Tag: Renewables
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Extending Renewable Energy Tax Credits Would Preserve Environment, Jobs and Our Future
By Rhone Resch Monday, I was asked to take part in an online discussion on Capitol Hill as to whether Congress should extend renewable energy tax credits. Well, in some ways, this discussion is putting the cart before the horse. Most importantly, are incentives for renewable energy sources achieving their goals? In the case of…
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24 Senators Fight to Extend Wind Credit Set to Expire End of Year
[caption id="attachment_315656" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] As the calendar continues ticking on a vital renewable energy tax credit set to expire in two weeks, 24 U.S. senators sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance in hopes of preserving jobs, investments and a path to clean energy. While the renewable energy Production Tax…
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Bird Death Risk Puts Massive California Solar Project in Serious Doubt
The construction of a colossal solar energy project in California is in serious doubt after the California Energy Commission (CEC) blocked a design amendment to reflect sunlight from mirrors to boilers on two, 750-foot towers. The Palen Solar Thermal project was originally proposed and approved in 2010, but redesigned last year when BrightSource Energy bought it after the…
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ALEC Calls for ‘Guerilla Warfare’ in Weakening Carbon Emissions Standards
By Aliya Haq The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a clandestine network of corporations and conservative state lawmakers, had its annual “policy summit” last week in Washington, D.C. The group held a special session to discuss upcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon-pollution standards for power plants. According to reports, ALEC members and industry lawyers…
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Federal Forecast for Renewables Surprisingly Low
The federal agency responsible for collecting and analyzing data on all sources of energy thinks very little of the potential impact of renewable power in the future. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released an early and abridged version of its 2014 Annual Energy Outlook with forecasts for all energy sectors. The EIA projects solar, wind…