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The benefit of supporting American-made clean energy extends far beyond direct job benefits and bringing money into the economy.
The Gordian knot of climate politics holds that action should be taken in a certain order, while opinions differ on what, exactly, that order should be. As a result, virtually every aspect of the climate negotiations becomes a proxy for these more fundamental disputes.
Forget about oil depletion allowances -- how about the construction of the interstate highway system? How about the deduction for mortgage interest and property tax? Both stimulated increased use of fossil fuels.
While we fight this battle against our own government for clean energy, we are being welcomed with open arms in Russia, China, Indonesia, and Australia, all who want our technology now.
Renewables currently generate only about 5 percent of U.S. electricity, but by 2030 they have the potential to produce more than 40 percent, half coming from wind. And yet, unless Congress acts soon, the wind industry will have to trim its sails.
Mitt Romney rolled out two new ads touting what he plans to do on his first day on the job if elected president. Both are filled with some lofty goals, with the scariest part being that he may actually believe he can accomplish all these tasks on day one.
This holiday weekend, many Americans will feel what seems a powerful pain at the pump. But an American energy revolution that shifted meaningfully away from fossil fuels would require something more than episodic financial pain. It would require ongoing economic smarts.
Homeboy prepares ex-gang members and those who have been incarcerated for careers in the solar industry. I now understand the tremendous potential solar has to transform individual lives, especially of those who have made terrible mistakes and come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
On June 21, the World Bank is expected to submit to its Board of Directors a credit of $684 million for a 1,000-kilometer-long transmission line from Ethiopia to Kenya. Strong evidence links this transmission line to the Gibe III Dam.
After serving her country as a major in the U.S. Army for 22 years, Marilyn Mullens is now leading a group of her fellow Appalachian women to the West Virginia state capitol on Memorial Day to protest the growing humanitarian crisis of mountaintop removal mining.
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In Devil's Tango, Pineda brings together a refreshingly bold command of the facts and myths of the nuclear industry with her extraordinary prose to offer a rare look into many of the overlooked implications of the Fukushima tragedy.
Central to the move towards localized clean energy is a little-known policy called "net metering." Today, there are over 100,000 rooftop solar energy systems in California and net metering is the policy responsible for 99% of them.
In the slow and sluggish world of cars, where even setting fixed prices for a new car has been a bridge too far, financial innovation is proving a hard sell. That's dangerous for American leadership in EV's and for the climate.
We need to educate our fellow Americans about the risks associated with continued use of fossil fuels and support policies that will transition our nation to relying on cleaner, renewable sources of energy.
Very quietly, California utilities are threatening to undermine the dream of widespread clean energy in our state.
