¿Cómo llama usted a un futuro de peligrosa contaminación, catastróficos eventos meteorológicos extremos, regalos a las Grandes Compañías Petroleras y una dependencia aún mayor de los combustibles fósiles? Si usted es el Presidente del Comité de Presupuesto de la Cámara Paul Ryan (R-WI), usted lo llama “El Camino a la Prosperidad.” No es coincidencia que [...]
Here are three facts about clean energy that you would never know from reading Rep. Paul Ryan’s latest budget proposal.
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For the benefit of current and future Americans and global citizens, Congress should act now and create a progressive carbon tax.
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Allowing the wind production tax credit to expire will hurt consumers and workers, as wind power drives down electricity prices and helps put people back to work.
With the more than 1 million homes made more energy efficient, the federal Weatherization Assistance Program is a proven success for families, the economy, and the environment.
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Jessica Goad, Daniel J. Weiss, and Richard Caperton identify the vast opportunities for renewable energy installations on public lands in the West.
CAP Director of Clean Energy Investment Richard W. Caperton testifies submits testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Richard W. Caperton and Adam James outline how to prevent major power outages such as the one that struck the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest this past weekend.
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John Griffith and Richard Caperton assess the federal government's record in handling risks to taxpayers in its loans and loan guarantees.
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Richard W. Caperton looks at the history of these standards and explains why they don't make electricity prices rise.
Richard W. Caperton, Jackie Weidman, and Daniel J. Weiss explain how an additional 25 cents in the price per gallon of gas at the pump every three months equals an additional $5 billion in the bank for the big five oil companies.
Donna Cooper, Richard Caperton, Kate Gordon, and Daniel J. Weiss detail a plan to redirect billions of dollars in giveaways to Big Oil toward building infrastructure to put Americans back on the job.
The Department of Energy loan guarantee program will cost $2 billion less than expected, writes Richard W. Caperton.
Congressional action to spur investment in proven renewable energy technology is fundamental to the future of the U.S. offshore wind industry, write Richard W. Caperton, Michael Conathan, and Jackie Weidman.
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Richard W. Caperton looks at how the government currently invests in renewable energy and ways to make that spending more efficient and effective for a more competitive, healthy, and secure United States.