Policy News
- May 15, 2012
- As Congress Continues Its Witch Hunt, Here Are Five Things You Should Know About Clean Energy Investments
- Climate Progress, Stephen Lacey
- In an attempt to keep the political war against renewable energy in the headlines, Republicans are holding another hearing to question the value of government investments in the sector. Looks like ten political sideshows on Solyndra weren’t enough. If tomorrow morning’s hearing were being used as a chance to objectively assess where the industry ... more ›
- May 9, 2012
- Microsoft Imposes a Carbon Price on Itself
- Treehugger.com, Brian Merchant
- Microsoft just announced that it will effectively be carbon neutral by the next fiscal year. But the way it plans to do so is much more interesting than your typical “buy a bunch of offsets” emissions-reduction scheme—instead, the company is creating a “carbon price and charge back model” that will levy ... more ›
- May 9, 2012
- First Real Partner for California’s Cap & Trade Program
- KQED, Craig Miller
- Quebec takes the plunge with California to swap carbon emissions permits Asif A. Ali / flickrMontreal at sunset: Quebec’s economy is about one-sixth that of California. Quebec has emerged as California’s first full-blown partner in the carbon trading program that ramps up later this year. That means that, pending ... more ›
- May 8, 2012
- Obama presses Congress to extend energy tax incentives
- The Hill, ben Geman
- President Obama is urging Congress to extend tax breaks for wind power projects that are slated to expire at year’s end and expand stimulus-law tax incentives for manufacturing green energy components. The energy credits are among a wider jobs “to do” list — which even comes with its own logo — that ... more ›
- May 1, 2012
- Crossing the “valley of death”
- Renewable Energy Focus, Paul Frankel
- Part 2. Could a new type of insurance provide a helping hand for emerging renewable projects? The first article in this series presented the first portion of a new white paper from the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), outlining market need, and explaining how current clean energy insurance offerings are limited. ... more ›
