Energy Economics

States Wrestle With Diversifying Energy Portfolios

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environment, Efficiency, Environmental Policy, Economics, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Emissions Reduction, Energy Economics, Alternative Energy, Green News

State renewable energy targets have an extraordinary number of variations - and sometimes loopholes. Take the example of California, which is workin...

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Bjork Battles Icelandic Aluminum Industry

Green Inc. | James Kanter | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Rio Tinto, Environmental Policy, Iceland, Energy Economics, Energy Politics, Aluminum, Geothermal Energy, Energy Business, Alcoa, Climate Change, Alternative Energy, BjöRk, Bjork, Green News

The hugely popular Icelandic singer Björk has gone into battle with another of the island's big exports - aluminum. Björk says the aluminum product...

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Alternative Energy Faces New Challenges

Green Inc. | Clifford Krauss | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Renewable Energy, Investment, Energy Politics, Financial Crisis, Government Policy, Venture Capital, Energy, Energy Business, Energy Economics, Alternative Energy, Green News

For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new ...

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