American Exceptionalism and Renewable Energy: What the Tea Party Missed in 2011
In the political gladiator wars within the U.S. parties, there is mostly heated mud-slinging. This fighting may make great sound bites, but it doesn’t make much sense. Republicans are attacking everything “green” mainly because the president has made “green” a major theme of his administration. But many republicans over the decades have embraced green: If you heard former California republican Governor Schwarzenegger speak recently at the ACORE dinner or sitting Governor Haley Barbour (former head of the Republican National Committee) speak about the new biofuel and PV manufacturing plants in Mississippi, you’d wonder what all the fuss is about.
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American Exceptionalism and Renewable Energy: What the Tea Party Missed in 2011
Renewable Energy Recap: Hungary
Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need to know where the next big market is going to be so that they can adjust their business decisions accordingly.
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Renewable Energy Recap: Hungary
Policy Outlook 2012: Don’t Expect Much From Washington
Political turmoil has enveloped 2011, and it is expected to set the scene for the coming year. The late-August Solyndra bankruptcy news cast a dark mark on the Department of Energy (DOE) loan program, which is fueling an already fiery Washington D.C. climate. The heated political atmosphere has already affected a biofuels industry facing a $6 billion cut in tax breaks for ethanol producers. It also is poised to impact debates on the set-to-expire 1603 cash grant and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for the wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass industries.
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Policy Outlook 2012: Don’t Expect Much From Washington