Energy Priorities Energy Policy

Japan's Cloud of Secrecy

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:12:55 -0800

Nuclear secrecy can be justified in the name of security -- but it can also threaten people's health and safety, as well as the environment.

Quake Shifts Axis of U.S. Support for Nuclear

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:57:56 -0800

As soon as the magnitude-8.9 earthquake had finished moving Japan closer to the United States, it began moving apart American political collaborators supporting nuclear power at home.

FY2012 Federal Budget Proposal Includes Renewable Energy Funds for Interior and Agriculture Depts

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:56:02 -0800

Two of the main public-lands management agencies -- the Departments of Agriculture and Interior -- have included renewable energy projects in their proposed FY2012 budgets. The question is whether Congress can pass a budget that enables these agencies to continue their work toward energy independence and creating clean-energy jobs.

2011, the Year of Energy Efficiency?

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:57:32 -0800

It's that time of year again, time to declare THIS the year of energy efficiency. Will a national sense of austerity bring this fundamental resource to the fore?

If You Build It (Efficiently), They Will Come: Federal Leasing Rule Is Well-Timed

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:30:59 -0800

An early New Year's resolution from the Federal government is laying the foundation for job growth, taxpayer savings and a more energy-efficient commercial building stock in 2011 and beyond.

Globalizing the Energy Revolution

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:31:35 -0800

The U.S. government must do more to promote cross-border innovation and protect intellectual property rights, say the authors of an essay in Foreign Policy Magazine. Are they dreaming?

California Adopts its Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:32:26 -0800

After a full day of testimony and deliberation on December 16, 2010, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the state's Cap-and-Trade Program on a 9-to-1 vote. The 10-hour public hearing on the proposed regulation included more than six hours of public testimony, crisscrossing the broad spectrum of stakeholders with an interest in the Program.

When and How Recovery Act Investment in Clean Energy Pays Off: A Federal Perspective

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:14:38 -0800

A new paper from the U.S. Department of Energy explores the ways in which American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investment in clean energy is spurring economic growth and attracting investment from the private sector, and even standing up entirely new industries for the 21st century.

From COP16 to EU1: Global Climate Policy Goes Regional

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:24:31 -0800

UNFCC discussions in Cancun look unlikely to produce meaningful results without U.S. commitments. Regional talks coming up in Europe have better chances of bringing consensus and action.

ISSP Insight: Cities as Solutions

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:56:37 -0800

Next month's newsletter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals will feature an article about Denmark and Sweden.

Energy Efficiency Report Names Top Ten States and Policies

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:09:41 -0800

The Center for American Progress will release a report today, entitled "Efficiency Works: Creating Good Jobs and New Markets Through Energy Efficiency."

Leadership Strategies for a Clean Energy Economy

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:51:53 -0800

The West Coast Energy Management Congress came to our neck of the woods this year. EMC is among a very few energy conferences that began long before current craze for green, and is still going strong.

U.K. Rolls Out Carbon Trading for Businesses -- Would the U.S. Adopt It Too?

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:52:49 -0800

While the U.S. Congress argues whether or not to adopt climate change legislation that includes cap-and-trade, the United Kingdom has rolled out a new mandatory carbon trading program sweeping in businesses that, up to now, have not been covered by the European Union's Emissions Trading System.

Federal Buildings Go Green with $4 Billion in Recovery Act Funds

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:53:05 -0800

The GSA says it reached the milestone this month of investing $4 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for energy efficiency in federal buildings nationwide.

A Comeback for Nuclear Power? (NY Times)

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:51:58 -0800

The Obama administration has approved a $8 billion loan guarantee to support the construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia. It's the first step in a play to expand nuclear power as a way to control greenhouse gas emissions and bolster domestic energy production.