Clean Energy Politics

Pat Toomey: Human activity might not be main cause of global warming As many people have already pointed out, some of the leading beneficiaries of this season of Tea Party craziness are Republican candidates who hold extreme views on specific issues but nonetheless come across as moderate and reasonable when compared to the likes of Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell. Case in point: Pennsylvania Senate candidate Pat Toomey. In a local radio interview on Friday, Toomey said

Leaders need to move on clean energy by: Polk County Democrat Published: Monday, October 11, 2010 1:54 PM EDT One wit once cracked that we should be happy we don’t get all the government we pay for. In Florida this year, politics guaranteed we received even less than usual. No job creation initiatives. No business development programs. No renewable energy plan. But as an election season long on viciousness and short on vision drags on, a glimmer of hope

October 11, 2010 10:36 PM PDT Chunky U.S. energy policy hard on green biz by Reuters WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. energy and climate policy may be implemented bit by bit means that companies will have less incentive to grow their green-energy businesses. Obama told Rolling Stone magazine last month that following the Senate's failure to pass comprehensive climate legislation that would have put a price on greenhouse gas emissions, energy policy may have to be done in

Piedmont Natural Gas rebrands and moves into power generation. Posted: Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010 Piedmont Natural Gas chief executive Thomas Skains has a lot on his mind these days. As gas production increases and prices drop, the Charlotte-based utility is rebranding itself as part of a clean, expanding segment of the U.S. energy market. Piedmont serves about 1 million customers in the Carolinas and Tennessee. Skains also faces some troubling signs as Piedmont adds far fewer customers from new

Green investors not waiting on U.N. climate talks By Nina Chestney LONDON | Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:18am EDT (Reuters) - Clean energy funds are not basing investment decisions on United Nations talks for a new global climate pact because the discussions are too drawn out and uncertain, renewable energy investment fund Novusmodus said. "Nothing I am investing in makes me worry about any of those kind of conversations," the fund's managing partner, Richard Nourse, told the Reuters

Masdar City Adjusts Clean Energy Plans from: SustainableBusiness.com News Masdar City, the $22 billion clean energy city being built near Abu Dhabi, is scaling back some of its near-term ambitions following a comprehensive project review. The two most significant changes concern renewable energy supply and the city's futuristic transportation system. Instead of producing all of its own clean energy on site, Masdar may resort to purchasing renewable energy from other regions, as the city's growth and power demand is

by Erica Werner Real Clear Politics published October 2, 2010 President Barack Obama is promoting his administration's investments in clean energy technologies like wind and solar, arguing they produce jobs and are essential for the country's environment and economic security. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, a month out from crucial midterm elections, the president also accused Republicans of wanting to scrap incentives for such projects. Click Here to read the full article on the Real Clear Politics

Their Moon Shot and Ours By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The New York Times Published: September 25, 2010 China is doing moon shots. Yes, that’s plural. When I say “moon shots” I mean big, multibillion-dollar, 25-year-horizon, game-changing investments. China has at least four going now: one is building a network of ultramodern airports; another is building a web of high-speed trains connecting major cities; a third is in bioscience, where the Beijing Genomics Institute this year ordered 128 DNA sequencers

Why the U.S. should give up on the clean energy race By Eric Lukas Monday, September 27, 2010 - 12:37 PM Energy alarmism is on the rise again in the United States. This time, the looming phantom is not peak oil, but the danger of the United States falling behind in alternative energy development. Reprising a role it has played well in trade circles for years, China is a primary culprit. Beijing is accused of

When 4th Congressional District Republican challenger Cory Gardner talks about clean energy legislation commonly referred to as cap and trade, he calls it a job-killing tax. When his opponent, incumbent Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo., talks about the measure, she calls it a critical first step to energy independence that will help the economy. This message disparity isn't unusual. Across the country — mostly in districts with a strong energy or manufacturing sector — Democrats and Republicans