United States Government Archives - Page 24 of 29 - Renew Economy

Trump’s Energy Dept reportedly denying funds for already-approved grants
The Trump administration, through the Department of Energy, has started withholding money for grants already approved by the agency.
Mark Hand

Apr 21, 2017

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Coal

U.S. wind, solar prices on downward slope, even without tax credits
By the early 2020s, unsubsidized wind and solar prices will beat the Variable Costs of Operating Coal and Natural Gas Plants
David Schlissel

Apr 19, 2017

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Rick Perry targets wind, solar after overseeing renewables explosion in Texas
Rick Perry’s request for the DOE to investigate how federal subsidies boost one form of energy at the expense of baseload generation was clearly meant as a swipe at wind and solar energy resources.
Mark Hand

Apr 18, 2017

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What is the social cost of carbon?
Donald Trump aims to extend the party for fossil fuels, even if it that means we make a much bigger mess.
Jeremy Deaton

Apr 6, 2017

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Trump’s executive order puts the world on the road to climate catastrophe
It’s so egregious, it no longer really matters if he doesn’t formally opt out of the Paris climate deal.
Joe Romm

Mar 29, 2017

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Trump budget eviscerates climate and clean energy programs
The Budget Blueprint would cut more than 50 programs from the EPA, including Obama’s Clean Power Plan.
Bobby Magill

Mar 17, 2017

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US environment chief denies Co2 emissions cause global warming
New EPA Pruitt won’t listen to scientists, but he promises he’s listening to industry.
Samantha Page

Mar 10, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

US energy storage installations grew 100% in MWh in 2016
Led by a record-breaking Q4, US energy storage deployments totaled 336MWh in 2016, doubling the megawatt-hours deployed in 2015.
Mike Munsell

Mar 8, 2017

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Trump budget cuts on climate science ‘an all-out assault on Earth’
Trumps announcement to defund NOAA’s satellites will also hurt weather forecasts, jeopardizing public safety, experts warn.
Joe Romm

Mar 6, 2017

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Coal

Saving coal is like saving Titanic, only harder
Coal’s long term prospects do not look good in the US, or for that matter anywhere else
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Feb 24, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

The walking dead in Washington
How can a Trump Presidency be positive? Surely this is a major setback for action on climate change, inequality, human rights and global security?
Paul Gilding

Feb 24, 2017

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Renewables

Wind energy setting records around the world, can’t shake policy uncertainty
Wind energy had a big year in 2016, particularly in the US and Europe – yet it still faces an unpredictable policy future.
Natasha Geiling

Feb 10, 2017

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