by Bill Scher | Jan 7, 2014 | Climate
On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired an odd hit piece on the Obama administration's clean energy investments, strongly suggesting that it has wasted taxpayer money on pipe dreams. Thankfully, on Monday, Media Matters, the San Jose Mercury News and the National Memo (with a big...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 19, 2013 | Climate
Now the Koch brothers are coming after my solar panels. I had solar panels installed on the roof of our Washington, D.C. home this year. My household took advantage of a generous tax incentive from the District government and a creative leasing deal offered by the...
by Bill Scher | Sep 26, 2013 | Climate
Progressives may be feeling pretty good these days. De Blasio ascendant. Summers thwarted. Republicans imploding over ObamaCare. Well, here's a jerk back into harsh reality. President Obama's EPA is expected to unveil the centerpiece of its climate plan in June 2014....
by Bill Scher | Sep 5, 2013 | Climate
In many ways President Obama's energy policies have been a huge success. Carbon emissions are down. Oil consumption is down. Renewable energy consumption is up. North America is projected to be effectively energy independent by 2020, and the United States by 2030....
by Dave Johnson | Aug 16, 2013 | Climate, Making it in America
America used to manufacture silicon chips. Now much of that industry has moved to China. Solar-panel manufacturing will be a huge industry of the future and America deserves to have a chunk of that industry and the jobs and income that industry will bring. But...
by Bill Scher | Jul 31, 2013 | Climate
Above is the first speech from Gina McCarthy since Republicans stood down from filibustering her nomination to head the EPA. You can see why Republicans didn't want her. She's that good. Climate politics is extremely dicey for Democrats. As I've long noted, many swing...
