“Sixty is the new fifty” may have first been said about aging baby boomers, but it’s also the new reality of getting anything done in the US Senate. Although the Senate’s rules have long been structured to allow careful deliberation
American Clean Energy Now – the case for energy and climate change legislation
Last week, I participated in the Clean Energy Network fly-in to Washington in support of comprehensive energy and climate change legislation.
Tax breaks and subsidies for energy
Hovering in the background of several current energy and sustainability-related news stories is the question of tax breaks and subsidies for energy. In the wake of the BP oil spill disaster, the Senate Finance Committee will discuss a possible rollback
US Investors should pay more attention to European product regulations
As a rule, US investors don’t pay much attention to European Union regulations but they probably should. The European Union countries have more people (497 million versus 300 million) and a larger GDP (18 trillion versus 14.5 trillion) than the
A July Senate push for Comprehensive Energy and Climate Legislation
President Obama, John Kerry and other Senate leaders are planning a strong push to pass Comprehensive Energy and Climate legislation during the July work session of Congress. In early June, the President promised to “find the votes” for comprehensive climate