As he has done previously in talking about the state of America, President Obama had several things to say about energy in Tuesday night’s speech (transcript here). For one, due to a surge in domestic oil production, imports of foreign oil have fallen to the lowest levels in 16 years and “American oil production is the highest that [...]
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Obama Returns to Energy Theme in State of the Union
January 26th, 2012 
2nd Green Revolution 
Posted in Behavior, Business, Clean Technology, Economics, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Justin Manger, News, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Transportation 
Tags: Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Congress, Electricity Generation, Energy, Green Technology, Renewable Energy, Washington DC 
No Comments »Poll: Obama’s State of the Union Speech
January 23rd, 2012 Justin Manger On Tuesday, January 24th President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address from Capitol Hill. How prominently do you think clean energy and the “green” economy will be featured in the speech? Choose from one of the options below:
Keystone Pipeline and the Future of Fuel
December 18th, 2011 Eric Wilson A few weeks ago news came out that President Obama was stalling the decision on the Keystone Pipeline from Alberta, Canada down to Texas. This was no doubt a political move tied to the 2012 election. Apparently, the company that is building the pipeline acquiesced to demands from environmentalists that the pipeline avoid certain areas of Nebraska [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Policy, President Obama Tags: Bio-fuels, Oil Consumption No Comments »Presidents Obama and Clinton Join Forces to Save Energy
December 3rd, 2011 Eric Wilson Being as they are from the same political party, it might not be a huge surprise that former President Bill Clinton is joining current Commander in Chief Barack Obama in an effort to reduce energy costs. However, given the fact that the former leader’s wife lost in her bid for the Democratic presidential bid to [...]
Environmental Regulations, Public Health, and the Economy
September 22nd, 2011 Eric Wilson The first Five Friday Facts of the month centered on the economic impact of environmental regulations on the economy. If not for President Obama’s announcement earlier this month that the administration has withdrawn support for tighter regulations on smog and air pollution at the risk of harming economic growth, this would not be an issue. [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, President Obama Tags: Chemicals, Economy, Pollution, Quotations, Regenerative Economy No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Clean Air, EPA, and Regulation
September 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson In light of President Obama’s recent announcement that the administration has withdrawn support for tighter regulations on smog and air pollution at the risk of harming economic growth, here are today’s Five Friday Facts courtesy of Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Jackson’s Labor Day message can be seen below. Since the enactment [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, President Obama Tags: Battery, Economy, Environment, EPA, Jobs, Pollution, Video No Comments »Five Friday Facts/Infographic: Obama’s 2035 Energy Goals
August 19th, 2011 Justin Manger Can the U.S. really get 80% of its electricity needs from clean energy sources as proposed by president Obama? We currently get about 50% of our electricity from coal fired power plants, so roughly two-thirds of that coal based energy would have to change to clean energy sources in order to reach that goal. Here’s what it [...]
Five Friday Facts: CAFE Standards
August 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson This week the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards have popped up in a few posts. One dealt with the increase in fuel economy for passenger cars and the other for heavy trucks and buses. The following facts come from these articles: American businesses who operate and own these commercial vehicles will save approximately $50 [...]
