Pushing back on a bad Green Jobs story
Having just gotten back from a quick tour of Michigan and Ohio, and seen some of the early returns from our growing clean economy, I find this recent NY Times...
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Brookings Report Finds "Clean Manufacturing" Critical Component of Green Economy
This is a guest post from 2011 NRDC MAP Fellow Lauren Kubiak . ****** On July 13, the Brookings Institution, in collaboration with Batelle’s Technology...
Google Shows Importance of Climate and Clean Energy Policies Alongside Innovation Investment
The recently released Google/McKinsey clean energy innovation study is a great way to lose a few hours (if, you know, wonky energy analyses are your thing). In...
Oversimplifying a complex topic - measuring the "sustainability" of renewable energy
The environmental impact of electricity generation is an incredibly complicated issue. Each electricity generation option, be it fossil fuel, nuclear or...
Strong support for alternative energy across the political spectrum
According to a huge new Pew Study , support for renewables exists across nearly all of the political spectrum. Energy and climate were one small component of...
Renewables continues to grow but tracking that growth hampered by EIA cuts
Good unbiased data on the recent growth of renewables in the U.S. can be difficult to find. One helpful option is the Energy Information Administration (EIA),...