Low Carbon Energy

Is Nuclear Energy a Fuel with a Future?

Andy Mannle | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Low Carbon Economy, Feed-in Tariff, Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear Power, Exelon, Renewable Energy, American Nuclear Society, Low-Carbon Energy, Nuclear, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Green News
Andy Mannle

Without a major breakthrough, it seems safe to say nuclear will never be cheaper than coal or natural gas; nor will it be as safe, clean, and attractive to consumers and investors as renewables.

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Promise of New Renewable Energy Agency in Peril?

Lily Riahi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Low-Carbon Energy, Irena, Solar Power, Feed-in Tariff, International Relations, International Renewable Energy Agency, France-Uae-Base, Sarkozy, France, Abu Dhabi, Nicolas Sarkozy, Uae, Green News
Lily Riahi

After three decades of resistance, the first and only intergovernmental agency to focus solely on renewable energy development is finally ready to launch on July 1st.

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Smart Growth: Three Simple Steps to Help the Economy and the Planet

Bill Shireman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Internet, Cell Phones, Wind Power, Economy, Green, Renewable Energy, Cars, Jobs, Obama Administration, Pollution, Green Energy, Facebook, Income, Internet Servers, Solar Energy, Green Technology, Electric Cars, Waste, Green Growth, LEED Certification, Low-Carbon Energy, Technology, Energy, Twitter, Leed, Carbon Emissions, Computers, Web, Petroleum, Tax Reform, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Financial Growth, Software, Economic Stimulus, Savings, Business News
Bill Shireman

Taxes aren't just too high, they're too dumb. Whenever we put a tax on something, we get less of it. Yet, incomprehensibly, we continue to tax the things we want more of.

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11 States Move to Develop a Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

Nathanael Greene | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Biofuel, Greenhouse Gases, Green, Low-Carbon Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, National Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Sustainability, Green News
Nathanael Greene

A "low carbon fuel standard" (LCFS) is a market-based, technologically neutral policy to address the carbon content of fuels. 11 states have banded together to start developing this.

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