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The Answer’s Blowing in the Wind… and great reports

I work at a climate change solutions nonprofit, and you can bet I’m an advocate for a clean energy future. But if you’re trying to figure out what all this means and what the best choices are as our country goes forward, I want to point out a great piece of information. In [...]

Personalize Your Wine with Stoney Creek Wine Press

Last Friday, Kathie Lee and Hoda discussed personalized wine on their MSNBC show Kathie Lee & Hoda.  Showcasing numerous festive wines including Cabernet and Pinot Grigio, the talk show hosts describe the customized labels that each bottle of wine can offer.  The wine company is none other than Stoney Creek Wine Press, a proud CarbonFree [...]

Pew Reports On Growth Potential Of “Green Collar” Jobs

The Pew Charitable Trusts released its findings on the “explosive” growth potential of nation’s clean energy jobs market this week. The research shows that despite the absence of a sustained policy action, green jobs have outpaced the overall job growth by 5.4% between 1998 and 2007. During the current recession, when three quarters of a [...]

CBO Predicts a $24.4 Billion Net Gain in Revenue from Waxman-Markey

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report analyzing the costs and revenues of the Waxman-Markey global warming bill. They found that within the first decade that the bill gets enacted, the US Treasury can expect to make $24.4 billion in revenue.
Darren Samuelsohn of ClimateWire reports the following income and expenditures:
Income:

The distribution of [...]

Failure to Green-up Your Business Impacts Competitive Advantage

When it comes to business growth (or survival), going ‘green’ has proved to be more than a fleeting trend. Reports find that companies committed to sustainable business practices, even during the current market slowdown, continue achieving above-average performance in the financial market. Goldman Sachs found that companies that are on top of their environmental, social [...]

Duke Energy on Clean Coal: “We have not invested any dollars..”

Duke Energy’s CEO said on 60 Minutes last night that they haven’t invested any money in clean coal, despite seeing a need for reducing global warming emissions by utilities.
Carbon capture and sequestration may not be the most viable option in addressing climate change– given the slow pace currently with development and the costs. By some [...]

Waxman-Markey Draft Clean Energy Bill

Today, Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee released draft clean energy legislation that promises to reduce emissions and create jobs. Titled the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), the legislation hopes to achieve a wide range [...]