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Beyond Boom and Bust: Report Overview

April 18, 2012 by Breakthrough Institute
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Despite robust growth and recent improvements in price and performance, a boom in US clean tech sectors could now falter as federal clean energy spending declines sharply, according to a new report published today. [read more]

A Story about Energy Innovation Policy: Envia Systems

March 22, 2012 by Matthew Stepp
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Since the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, emerging next-generation electric vehicle battery company Envia has been gaining headlines because its technology holds the promise of much cheaper electric cars within a few years. [read more]

How Energy Innovation Can Help the US Job Market

February 17, 2012 by Benjamin Lack
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For a long time ‘clean’ and ‘green’ marked the forward trend in the energy industry. Then came the quest for ‘smart’ energy. And now ‘innovation’ is the buzzword. But will energy innovation help the US job market? Or will the products be conceived here but be manufactured elsewhere? [read more]

The Future of Global Climate Policy: Clean Energy Innovation Imperative

January 25, 2012 by Jesse Jenkins
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It is time to take stock of our current climate trajectory, and consider what it means for climate policy. In Part 1 of this week long series, we argued that our current climate trajectory means we must 1) redouble efforts to reduce CO2 emissions as quickly as possible, and 2) we must proactively build resilience to the uncertain impacts... [read more]

Government Energy Innovation: Well Worth It

November 21, 2011 by Walter Frick
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The Washington Post ran a piece in its Outlook section this weekend on government investments in energy that is rightly getting significant push back. The question it poses is: “What does Washington have to show for these investments?” The answer, by all accounts, is Plenty. And plenty more would be gained by increased investment in energy innovation. [read more]

An Anti-Innovation Strategy: The Heritage Foundations Deficit Reduction and Energy Proposal

April 27, 2011 by Matthew Stepp
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 The full fact sheet and the information contained in this post was produced by ITIF along with the Americans for Energy Leadership and the Breakthrough Institute. The full report titled Counterpoint: The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder can be found and downloaded here. Last week the Heritage Foundation released a policy "... [read more]

Cut Spending or Invest in Energy Innovation: A Timely Debate

February 7, 2011 by Daniel Goldfarb
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Recently, a debate has been raging between those who want government to cut spending and those who want it to invest in the future. Today, ITIF and The Breakthrough Institute brought together the leading voices on both sides of the spectrum at a debate entitled, "Cut or Invest: What’s the Best Way to Grow Our Economy?" With Robert... [read more]

Belfer Center: Governments of Emerging Economies Out-Investing US in Energy Research

December 21, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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The governments of six developing countries may now be investing more in energy research than the governments of twenty-one of the world's most developed economies, according to a new report by the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The report takes a close look at the federal energy innovation policies of... [read more]

The Nuclear Elephant in the Room When a Clean Energy Future is Discussed

June 19, 2010 by Rod Adams
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On June 16, 2010, Amy Goodman's Democracy Now hosted a roundtable discussion on energy that included Amy, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, Monique Harden of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights, and Amory Lovins, founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute. The quartet spoke for 30 minutes and covered a wide variety... [read more]

Obama Signals Need for New Energy Agenda

June 16, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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By Teryn Norris Cross-posted from Americans for Energy Leadership The biggest news from President Obama's Oval Office address is that cap and trade legislation is probably dead for the foreseeable future, and the administration is seeking new ideas. Instead of using last night's prime-time opportunity to push cap and trade in the form... [read more]