Posts tagged greenenergy
Here are the countries that are spending the most on renewable energy, along with how much of it they currently produce, and what percent of their total energy output that represents.
Regulators Approve First Offshore Wind Farm in U.S.
Noteworthy news. Since every oil company ad now prominently features wind turbines (and conspicuously avoids drilling footage), it’s worth mentioning that the US has approved its first offshore wind farm. Small potatoes, yes. But we have to start somewhere
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Thomas Friedman has a good piece today arguing that Obama should push the Senate to move on climate/energy. He keeps beating the same drum, but it’s worth repeating:
President Obama has done a superb job in securing stimulus money for green-technology and in using his regulatory powers to compel the auto industry to improve mileage standards to a whole new level. But he has always been rather coy when it comes to when and how much he will personally push an energy/climate bill that would fix a price on carbon-emitting fuels. Without that price signal, you will never get sustained consumer demand for, or sustained private investment in, clean-power technologies. All you will get are hobbies.
The president clearly wants this energy bill to pass, but his advisers are worried that because the bill will likely result in higher electricity or gasoline charges, Republicans will run around screaming “carbon tax” and hurt Democrats in the midterm elections. I appreciate the president’s dilemma. But I don’t think hanging back and letting the Senate take the lead is the right answer. This is a big leadership moment. He needs to confront it head-on, because — call me crazy — I think doing the right and hard thing here will actually be good politics, too.
