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California Legislature passes energy storage bill

September 1, 2010 by Todd Woody
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The California Legislature has passed the nation’s first energy storage bill, which could result in the state’s utilities being required to bank a portion of the electricity they generate. Assembly Bill 2514 now heads to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has made climate change and green technology his political legacy as his... [read more]

Pondering the role of scientists

August 31, 2010 by Lou Grinzo
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Rick Piltz, over on ClimateScienceWatch has a thought provoking piece that begins by talking about Stephen Schneider and quickly turns to the thorny question of what the proper role is for climate scientists in society. (I shouldn’t have to point out this post to you, as Piltz’s site is without question one you should be following... [read more]

Obama Urges Supreme Court to Vacate Global Warming Nuisance Ruling, Frustrates Enviros

August 27, 2010 by Tim Hurst
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Environmentalists are asking "who's the nuisance now?"The Obama administration is frustrating environmentalists by urging the US Supreme Court to vacate a decision by Federal Court of Appeals that Climate Change is a public nuisance.  In a brief filed on Tuesday, by Solicitor General Neal Katyal on behalf of the Tennessee Valley... [read more]

Anti-Prop 23 forces tap big donors in California climate fight

August 26, 2010 by Todd Woody
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With the campaign season revving up, even more money is starting to flow into the campaign to defeat Proposition 23. Prop 23 is the California ballot initiative that would suspend the state’s landmark climate change law. Its opponents had been relying mostly on the largesse of a California coalition of environmental groups and Silicon... [read more]

White House Report: Stimulus Driving Clean Energy Innovation, Manufacturing, Markets – But What Comes Next?

August 25, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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With global competition mounting and Recovery Act momentum poised to fade, can the Obama Administration secure a lasting clean energy legacy?The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has funded breakthrough innovation and new growth industries that are driving down the cost of clean energy and building the foundation for competitive... [read more]

If Politicians Really Want ‘Clean Coal,’ a Price on Carbon is Necessary, Task Force Finds

August 24, 2010 by Tim Hurst
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A federal task force charged by President Obama in February to determine the viability of developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) released a report concluding that CCS can play an important role in domestic greenhouse gas emissions reductions if the right mix of policy drivers and coordinated oversight is enacted.Co-chaired... [read more]

Mixed signals from the White House on clean energy investment

August 20, 2010 by WattHead Guest Co...
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 President Obama has been touring the nation, touting his administration's efforts to expand federal investment in clean tech manufacturing. At each stop, clean energy jobs are the major topic of discussion, with international economic competition and environmental goals somewhere on the edges of his stump speech.At ZBB Energy in... [read more]

Does New Republican Bill Signal Bipartisan Support for Clean Energy Investment?

August 20, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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New legislation introduced by Republican Representative Devin Nunes (CA) and backed by several GOP House members would invest billions into renewable energy deployment, signaling an opportunity for bipartisan support for clean energy technology policies.Over at CNBC, reporter Trevor Curwin has been one of the first to note the... [read more]

Unfulfilled Promises on Clean Energy Technology?

August 19, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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There's been some change over at WhiteHouse.gov's energy and environment page, but probably not the kind we had in mind when we heard President Obama's oft-repeated campaign slogan, "Change You Can Believe In."A number of (as yet unfulfilled) energy and environmental policy pledges have been removed from the WhiteHouse.gov page in recent... [read more]

Texas oil vs. California clean tech: The battle over Prop 23

August 18, 2010 by Todd Woody
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 The climate war has shifted to California. Proposition 23, an initiative that would suspend Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the state’s landmark global warming law, provides the first ballot box test for climate change legislation — and for the prospects of reviving a national cap-and-trade bill. So far, much of the media attention has... [read more]

Deutsche Bank's Parker: Senate Clean Energy Policy Failure Driving Investor Exodus

August 18, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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The failure of the U.S. Senate to pass clean energy and climate legislation has caused investment giant Deutsche Bank to take its clean energy dollars elsewhere, according to Kevin Parker, Global Head of Asset Management for the firm. "They're asleep at the wheel on climate change, asleep at the wheel on job growth, asleep at the wheel... [read more]

Bucking the Debate: Clean Energy Industrial Policies At Work

August 18, 2010 by WattHead Guest Co...
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A vigorous debate about whether the U.S. government should invest in and help manage clean energy industries to spur economic growth is unfolding among academics, policy makers and business leaders. Curiously, a handful of federal, state, and local government officials are forging ahead in spite of the national discussion and formulating... [read more]