All posts in stimulus


Big Misunderstandings about ARRA Stimulus for Clean Energy

April 7, 2010 by ArnoHarris
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<!--break--> A few weeks ago I flagged a story in the Christian Science Monitor titled "Stimulus Funds for Clean Energy Largely Unspent" because I thought it deserved a clarifying 'blog post. The story repeats several big misunderstandings about the status of renewable energy programs included in the... [read more]

What Happens When the Stimulus Ends?

February 27, 2010 by Terrence Murray
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<!--break--> As we near the end of the first quarter of 2010, the renewable energy industry is asking “what next?” Indeed, as appetite (and dependence) by renewable energy companies for federal money keeps growing, many of the stimulus’ key provisions, including the very popular direct cash grant program, are slated to end at the... [read more]

Faith-based economics

February 3, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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<!--break--> Did the stimulus package jump-start the economy? Will climate regulation create jobs? Are clean energy subsidies an efficient way to curb pollution? Is health-care spending worth it? And how worried, really, should we be about budget deficits? Those are questions for economists. With those issues in the news, economists... [read more]

GE and Washington: Too cozy?

January 31, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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<!--break--> Since 2004, when I wrote a story for FORTUNE called Money and Morals at GE, I have been an admirer of General Electric and its CEO, Jeff Immelt. My admiration deepened when GE unveiled EcoMagination, its effort to solve important environmental problems. Immelt and GE also led the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, an... [read more]

Walking and chewing gum at the same time*

January 18, 2010 by JohnWhitehead
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<!--break--> The abstract for "green stimulus," economic recovery, and long-term sustainable development (by Jon Strand and Michael Toman): This paper discusses short-run and long-run effects of"green stimulus" efforts, and compares these effects with"non-green" fiscal stimuli. Green stimulus is defined here as short-run fiscal... [read more]

Green Skeptic on Job Creation: FoxBusiness

January 15, 2010 by Scott Anderson
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<!--break--> I was on FoxBusiness yesterday, talking with Stuart Varney about the green jobs number that has come out from the Obama administration. There were three points I wanted to make on the subject: 1.) What qualifies as a green job? What counts? We need a clear definition to determine whether the accounting is accurate and... [read more]

California's renewable pipeline nearly 70 GW

January 1, 2010 by Big Gav
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<!--break--> Reuters has a report on California's burgeoning pipeline of renewable energy projects - California's renewable pipeline hits nearly 70 GW. Renewable energy projects proposed in California total nearly 70 gigawatts, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday, a large pipeline that could help the state meet its... [read more]

That's not quite right, is it? (part 1)

December 7, 2009 by JohnWhitehead
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<!--break--> I agree with this from today's Krugman:...cutting greenhouse gas emissions is affordable as well as essential. Serious studies say that we can achieve sharp reductions in emissions with only a small impact on the economy’s growth. However:Action on climate, if it happens, will take the form of “cap and trade”: businesses... [read more]

Paying the Bill for Electric Vehicles

November 18, 2009 by Geoffrey Styles
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<!--break--> Perhaps it's merely a sign of the times, when a billion is the new million and firms in many industries have found it easier to get capital from the government than from bankers, bondholders and shareholders, but the price tag implicit in the recommendations of a new cross-industry group formed to promote electric... [read more]

The Real Policy Lesson From the Chinese Wind Turbine "Scare"

November 10, 2009 by Yael Borofsky
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<!--break--> Originally posted at the Breakthrough InstituteBy Yael Borofsky and Jesse JenkinsOutcry over a planned Texas wind farm, which will be the first project to import wind turbines from a Chinese manufacturer, has resulted in calls to prevent government stimulus money from funding the project. As Bloomberg reported, in a... [read more]

Take Advantage of Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Before it's Too Late

November 9, 2009 by Peter Troast
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<!--break--> The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - "the stimulus package" to us common folk - includes a slew of economic incentives for homeowners looking to save money by making their homes more energy efficient.    But the clock is ticking: the 2009 deadline for energy efficiency improvements eligible for the tax... [read more]

US to Address Climate Change When Only in its Direct Economic Interests

November 6, 2009 by Richard Brubaker
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<!--break--> From Cleaner Greener ChinaA few weeks back when giving the presentation What sustainability means to me I made reference to the fact that the current definition of sustainability was becoming less and less about addressing environmental issues, and more and more about economic and political goals. That, unlike 15 years... [read more]