I knew that this was true but I didn’t realise the effect was so great. The simple way to cut climate change is to stop subsidising fossil fuels. According to IEA research, […]
Carbon Capture Project Gets First U.S. PPA
CPS Energy of San Antonio has signed the nation’s first power purchase agreement for electricity from a commercial-scale carbon capture project. The utility, the largest one in the U.S. owned by a […]
Why FERC’s energy storage ruling is important
The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission recently passed a mandate to support energy storage technologies that can provide quick bursts of power to the grid to help it run more smoothly. This new rule could […]
Impressions of the Wind Tower Trade War
On the heels of accusations that the Chinese government is subsidizing its solar panel manufacturers so they can sell at below-market prices in the U.S., the U.S.-based Wind Tower Trade Coalition (WTTC) […]
Scientists Say Cut Soot, Methane to Curb Warming
An international team of scientists says it’s figured out how to slow global warming in the short run and prevent millions of deaths from dirty air: Stop focusing so much on carbon […]
Ethanol Subsidy Ends; Will it Raise or Lower Prices at the Pump?
A major part of the United States’ misguided policy on ethanol usage came to an end as the $6 billion-a-year ethanol subsidy dies via The Oil Drum | Ethanol Subsidy Ends; Will […]
MIT’s Innovative Plan For The Future Of U.S. Energy
What will it take for the U.S. to create a low-carbon energy infrastructure? The answer, according to a big study of America’s “energy innovation system,” is something different from what we have […]
A Fine for Not Using a Biofuel That Doesn’t Exist
WASHINGTON — When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 million in penalties to the Treasury because they failed to mix a special […]
Solar pushes back on natural gas in NJ
via Solar pushes back on natural gas in NJ : Clean Energy Authority. There’s an ambiguous perception in New Jersey that ratepayers are carrying the solar industry with subsidies. By nudging the decoupling […]
EPA Finalizes 2012 Biofuel Production Targets, Outlook Is Positive
EPA Finalizes 2012 Biofuel Production Targets, Outlook Is Positive via Greentech Media: All Content Was 2011 a banner year for biofuels? It already seems like it was the year of big biofuel […]
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