by Martin LaMonica CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–As people consider the best path to a sustainable energy future, two polar ends of a debate are emerging between those who argue for a big boost in technology research and those who advocate more aggressive … Continue reading
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CEERT Study Highlights Green Jobs in Utility-Scale Solar in southern California
While much of the recent media coverage of the manufacturing economy has been negative, one sector of the economy has been on a definite upswing: Renewable energy generation. Unfortunately California has been outdone in recent years – in spite of … Continue reading
Coal-Ash Hazards: Hidden Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
State regulators, coal companies and utility lobbies continually refer to the EPA’s determination in the year 2000 that Coal Ash be regulated under Subtitle D as non-hazardous “…at this time…” They fail to mention that in their press release the … Continue reading
Nation’s Largest Wind Project Moving Forward in California Desert
After nearly a decade of delays, the largest wind farm in the U.S. is finally moving forward in one California’s remaining premium wind resource regions near where the Tehachapi Mountains touch the Mojave Desert in southern California. The Alta Wind … Continue reading
GE and other Industry Heavy-Weights Seek Smart Grid Innovators
Last week, General Electric’s CEO Jeff Immelt announced in San Francisco the ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid, a $200 million pledge to find and fund breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption … Continue reading