
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
The case against fossil fuels is simple. Oil, coal and gas have been an extraordinary gift of nature that allowed modern society to flourish. But now, because of extreme climate risk and the competiti...
12 Helmi 201546min

Why the Tea Party Is Getting Behind Solar
For some conservatives, solar is a big green boondoggle promoted by a liberal president to benefit rich environmentalists. But for a growing number of libertarians and conservatives, solar is also see...
5 Helmi 201536min

The Solar-Utility Battle Is Getting Ugly
If the war of words between SolarCity and Arizona Public Service is any indication, this year will likely see an escalation in tension between the solar industry and utilities throughout the U.S. Earl...
28 Tammi 201548min

Solar Loans: Should PV Be More Like Car Sales or Cable Television?
Last year, 200,000 residential solar systems were installed in the U.S. More than two-thirds of those systems were third-party financed through leases or power purchase agreements. But third-party fin...
22 Tammi 201549min

Is it Time to End Subsidies for Wave and Tidal Energy?
Progress in wave and tidal energy hasn’t been slow – it’s been nonexistent. Despite media attention, strategic investments from large energy companies and strong support from national governments, the...
14 Tammi 201536min

Will Low Oil Prices Hurt Clean Energy?
With oil prices dropping to five-year lows, pundits are pushing conspiracy theories about OPEC, public investors are acting irrationally, oil companies are going deeper into debt and political leaders...
7 Tammi 201543min

The Most Important and Overblown Energy Stories of 2014
This week, we stray from the week’s top news and instead focus on the top news of the entire year. We’ll give our picks for most important news item of the year, the most overblown story of the year a...
24 Joulu 201443min

Solyndra? Solyndra! The Legacy of Government Loan Guarantees Beyond Politics
Three years after the political posturing around the Department of Energy’s clean energy loan guarantee program, some lawmakers still haven’t moved on. “What we have seen is incredible mismanagement, ...
18 Joulu 201448min




















