Alternative Energy Subsidies

Solyndra's Bankruptcy Shows the Failure of the "Green" Jobs Agenda

Robert Bryce | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Obama, Ethanol, American Wind Energy Association, Wind Energy, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Green Subsidies, Politics News
Robert Bryce

The recent bankruptcy of solar-panel-maker Solyndra shows, once again, that the entire concept of "green energy" jobs was bankrupt from the start. "...

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Our Economy Can't Win a Thrown Fight

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Solar Energy, Green for All, Green Energy, Green Technology, Solar Power, Solyndra, Energy Subsidies, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Solyndra Bankruptcy, Solyndra-Inc, Green News
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

The beauty and danger of capitalism is that it's survival of the fittest. Some companies survive and thrive. Many don't. Unfortunately, Solyndra, a Bay Area solar panel company, didn't.

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Can We Win the Future Racing Uphill?

William S. Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Gas, Federal Debt, Renewable Energy, Public Health, Budget Deficit, Coal, Epa, Fossil Energy, Energy Efficiency, National Security, Climate Change, Oil, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Green News
William S. Becker

Stop treating support for renewable energy like tree hugging and begin treating it as a critical investment in national security.

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It's Not Environment vs. Economy: Green Is the Path to Prosperity

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Regulations, Cap and Trade, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Peak Oil, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Renewable Energy, Climate Legislation, Climate Change, Green News
Andrew Winston

First, the notion that fossil fuels do not rely on subsidies is absurd. Second, this general notion that green will hurt the economy is simply the easiest defense of doing nothing.

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Corn Ethanol -- Not Enough Bang For the Subsidized Buck

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Perennial Grasses, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Water, Switch Grass, Agribusiness, Subsidies, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Miscanthus, Pollution, Green News
John DeCock

The fundamental problem with corn ethanol, the thing that makes it a non-starter in practical terms, is that it is not at all clear that corn ethanol reduces green house gases.

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