Tag Archives: economy
Energy Questions People Want Answered by Obama and Romney
Tonight’s presidential debate, which takes place in Hempstead, Long Island, is a town hall, where undecided voters get to ask the questions. Unfortunately, the subject matter is limited to foreign policy, so many important questions average voters would ask won’t be allowed (how about their positions on a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United?). Is [...]
Solar: The Solution To The US Housing Crisis?
There is an article on Bloomberg about Sumitomo’s warning that a solar bubble is forming in Japan: As Goldman Sachs and billionaire Masayoshi Son lead a swarm of investors exploiting Japan’s solar power subsidies, the world’s biggest, Sumitomo Corp. is betting on wind. Sumitomo’s focus is in part a response to a rush into solar projects that’s [...]
In Focus: The Collaborative Economy
Can sharing goods and services help save the planet? That was one of a number of provocative questions posed by Van Jones in a Master class offered by the Presidio Graduate School. You may recall Jones as the passionate human rights and green jobs proponent who served briefly in the Obama Administration. The problem statement [...]
Red States Lead in Green Jobs
The debate over green job growth in Washington is highly partisan, but red states that are home to decisively Republican or swing voters are growing those jobs the fastest, says a new report. Although the most populous states like California, New York and Texas have the most green jobs, 8 of the 10 states with the fastest green [...]
Green Economy: Historic Opportunities Everywhere
We have the means to reinvigorate the economy, create millions of jobs, increase energy security and open up vast new exports markets. If we are to keep carbon concentrations below 450ppm, we can anticipate clean energy investments exceeding $13 trillion over the next two decades. These investments lower energy costs and directly benefit manufacturers of [...]
The Relationship Between Energy and Growth
In 1972, the publication of the book The Limits to Growth framed the agenda for discussion of the future of the human race for the next 40 years. The book’s focus on population, pollution, non-renewable resources, food and industrial output became the basic parameters to measure. Forty years later and we can all see that [...]
The Impact of Air Freight on the Environment
Air freight allows countries and their businesses to thrive due to the capabilities of importing and exporting goods across the world. Although air freight is a vital service for the economy worldwide it is also responsible for considerable levels of pollution. Air freight services are only generally used for high value or time sensitive goods [...]
SunPower Beats Earnings, Stock Not So Lucky
While any loss is still a loss, SunPower Corp.’s net loss in the second quarter 2012 was lower than its and analysts expectations. The company attributed the better-than-expected results to its increased solar leasing business and revenue recognition from projects that are coming online and/or under construction. Like the U.S.’s other large solar company, First [...]
India’s Power Grid Failure: What Happened?
This is the first part of a two part piece by Raj Prabhu of Mercom Capital addressing the recent blackouts in India. This first part examines technical, regulatory and political dimensions of the problem, and the second part will deal with proposed solutions. The massive grid failure in India last week affected over 600 million [...]