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FTC’s Green Guides Brown the Water for Eco-Friendly Companies
As politicos debate the role of government regulation in this election season, clean technology companies have new reason to take notice. On October 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)...
View ArticleCleantech a Big Winner in 2012 Presidential Election?
Both candidates in this year’s presidential campaign described the 2012 election as a “stark choice” between two different paths to rebuild and strengthen our nation’s economy. More than any time in...
View ArticleThe Blessing and Curse of Low BPA Electric Rates as the Northwest Moves...
BPA Administrator Steve Wright was in Seattle in early November as part of a victory lap prior to his announced retirement next February. The victory lap is well deserved. He is the longest-serving...
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A New Kid on the Block (Ford C Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid)
I was hoping to be the first person on our GreenTech team to buy a plug-in vehicle. But someone in our group—that would be Elaine Spencer– beat me to the punch—and with a new plug-in that wasn’t...
View ArticleGovernor Inslee Announces Policies That Will Make Washington a Clean...
I attended the Washington Clean Tech Alliance Clean Energy: The New Public Policy conference yesterday. Governor Jay Inslee was invited to speak at the end of the conference and he announced an...
View ArticleGovernor Inslee is Doubling Down on Clean Transportation
Governor Inslee released his February clean energy policy brief last week. It was full of references to clean transportation—as a means for economic development as well as reduction of greenhouse gas...
View ArticleWhy Electric Cars Require Us to Get Electric Rates Right Now
I got gas a couple of weeks ago. Ok – mostly that wouldn’t be worth reporting. But it was the first time for my new Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid. Kathleen Petrich reported on January 9 that I had...
View ArticleSequestration and Renewable Energy Financing
Sequestration was not supposed to happen, but it did. We have heard the litany of horrors that will now be visited upon us: longer lines at airport security, the closing of airport runways causing...
View ArticleElectric Vehicles, Hybrids and Bicycles Need to Pay Their Share
I am a huge fan of plug-in hybrid and electric cars. I bought a plug-in hybrid in early January and have filled its tank twice now. The last time was a couple of weeks ago and since then I’ve driven...
View ArticleObama Budget Increases Funding for Clean Energy – But Don’t Get Too Excited Yet
President Obama has released a budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year that increases funding for the development of clean energy. Before you break out the champagne, however, keep in mind that this is...
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