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Do Energy Planks Matter in Party Platforms?
A look back at the platforms adopted in 2008 shows some planks that are virtually identical, with little difference in position on key energy issues.
Renewable Energy: Let Success Breed Success
Congress has already missed multiple chances to extend the PTC, which has solid support in the House but has struck out in the Senate. There’s still hope that a bipartisan effort will rectify the situation.
GE and the Politics of Innovation
Asking which comes first, innovation or policy, is much like asking, which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Obama’s March Madness
Spring is in the air — but has the president really fallen madly in love with dirty energy? As usual, the answer is complicated.
Feds Let BP Off Probation Despite Pending Safety Violations
by Abraham Lustgarten, ProPublica BP’s refining subsidiary was released today from criminal probation related to a 2005 explosion in Texas City that killed 15 workers. The company has addressed the most serious safety deficiencies exposed by the accident and satisfied the terms of a felony plea agreement to settle charges that it failed to protect [...]
