Energy policies in the U.S. often seek to punish our domestic oil and gas producers, while at the same time we work hard with foreign producers to ensure that the oil continues to flow. I noted in a recent essay:It is ironic that Steven Chu doesn't seem to feel the need to work with our domestic oil industry, but warns OPEC not to cut production, and then is pleased when they don't. I believe the blind spot in the present administration over the need to support our domestic producers will simply mean that future energy secretaries are even more beholden to OPEC.Now, over the weekend we have tw...
Now featured at HuffingtonPost, by Jesse Jenkins and Teryn NorrisOn Monday, Joe Romm of Climate Progress publicly attacked us for publishing an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle -- called Will America lose the clean energy race? (a longer versio...
Green buildings are great, but the time for heralding each one as a symbol of sweeping change is over. To get our greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption under control, it's time to make green building the norm. One way to fast-track thi...
China and the U.S. have signed an agreement to combat climate change and to work together to help each other make the transition to a low-carbon economy. Although neither country committed to concrete CO2 emissions reduction targets or to the amount ...
