]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Incentives & Rebates Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/131170?rsstype=latest&cid=59 Investors need some encouragement to put money into solar right now. So at European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Spain last week, 715 solar companies tried their best to impress. But solar stock prices still dropped a bit.Basically, with g... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:32:37 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/131170?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/131190?rsstype=latest&cid=59 When Congress returns from recess on Monday, they'll enter the homestretch of this session. Several extremely controversial bills have made significant progress in the legislative process, but haven't quite been completed and passed to President Bus... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:04:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/131190?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/131071?rsstype=latest&cid=59 Filed under: Legislation and PolicyNow that John McCain has been officially enthroned as the Republican party's choice for the window seat in the Oval Office, it's time to look at his proposals for how to deal with this country's seemingly insatiable... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:27:10 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/131071?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131076?rsstype=latest&cid=59 by Eric de PlaceWhat Canada's tax shift means for the U.S.British Columbia's recent carbon tax made waves in the US. (Sightline's written about it here, here, and here.) But it's not terribly popular in BC, as economist Marc Lee of the Canadian Cen... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:17:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131076?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131044?rsstype=latest&cid=59 By Joseph RommFrom McCain's prepared text we see the Arizona senator easily tops Palin's lies: My fellow Americans, when I'm president, we're going to embark on the most ambitious national project in decades. We are going to stop sending $700 bill... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:36:32 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131044?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131082?rsstype=latest&cid=59 By Kathryn CooperWilliam Pinar once wrote that we are what we know and also what we do not know . For me, this idea that our identity is shaped by what we are and what we are not what we pay attention to, and what we do not, is at the ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:06:12 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131082?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130903?rsstype=latest&cid=59 The 2008 model year Miles ZX40S AD and ZX40ST neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) have been added to the list of vehicles eligible for rebates under the California Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incentive Program (also known as Fueling Alternatives). Fue... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:00:59 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130903?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=latest&cid=59 By Kate Sheppard John McCain. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's acceptance speech in St. Paul this evening had plenty of references to the nation's energy concerns, calling for drilling here and now, as well as nuclear, clean... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:14:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/130748?rsstype=latest&cid=59 The Republicans have been pounding the Democrats on energy policy so far this summer, effectively adopting an all of the above approach (at least in terms of their messaging) to solving our energy price woes. The Democrats' responses, on the ot... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:49:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/130748?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/130740?rsstype=latest&cid=59 Santa Clara University's Fred Foldvary has it all figured out-- the way to lower the cost of gasoline by replacing excise taxes with pollution fees, eliminating state and federal regulatory barriers to new refinery construction, and blowing up the ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:55:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/130740?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/130802?rsstype=latest&cid=59 via an email from Senate Democrats We hope this message finds you enjoying the last days of the August recess. When the Senate goes back into session next week, we begin a busy work period with much legislative business to complete before the Nove... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:25:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/130802?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130664?rsstype=latest&cid=59 By Joseph RommIf you google Palin 'energy expert,' you'll find more than 10,000 hits. It's no surprise that conservative shills like George Pataki and Haley Barbour use that label -- heck, a major conservative talking point is that she's a foreign... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:13:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130664?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130702?rsstype=latest&cid=59 This Worldchanging Interview with Thomas P.M. Barnett was conducted by Alex Steffen in December of 2004. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Prof. Thomas P.M. Barnett, Senior Strategic Researcher at the U.S. ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:29:51 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130702?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/130519?rsstype=latest&cid=59 Geothermal energy is attracting a lot of long overdue attention recently. Gathering in Reykjavik last week officials from Australia, Iceland and the U.S. signed a charter to establish the International Partnership for Geothermal Technology, reporte... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:19:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/130519?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/130657?rsstype=latest&cid=59 (Cross-posted from Senatus). The bipartisan Gang of Sixteen energy group, which is made up of 8 members from each party, will reportedly get their shot at debating and possibly passing a compromise energy bill which includes a balance of limite... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:15:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/130657?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130482?rsstype=latest&cid=59 The new sales market share of passenger cars and trucks, plotted against the average US price of gasoline (green line). Click to enlarge.Total sales of light duty vehicles in the US in August 2008 fell 15.5% to 1,249,793 units from 1,478,274 units in... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:03:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/130482?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130449?rsstype=latest&cid=59 By Kate SheppardBefore Sarah Palin's VP nomination acceptance speech tonight, the McCain campaign released a new ad, Alaska Maverick. It compares Palin to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: She has a record of bi-partisan reform, it ... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:15:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130449?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130369?rsstype=latest&cid=59 By Jason D ScorseBeing based in Northern California, I am lucky to be located at the epicenter of the sustainable agriculture and Slow Food movements in the U.S.; it means very tasty cuisine all year round. I was intrigued by the recent 12 principles... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:11:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130369?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/130389?rsstype=latest&cid=59 Anchorage -- A close examination of her record as governor reveals that Sarah Palin is nothing if not consistent. Policies that would be described as pork, waste, taxes, or welfare if they benefited all Americans cannot, by definition, be those awful... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:04:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/130389?rsstype=latest&cid=59 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/carma-blog/130286?rsstype=latest&cid=59 CARMA 2.0 has arrived! And our analysis of the latest data shows that the world still has a long way to go on curbing emissions growth.Last week's Washington Post feature on CARMA focuses on massive growth in Chinese emissions. Although pollution was... 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