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Is wind reliable enough to be a source of base load power? Maybe not on land (yet), but offshore in the Great Lakes and the Atlantic where the blow is constant, it’s a clean energy solution set for an unqualified boom. Other countries are already in their ocean waters, proving the point with carbon-free energy and green manufacturing jobs.
An investment tool that is helping finance $400 billion worth of fossil fuel projects could be available to renewables—as soon as the bill can pass.
Congressional lawmakers from both parties are taking a step to catalyze the nation's clean energy...
May 13, 2013
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‘No need for any type of fossil fuel,' says lead author of new report. Wind, water and sunlight could supply all New York state's power.
By 2050, New York State could run entirely on energy produced from wind, water and sunlight. That...
Mar 21, 2013
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Forty bills and two major court cases are alive that would repeal RPS targets fully or partially, as public support for renewables grows.
Despite little success so far and growing support nationally for clean energy, a multi-pronged...
Mar 19, 2013
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Wind developers say new federal auction rules for offshore leases will undercut progress they have already made under state auspices.
Tensions are building between the struggling U.S. offshore wind industry and the federal agency...
Mar 1, 2013
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Likely DOE nominee Ernest Moniz has already drawn fire from some environmentalists for being pro-industry. But his speeches reveal a more nuanced position.
The likely nomination of nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz to lead the Department of Energy has drawn...
Feb 21, 2013
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News analysis: In his SOTU, the president was navigating through familiar political crosswinds—including GOP opposition and adamant demands from activists.
2/13/13: This story has been updated to include a statement by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
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Feb 13, 2013
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A major change to RGGI is expected to increase the price of carbon and send billions more into state coffers, much of that to clean energy.
When the nine states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade system, agreed last...
Feb 11, 2013
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Despite claims of concern over climate change and progress toward cleaner economies, the trajectory of their CO2 emissions is not bending down fast enough.
China and the United States, the world's two largest economies, are responsible for emitting nearly...
Feb 4, 2013
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Boulder could soon be on a long-fought path to break from utility Xcel Energy, control its own electricity and ramp up clean power. But obstacles await.
For the past decade, the people of Boulder, Colo., have pursued an elusive goal: getting more clean...
Jan 23, 2013
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Companies with no direct ties to renewable power lobbied to save the wind tax credit, signaling a change in the fight for clean energy incentives.
When Amy Hargroves made the rounds in Congress last fall to lobby for an extension of the wind...
Jan 22, 2013
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