Latest Stories in Energy Policy - Page 6
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US Proposes More Tariffs For Chinese Solar Power Modules
For companies that participated in the Dept of Commerce's investigation the preliminary tariffs are roughly 31%, and much higher for those that didn't.
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US Navy Thinks Renewable Energy is the Future, But House Republicans Don't Want Them to Have It
"The House Armed Services Committee banned the Defense Department from making or buying an alternative fuel that costs more than a “traditional fossil fuel.”"
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A Mother's Day Without Pollution
Moms everywhere want mercury safeguards to protect their families - help stop the attacks on EPA.
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Amory Lovins Wants us to 'Reinvent Fire' with 50-Year Energy Plan
Amory Lovins shares with us his multi-decade energy roadmap to get us off oil and coal and switch to sustainable sources.
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New Bill Unveiled to Kill $113 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The "End Polluter Welfare Act" would strip federal handouts to the nation's most profitable companies.
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Carbon Capture & Storage Projects Stalled Last Year
Between all currently proposed and the eight operational CCS projects, just a fraction of a percent of emissions from energy production could be captured, the report concludes.
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New Federal Fracking Rules Would Only Apply to 11% of Nation's Natural Gas Supply
Only Bureau of Land Management lands are covered by the draft rules, ProPublica explains -- not private land, not state-owned land, where the vast majority of fracking is planned.
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Germany & UK Going Opposite Directions on Fracking
Even though different conclusions about proceeding with fracking have happened in the UK and Germany, in both cases the precautionary principle has been applied to a far greater degree than it has in the US.
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Romney Resurrects Solyndra, Claims Obama Blew it on Clean Energy
Yes, the GOP is already trying to make Solyndra a campaign issue.
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Solar Sales Drop 90% After UK Subsidies Slashed
When it comes to Government support for renewables, "how dependable" is at least as important a question as "how much".
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New Project Seeks to Turn 500,000 Polluted Sites Into Renewable Power Hotspots
There are a half million contaminated sites across 15 million acres in the United States, and a new initiative aims to spur clean energy development on as much of it as possible.
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Obama Campaign Ads Paint Romney as "In the Tank" for Big Oil
The president's earliest attacks on his presumptive opponent focus on his ties to the oil industry. Watch:
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After Slow Jamming the News, President Obama Wishes for Clean Energy Reform (Video)
When asked what he would change immediately, if he could, President Obama talked about reforming energy policy to favor clean alternatives.
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Two ALEC Campaigns Exposed: One Kills Renewables, One Boosts Fracking
Everyone's favorite shady "stealth business lobbyist" organization is at it again.
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How We Can End Energy Poverty & Bring Sustainable Energy to All
Access to reliably electricity is what defines civilization in the 21st century, but in many parts of the world, and for a shockingly large number of people, even basic access to electricity is rare, unstable, or nonexistent. This has to change.
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U.S. is Pretty Much on Track to Stop Funding Clean Tech Altogether
The patchwork, too-meager support for clean energy the US government offers right now is on track to dry up.
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Inupiat Woman Wins Goldman Prize for Leading Fight Against Arctic Drilling
"We would like to live a traditional culture life. We should be given that option."
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Vermont Senate Votes to Ban Fracking
The House passed a three-year moratorium earlier in the year. The Senate proposes to extend the ban indefinitely.
