News

  • May 8, 2012  |  
  • Policy
  • 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  |  
  • CalCEF Press
  • 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 ›
  • April 27, 2012  |  
  • CalCEF Press
  • Green California Summit displays “Green Future” for California
  • Sacramento Press, Ron Nabity
  • Climate change is a “low grade fever for the planet and for our environment, and it weakens the planet’s immune system and makes all other environmental stresses more significant.” With those words, Dan Adler, President of the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), began his keynote speech at the 2012 Green ... more ›
  • April 27, 2012  |  
  • CalCEF Press
  • Insurance industry begins to take climate change more seriously
  • Hydrogen Fuel News, Angie Bergenson
  • Climate change controversy not an issue for insures when compared with risks Climate change is often considered to be a controversial issue, even in environmentalist circles. This controversy has spawn political, economic, and scientific debates that call into question the validity of the issue. While many are divided on the topic ... more ›