In Massachusetts, Cape Wind, a proposed wind energy project off the state’s coast, is becoming an issue in Gov. Deval Patrick’s (D) reelection bid. Wind advocates hope Cape Wind will be the first such project built in the United States, but for many in Massachusetts, the project has long become More…
It turns out that an economy-wide cap on carbon emissions really is necessary to spur investment in what President Obama likes to call the “clean energy economy.” At least for Deutsche Bank.
Politico pointed today to an Aug. 11 Reuters story that says Deutsche Bank will funnel the $6 billion More…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) just sent out a statement responding to criticism for renewable energy advocates about the state aid bill that passed earlier today. As I noted in a previous blog, the renewable energy industry is furious that the bill cut $1.5 billion in energy loan guarantees More…
As Annie just reported, the House just passed a state aid bill that provides $16.1 billion in Medicaid funding and $10 billion to pay teachers’ salaries, much to the delight of Democrats.
But the renewable energy industry is not pleased with a provision in the bill that would cut More…
In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today, a coalition of renewable energy industry groups, environmentalists and labor unions called for passage of a renewable energy standard in September.
With a vote on Sen. Reid’s oil spill response bill delayed until September at the earliest, More…
With this week’s delay on the energy and oil spill bill, lawmakers are renewing their push to include a renewable energy mandate in the legislation. Politico notes this morning that 32 Democrats sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) calling for inclusion of an a renewable More…
A key renewable energy industry source says it is “very likely” that the industry will renew its push to include a renewable energy standard in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) energy and oil spill response bill. Reid announced yesterday that he won’t bring the bill to the floor More…
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 More…
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 More…
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.
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