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Can Obama Reduce Deficit While Increasing Clean Energy?

December 14, 2010 by Michael Craig
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By Michael Craig | Originally published at Americans for Energy Leadership Obama's freeze on federal employee salaries and Republican efforts to eliminate earmarks are two of the tangible signs that deficit reduction has, and will continue to be a hot topic in the near future. The 112th Congress will almost surely take up... [read more]

Chu: Increasing Energy R&D is an Economic Competitiveness Imperative

November 29, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned today that if the United States allows funding for energy R&D to decline it risks losing its leadership in energy innovation to China and other emerging economic competitors. peaking at the release of a new report on energy innovation by the Presidents science advisors, Chu declared that "federal support of scientific R&D is critical to our economic competitiveness." [read more]

China Tops U.S. in Investment Attractiveness for Clean Energy

September 13, 2010 by Teryn Norris
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The failure of the United States to pass comprehensive clean energy legislation does not just pose serious long-term climate risks but also more immediate economic repercussions.  A recent Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices shows that for the first time China has surpassed the U.S. to officially... [read more]

Over 100 Student Body Presidents Urge Congress to Support Energy Education

April 28, 2010 by Teryn Norris
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A group of more than 100 university and college student government presidents submitted a letter (PDF download) today urging Congress to launch a national program for clean energy science and engineering education. The presidents - representing more than one million American students -warned Congress that advanced energy education is... [read more]

Clean energy jobs CAN be shipped overseas (and what to do about it)

April 20, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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By Jesse Jenkins Politicians talking about clean energy jobs like to claim "they can't be shipped overseas." From President Obama's State of the Union to Rep. Ed Markey stumping for the climate bill he co-authored with Rep. Henry Waxman, the promise of new "green jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced" is an all too common refrain... [read more]

Is the US Going to Participate in the Race for Nuclear Energy Market Dominance?

March 26, 2010 by Rod Adams
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In the past couple of days, I have read a number of articles that fire up my competitive juices. BNET - China Seeks Nuclear Industry Domination Industrial Fuels and Power - Russia aims to capture 25 per cent of global nuclear reactor market Christian Science Monitor - South Korea pushes to recycle nuclear power plant... [read more]

Crosspost from Forbes: The Green Energy Race

March 2, 2010 by Josh Freed
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In the new decade, who is going to take the gold in the global clean energy market? Is America even in the running? The answer is that the U.S. is behind in clean energy, but it's certainly not out of it. The nature of American ingenuity, its market system, and the fact that it's the best place to start a business means that even if... [read more]

Climate Change and International Competitiveness

April 8, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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Strong, immediate U.S. action on climate change is critical to maintaining our competitiveness (see “Why the United States REQUIRES a strong climate bill to remain competitive, Part 1” and “Part 2: When the global Ponzi scheme collapses (circa 2030), the only jobs left will be green“).  The Center for American Progress’s Director... [read more]