Investment, Innovation, Job Creation—Why Solar’s U.S. Growth Drivers Will Suffer if Tariff Moratorium Isn’t Restored

Credit to Author: Scott Graybeal| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 14:39:51 +0000

Solar power is having a moment. While rooftop solar technologies have been around for decades, consumer demand, urgent climate change concerns, and competitive price points have coalesced, creating historical interest […]

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6 Election Takeaways for Cleantech Communicators

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:18:33 +0000

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections provided historically surprising results. They were atypical in many ways, which is actually typical (in some ways) of the era of disruption we are in. Below are some communication lessons Mike Casey is highlighting for cleantech communicators. They are excellent lessons, so we are happy to share them here with […]

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Solar & Storage Industry Statement on Midterm Election Results

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:57:25 +0000

solar power plant Nevada jobsWASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) congratulates newly elected governors, state lawmakers and members of Congress who will play an important role in shaping the future of clean energy in the United States. As we gear up for #VeteransDay, SEIA is preparing to release a new module for our DEIJ Certification […]

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Permanent Standard Time Could Save Lives, Explained By A Sleep Expert

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:17:10 +0000

Every year, it is spring forward in the spring and it is fall back in the fall in the U.S., which then starts the bi-annual debate over whether the U.S. should pick one time and stick to it. The transition from standard time to daylight saving time is not only annoying to some people, but […]

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Top Inflation Cause — 54% Corporations Robbing You

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:01:20 +0000

inflation causes corporate profitsI wrote an article a few days ago titled “Inflation Is Global — For Obvious Reasons (That Have Nothing To Do With Joe Biden).” There were 230 comments, including some really good ones. But the most useful of all was a comment directing me to a presentation by Representative Katie Porter (D-California) regarding the core […]

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President Joe Biden’s Farm Bill Must Transform Our Food System

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:40:12 +0000

Organic Seedlings Cynthia Shahan All Rights ReservedRoughly every five years, Congress passes legislation known as the Farm Bill, a nearly trillion-dollar package of investments that touches all of our lives, every day. It determines who US farmers and farm workers are, what they grow, how they grow it, who can afford it, and who profits from it, and with each cycle, […]

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NRDC to Congress: Don’t Pass Pollution Measure That Enables Auto Emissions Tampering

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:19:11 +0000

US Capitol Congress Washington DC.WASHINGTON — A proposed air pollution exemption now before Congress would harm U.S. air quality and Americans’ health and welfare, according to testimony that was delivered to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in a hearing that convened today at 10:00 am ET. The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2021 (S.2736) would significantly […]

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Auto Tampering Industry Trying to Pass RPM Act to Continue Polluting

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:10:43 +0000

A couple years ago, I detailed how an industry designed to increase and sell devices tampering with pollution controls was trying to use the extremely small slice of its business targeted at racing as a Trojan horse to hinder EPA enforcement and let loose a bevy of tampering devices on the American public. Since then, […]

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How to Keep US Congress in the Hands of the Only Party that Believes in Global Warming: Part 2

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:40:43 +0000

US Capitol Congress Washington DC.Background: The US has essentially a two-party system. 20 years ago, both parties were respectable and believed that the democratic system was a wonderful thing that had been handed down to us by the founding fathers and those that have governed since. Both parties also believed in protecting the environment and that anthropogenic global warming […]

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Potential Bills In Congress To Rubber Stamp Fossil Fuel Permitting Would Upend Bedrock Laws & Silence Communities

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:04:02 +0000

“Polluters Over People.” That’s the summary of a new bill in Congress that is immeasurably dangerous. WASHINGTON — On the heels of President Biden signing historic climate legislation, polluters are reportedly urging Congress to pass legislation that would erode U.S. action on climate and roll back a host of environmental laws. The measure(s) the House […]

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