Evergreen Solar
SpectraWatt
Solyndra (received $535 million – now bankrupt)
Beacon Power (received $43 million)
AES’ subsidiary Eastern Energy
Nevada Geothermal (received $98.5 million)
SunPower (received $1.5 billion)
First Solar (received $1.46 billion)
Babcock & Brown (an Australian company which received $178 million)
Ener1 (subsidiary EnerDel received $118.5 million)
Amonix (received 5.9 million)
The National Renewable Energy Lab
Fisker Automotive
Abound Solar (received $400 million)
Chevy Volt (taxpayers basically own GM)
Solar Trust of America ($2.1 billion federal loan guarantee – now bankrupt)
A123 Systems (received $279 million)
Willard & Kelsey Solar Group (received $6 million)
Johnson Controls (received $299 million)
Schneider Electric (received $86 million)
DICED is UN’s Environmental Constitution for the World
March 21, 2012
‘I made a mistake’: Al Gore’s U-turn on corn ethanol as he admits the food-vs-fuel competition is real
November 23, 2010
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:25 AM on 23rd November 2010
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was ‘not a good policy’, weeks before tax credits are up for renewal.
U.S. blending tax breaks for ethanol make it profitable for refiners to use the fuel even when it is more expensive than gasoline. The credits are up for renewal on December 31.
Total U.S. ethanol subsidies reached $7.7billion last year according to the International Energy Industry, which said biofuels worldwide received more subsidies than any other form of renewable energy.
U-turn: Al Gore arrives at the conference hall before delivering his speech in Athens, Greece yesterday
‘It is not a good policy to have these massive subsidies for (U.S.) first generation ethanol,’ said Mr Gore, speaking at a green energy business conference in Athens sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank.
‘First generation ethanol I think was a mistake. The energy conversion ratios are at best very small.
NYT Comes to Grips with Wind and Solar Costs Wind
November 16, 2010
Posted November 8, 2010
The New York Times has come to grips with the economic realities of renewable energy. Matthew Wald and Tom Zeller Jr. write:
Even as many politicians, environmentalists and consumers want renewable energy and reduced dependence on fossil fuels, a growing number of projects are being canceled or delayed because governments are unwilling to add even small amounts to consumers’ electricity bills.
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Electricity generated from wind or sun still generally costs more — and sometimes a lot more — than the power squeezed from coal or natural gas. Prices for fossil fuels have dropped in part because the recession has reduced demand. In the case of natural gas, newer drilling techniques have opened the possibility of vast new supplies for years to come.
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http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2010/11/08/nyt-comes-to-grips-with-wind-and-solar-costs/
Cost of Green Power Makes Projects Tougher Sell
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/science/earth/08fossil.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss
EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust
August 10, 2010
By Jacqueline Sit, NEWS 9
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The EPA is considering regulations that would crack down on farm dust.
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Curtis Roberts stands at his farm in Arcadia. Farmers like Roberts are concerned about the possible regulations.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on farm dust, so senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on the possible regulations.
The letter dated July 23 to the EPA states, “If approved, would establish the most stringent and unparalleled regulation of dust in our nation’s history.” It further states, “We respect efforts for a clean and healthy environment, but not at the expense of common sense. These identified levels will be extremely burdensome for farmers and livestock producers to attain. Whether its livestock kicking up dust, soybeans being combined on a dry day in the fall, or driving a car down the gravel road, dust is a naturally occurring event.”
Read the letter to EPA signed by 21 senators including Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn
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