The following post is by Jane Nakano, a Fellow in the Energy and National Security Program and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). One of the policy issues that has gone through a notable evolution under the administration of President Barack Obama is nuclear energy. Several years since his cautious acknowledgment of nuclear [...]
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Guest Author: Evolution of Nuclear Energy Policy Under the Obama Administration, Part 1
May 22nd, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Guest Authors, Justin Manger, President Obama 
Tags: Electricity Generation, GE, Jane Nakano, Nuclear, Washington DC 
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December 4th, 2009 Eric Wilson The United States is likely to install just one-eighth as much new solar power this year as Germany. China is expected to surpass the United States this year as the leader in adding new wind energy capacity. General Electric, which has 10,000 wind turbines in the United States, says that to encourage growth in the [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, China, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, GE, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »GE Unveils Plans to Expand Wind and Solar Power Production
September 16th, 2009 Justin Manger This week, General Electric made two big announcements regarding renewable energy. On Monday, the conglomerate released information about its completed acquisition of Norwegian turbine maker ScanWind. This is GE’s first major move into offshore wind power and is another step in its drive to turn its “Ecomagination” push and initial investments into multi-billion dollar industries. [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Green Products, Justin Manger, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, GE, NREL No Comments »The Glenarm: Green Homes on the Edge of Downtown Denver
August 19th, 2009 Eric Wilson Developments across the country are working to attain green status, but the best of these projects take into account materials as well as location. In Denver, The Glenarm (a development just off the downtown corridor) recently reduced its prices from $419,000 to $393,000, making the base unit more affordable. Last year, Denver Infill, which covers [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability Tags: Colorado, Energy Star, GE, Photovoltaic No Comments »Five Friday Facts
May 29th, 2009 Justin Manger The International Union of Railways says a high-speed train can carry eight times as many passengers as an airplane over a given distance, using the same amount of energy and emitting a quarter of the carbon dioxide for each passenger. Rail Transport and Environment Facts & Figures The Maglev from Japan holds the world record [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Japan, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: GE, Green Technology, High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »
