WorldChanging: Al Gore, Clean Energy and A Better Nation
Existence is the ultimate proof of the possible.
2008, article, dense, effective, entrepreneurial, financial, fiscal, gore, green, infrastructural, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008249.html
Existence is the ultimate proof of the possible.
2008, article, dense, effective, entrepreneurial, financial, fiscal, gore, green, infrastructural, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008249.html
California: Business's Green Crystal Ball - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green
In a sense, the state has become America’s R&D arm on environmental issues. It is where new concepts – whether they are policy or product – are incubated and road-tested. Those that...
2008, article, californian, entrepreneurial, environmental, experimental, fiscal, harvardbusiness, innovative, risk-tolerant, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/leadinggreen/2008/07/california-businesss-green-cry-1.html
In a sense, the state has become America’s R&D arm on environmental issues. It is where new concepts – whether they are policy or product – are incubated and road-tested. Those that...
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http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/leadinggreen/2008/07/california-businesss-green-cry-1.html
Joseph Stiglitz: How to combat scarcity in an age of plenty | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The world needs to rethink the sources of growth. If the foundations of economic growth lie in advances in science and technology, not in speculation in real estate or financial markets, ...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/15/economics.food
The world needs to rethink the sources of growth. If the foundations of economic growth lie in advances in science and technology, not in speculation in real estate or financial markets, ...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/15/economics.food
Japan to Cut the Cost of Solar 50% Creating Greater Self-sufficiency
Increased production of solar components can help the cost to decrease by creating an economy of scale. This solar incentive will also assist Japan in becoming more energy independent and...
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http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/japan-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-003262.php
Increased production of solar components can help the cost to decrease by creating an economy of scale. This solar incentive will also assist Japan in becoming more energy independent and...
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http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/japan-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-003262.php
Nordhaus & Shellenberger • The price of carbon
All of the revenues raised from new carbon taxes or auctioning pollution allowances should be dedicated to the research, development and deployment of new technologies that the private en...
2008, article, canadian, clean, energy, entrepreneurial, fiscal, green, innovative, nordhaus, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/opinion/story.html?id=67e2b881-1c7c-4655-8f8a-a8f6e...
All of the revenues raised from new carbon taxes or auctioning pollution allowances should be dedicated to the research, development and deployment of new technologies that the private en...
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http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/opinion/story.html?id=67e2b881-1c7c-4655-8f8a-a8f6e...
Sustainable development and much more… » The French tax system for the promotion of efficient cars
Normally, the tax payed on large cars should fund the premium for the small cars. The operation is such a success and so many people are buying small efficient cars that the Government ha...
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http://www.elrst.com/2008/07/17/the-french-tax-system-for-the-promotion-of-efficient-cars
Normally, the tax payed on large cars should fund the premium for the small cars. The operation is such a success and so many people are buying small efficient cars that the Government ha...
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http://www.elrst.com/2008/07/17/the-french-tax-system-for-the-promotion-of-efficient-cars
Al Gore's Fight Against The Climate Crisis : Rolling Stone
When enough people lock into the same narrative and connect the same dots and feel the danger facing their children, then [the objections from special interests] will be set aside. They w...
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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/15051572/al_gores_fight_against_the_climate_crisis
When enough people lock into the same narrative and connect the same dots and feel the danger facing their children, then [the objections from special interests] will be set aside. They w...
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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/15051572/al_gores_fight_against_the_climate_crisis
BBC NEWS | Europe | Barroso trade threat on climate
The idea of climate trade sanctions against nations such as the United States has long been promoted by the French. They say it is unfair for Europe's firms to bear a financial risk becau...
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7201835.stm
The idea of climate trade sanctions against nations such as the United States has long been promoted by the French. They say it is unfair for Europe's firms to bear a financial risk becau...
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7201835.stm
Breakthrough: Who Killed Cap and Trade?
Europe can have a high price for carbon dioxide pollution, $40 a ton, and neither reduce its emissions nor stop the building of coal plants, 50 of which will be constructed over the next ...
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http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/06/who_killed_cap_and_trade.shtml
Europe can have a high price for carbon dioxide pollution, $40 a ton, and neither reduce its emissions nor stop the building of coal plants, 50 of which will be constructed over the next ...
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http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/06/who_killed_cap_and_trade.shtml
Breakthrough: Why Sky Trust Won't Fly
If we want to protect the atmosphere for generations to come, revenue recycling is a giant step backwards, squandering funds that could be better used to drive down the price of clean ene...
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http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/06/why_sky_trust_wont_fly.shtml
If we want to protect the atmosphere for generations to come, revenue recycling is a giant step backwards, squandering funds that could be better used to drive down the price of clean ene...
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http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/06/why_sky_trust_wont_fly.shtml
Getting Down and Dirty with a Solar Industry Insider
Interviewing [Mike Hall, CEO of Borrego Solar] to gain a better appreciation of two main obstacles in solar panel adoption in the U.S.: inconsistent state/federal policies and financing.
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http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/getting-down-and-dirty-with-a--003205.php
Interviewing [Mike Hall, CEO of Borrego Solar] to gain a better appreciation of two main obstacles in solar panel adoption in the U.S.: inconsistent state/federal policies and financing.
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http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/getting-down-and-dirty-with-a--003205.php
Monica Prasad, Faculty, Sociology Dept., WCAS
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. University of Chicago, 2000. Monica Prasad studies how societies create and regulate markets, from the state regulations of the Progressive era to the fair trad...
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http://www.sociology.northwestern.edu/faculty/prasad/home.html
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. University of Chicago, 2000. Monica Prasad studies how societies create and regulate markets, from the state regulations of the Progressive era to the fair trad...
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http://www.sociology.northwestern.edu/faculty/prasad/home.html
On Carbon, Tax and Don’t Spend - New York Times
if we want to reduce carbon emissions, then we should follow Denmark’s example: tax the industrial emission of carbon and return the revenue to industry through subsidies for research a...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/opinion/25prasad.html
if we want to reduce carbon emissions, then we should follow Denmark’s example: tax the industrial emission of carbon and return the revenue to industry through subsidies for research a...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/opinion/25prasad.html
Breakthrough: What the Gas Tax Holiday Should Teach Us
Making clean energy cheap is much more popular politically than making dirty energy expensive.
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http://www.thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/05/what_the_gas_tax_holiday_shoul.shtml
Making clean energy cheap is much more popular politically than making dirty energy expensive.
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http://www.thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/05/what_the_gas_tax_holiday_shoul.shtml
Greener power to the people: the real energy alternative? - The Independent
[British] government incentives to householders fail to persuade them to invest in renewable energy. It concludes that they are daunted by the high initial cost of buying and installing t...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/greener-power-to-the-people-the-real-e...
[British] government incentives to householders fail to persuade them to invest in renewable energy. It concludes that they are daunted by the high initial cost of buying and installing t...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/greener-power-to-the-people-the-real-e...
WorldChanging: Cap and Caulk: How Smart Climate Policy Can Cut Our Energy Costs
Cap and Caulk [...] reduces the regressive effects of high energy prices even while it tempers emissions. Along the way, it yields healthier and more comfortable dwellings and generates a...
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http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008058.html
Cap and Caulk [...] reduces the regressive effects of high energy prices even while it tempers emissions. Along the way, it yields healthier and more comfortable dwellings and generates a...
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http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008058.html