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“Stop the War on Coal Act” Passed
The House Republicans recently passed H.R. 3409, the “Stop the War on Coal Act” that supposedly counters the Obama Administration’s hostility to coal jobs. Although it won’t pass the Democratically-controlled Senate, it’s part of their election year messaging, along with Solyndra. Obama has promised to veto the bill if it does get to his desk. The bill would “protect coal [...]
China Strikes Back Against U.S Energy Subsidies
The Global Green War had started with the US imposing duties on imports of Chinese made solar panels and cells. Subsequently dumping charges were also imposed on wind energy equipment made in China as well. China has not been able to do much against these duties as it exports almost 80-90% of its solar products. [...]
40% of U.S Pipeline is “Small Solar”
Favorable incentives and financing models continue to fuel interest in small solar projects, with installations at schools, municipal buildings, hospitals and retail stores now accounting for 40% of the US pipeline, reports NPD Solarbuzz. More than 1,300 projects under way are between 50 kilowatts (kW) and 500 kW in capacity with a cumulative PV generation [...]
Will Tesla Motors Change the World?
It’s a little bit mind-boggling to think that only a century ago, cars were just starting to become available to the average man. Fast forward to today and almost everyone in the modern world has a vehicle, if not two. Cars have become one of the most ubiquitous and important pieces of technology that we [...]
Solar Training for Veterans
One of the biggest challenges our veterans face when coming back home is finding new jobs. In fact, reports have shown that our vets face a higher unemployment rate than civilians – even in our own sunny Florida. For younger vets, the unemployment rate approaches 30% at times. The educational benefits under the GI Bill [...]
U.S Army Lab Pushes Energy Tech To The Extreme
The United States Army has unveiled its latest project, which is a laboratory that contains a massive 30,000 square feet of research space, eight separate hi tech labs and an environmental testing chamber. The set up is probably one of the biggest in the world and boasts capabilities of testing equipment in incredible temperatures ranging [...]
Oil and Politics in Iraq
A delegation from the International Energy Agency spent two days in Baghdad speaking with high-ranking officials in preparation for an end-of-year report on the country’s oil sector. By some estimates, Iraq could hold some of the largest oil reserves in the world and an international auction for oil and natural gas blocks is planned for [...]
The Kochs’ War Against Obama and the Democrats
The Kochs’ are waging a multi-faceted propaganda war against PresidentObama and Democratic candidates. The big guns in the Kochs’ arsenalinclude Koch Industries, a network of proxy organizations, popularmedia, the Tea Party and Republican candidates. Through organizations like the Cato Institute, the Meratus Center, and Americans for Prosperity the Kochs’ they have waged proxy wars against [...]
Jigar Shah and the Carbon War Room
Jigar Shah is the CEO of the Carbon War Room in Washington DC, the non-profit brainchild of Sir Richard Branson that brings to bear the tools of free-market capitalism to forward the aimsof sustainability in some terrifically clever ways. Perhaps the feature of the Carbon War Room that jumps out immediately is its grasp on [...]