recent decisions by local power companies show a lower carbon future slowly taking shape.

President-elect Obama has said that energy will be a top priority for his administration in its first 100 days — hinting that it will come second only to the economy.
In the past year, the Obama campaign has made a lot of promises on energy, related to jobs, climate change, clean energy, gas prices and [...]

I have a piece coming up today on how the environment could factor into the youth vote tomorrow.
In my reporting for the story, I came across a group called the Energy Action Coalition, which has run a nonpartisan campaign called “Power Vote” this election season. The campaign’s purpose is to galvanize young people to persuade [...]

As the economy continues to flop, congressional Democrats are pushing harder to move a second economic stimulus bill before the end of the year.
Taxpayers will remember that the first round of stimulus efforts came in the form of direct-to-the-door rebate checks — $600 for individuals and $1,200 for married couples. This time around, lawmakers are [...]

With the price of oil dropping to around $74 a barrel — and gasoline prices, on average, falling below $3 a gallon — the alternative-energy industry may have something to lose. The drop in oil prices stems from the global credit crisis and the recession fears it has spawned.
The stocks of alternative-energy companies, which had [...]

The extension of federal tax credits for the production of wind energy could help boost the economies of some Indian tribes, reports the New York Times.
In South Dakota, the Rosebud Sioux tribe is working on a 30-megawatt wind farm that could bring some needed revenue for residents. Per capita income for tribal members is about [...]

In a full-page spread in today’s Washington Post, some players in the energy industry take an opportunity to congratulate Congress for allowing a 26-year-old moratorium on new offshore oil drilling to expire.
That move, the companies postulate, “may prove to be a significant measure in addressing our long-term fiscal health.”
Really?

Since the tax credits for renewable energy were incorporated into the financial bailout plan that became law last week, green businesses have breathed a sigh of relief.
But green business owners know that they face obstacles. This week, E&ETV looked at some of them in an interview with Natural Resources and Defense Council energy analyst Jim [...]