A new round of Energy Star rebates to encourage consumers is coming soon – but these are funded by the stimulus program for this year, so they will probably not last long. $300 million is being made available to the
Funding renewable energy through betterments
Berkeley, California pioneered the idea to advance California’s Million Solar Roofs program and it’s finally spreading and gaining traction nationally. A State House Bill wants to bring it to Massachusetts. PACE, or Property Assisted Clean Energy financing, is another example
It’s all about the economy
President Obama gave an excellent State of the Union address last week. But in covering so much ground – as Presidents invariably do – he missed an opportunity to drive home a fundamental message – his highest priority policy initiatives
Leading by example
While the challenges of passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation gets most of the attention and generates even more of the national agita, the simple and effective practice of leading by example gets far too little. Case in point
Sustainability and venture capital investing – which way is up?
Investors, policy makers and interested observers can be forgiven if they’re having a hard time determining whether they should be optimistic or pessimistic about the future of emerging companies in sustainability based on what’s going in venture capital. The best