Tag: Featured Business
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How U.S. Solar Market Can Surpass Germany
By Koben Calhoun and Jesse Morris A recent Deutsche Bank report projects global newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity will reach 50 gigawatts (GW) annually in 2014, a roughly 50-percent increase over anticipated new installed capacity during 2013. Germany’s been the longtime undisputed champion of solar deployment, with 35.2 GW of installed capacity as of Nov. 1, though the installation…
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Carbon Polluting Companies Prepare for Emissions Tax
[caption id="attachment_314414" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The writing is on the wall—and the financial books—for some of the nation’s largest companies and carbon polluters. Environmental data firm CDP’s latest report shows that at least 29 companies anticipate the government forcing them to pay for carbon pollution. That list includes Walmart and Duke Energy.…
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Obama Executive Order Calls For Federal Government to Triple Use of Renewable Energy in 7 Years
President Barack Obama believes it’s time for federal agencies to use more renewable energy—nearly three times the amount they’re already deploying. The president issued a memorandum today ordering a boost in solar, wind and other technologies to 20 percent by 2020. “In order to create a clean energy economy that will increase our nation’s prosperity,…
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Vote on Ohio’s Renewable Energy Policy Placed on Hold
[caption id="attachment_314347" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: Climate Action BC[/caption] The fight over Ohio’s renewable energy policy is on hold, and there’s no telling when it will resume. Sen. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) cancelled a Senate Public Utilities Committee meeting this week in which members were expected to vote on a revised version of Senate Bill (SB) 58, which…
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ALEC Official Calls Solar Users ‘Freeriders’ at December Summit
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) December summit began this week, and the organization’s anti-renewable energy resolution has been a major focus. Backed by fossil fuel titans like Koch Industries and Exxon Mobil, ALEC has been trying all year to roll back renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in states across the country with little success. At most, bills were introduced…