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by Thomas Damassa, Eliot Metzger, Samantha Putt del Pino and Jess Chandler, Dennis Creech, Alex Tapia, Ben Taube, John D. Wilson - April 2009Local Clean Power
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by Timothy Hassett and Karin Borgerson - March 2009In recent years, many U.S. corporations have deployed renewable energy systems at their headquarters, industrial facilities, and retail stores. These include large corporations—such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, Macy’s, Staples, and Wal-Mart—and smaller firms, such as
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by Robert Heilmayr, Trevor Houser and Shashank Mohan - February 2009As the 111th Congress begins and a new president takes office, the economic crisis dominates the US policy agenda. The financial system remains in a tenuous state despite massive bank recapitalization, and the economy, more than a year into the current recession, shows no signs of recovery.
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by Liz Marshall and Zachary Sugg - December 2008Crop residues like wheat straw and corn stover---i.e. stalks and leaves---have been proposed as a sustainable feedstock for a “next-generation” cellulosic ethanol industry in the United States. However, use of agricultural residues should not be considered to have low environmental
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by Eliot Metzger - July 2008What is a cap-and-trade program?
A cap-and-trade program sets a maximum limit, or a “cap,” on
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from those facilities and sectors
covered by the regulation. An emitter covered by the cap
has two primary obligations:
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by Kayanna Warren - April 2008What is a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)?
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by Jennifer Layke, Alex Perera and Kevin Porter - February 2008Wind power is the fastest-growing form of renewable electricity and constitutes a substantial portion of green power products in the United States. Corporate energy buyers can incorporate wind into energy portfolios in a variety of ways: through utility-offered green
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by Alex Perera, Craig Hanson and Robert Heilmayr - December 2007A RES, also called a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), requires electricity suppliers to obtain a minimum percentage of their power from eligible renewable energy sources by a certain date. To date, a patchwork of 25 states and the District of Columbia have implemented renewable electricity