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It takes a (wired) village

How cities can foster demand for electric cars 18
Posted 28 Dec 2009 4:28 PM In two Colorado cities -- Denver and Boulder -- officials are taking steps to encourage the transition to electric vehicles.
The jobs of saving energy

Could AlertMe be the Apple of energy efficiency? 0
Posted 14 Dec 2009 5:03 PM Furnishing real-time data on home energy usage, a new British startup lets consumers use their smartphones to monitor and control everything from the thermostat to the fridge.
President Obama announces $3.4 billion investment to spur transition to smart energy grid 0
Posted 27 Oct 2009 11:50 AM As the Senate debates the Kerry-Boxer climate bill in Washington, President Obama travelled to Arcadia, Florida to announce a $3.4 billion investment in to modernize the U.S. energy grid. Grist shares the official White House press release on the president’s new smart grid proposal.
Short circuits

Our old electric grid is no match for our new green energy plans 4
Posted 12 Oct 2009 4:08 PM To understand how electricity gets from a coal plant or wind turbine to our living rooms and cubicles, Amanda Little descended below the heaving streets of Manhattan for a first-hand look at the power grid. It wasn't pretty -- and it doesn't bode well for our transition to a clean energy future.
A WALK THROUGH THE WEEK'S CLIMATE NEWS

The Climate Post: Grid, for lack of a better word, is good 3
Posted 13 Aug 2009 1:46 PM
GM's "230 mpg" Volt, smart grid, Cash for Clunkers, and feeling grateful to our oceans: the latest in climate news.
Smarter cities

The 15 most sustainable U.S. cities 28
Posted 16 Jul 2009 10:54 AM
Seattle is the most sustainable big city in the nation, according to a list compiled by Smarter Cities, an NRDC project that looks at the progress American cities are making toward going green. Find out which other 14 cities made the list.
New energy at DOE

Autos, smart grid and clean tech: DOE turns on the money 2
Posted 1 Jul 2009 1:11 PM
Last week the Department of Energy released part of the $25 billion in loans provided for through the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, included in Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The delay in releasing these funds had been one of the longest running scandals in clean tech policy. Upon taking office, the Obama Administration vowed to expedite their release and Secretary Steven Chu had made finalizing rules needed to administer the program a key priority. In the first installment of the loans, Tesla, the VC-backed California maker of an all-electric sports car, founded by Ebay veterans, will receive $465 million to make its compact, all-electric Model S sedan. Ford will receive $5.9 billion to retool 11 factories across five states to improve the overall fuel efficiency of its fleet. Finally, Nissan will receive $1.6 billion to retool a factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, to make an electric vehicle that is being developed and initially manufactured in Japan. The remainder of the money will be released next year.
tech your children well

Clean technology innovation: reaping the rewards 2
Posted 9 Jun 2009 1:53 PM
Clean technology has more potential for wealth creation than information technology. Yet despite numerous breakthroughs, the clean energy and technology space has yet to generate the type of home runs on a company level or growth on an economy-wide level needed to reinvigorate the American economy and get wages moving upwards again. What can be done?
Myth: Climate policy is primarily about putting a price on carbon 9
Posted 2 Apr 2009 12:10 PM
Raising the price of carbon will lead to the cheapest, fastest emission reductions only if all else is equal, and in the real world, all else is not equal.
Going big

In defense of the Dems’ One Big Bill energy/climate strategy 0
Posted 1 Apr 2009 11:57 AM
One of the most consequential legislative decision Dems will make this year on energy/climate is to lump everything together in a single bill.
Congress starts to outline how they’ll meet Obama’s directive on climate and energy legislation 12
Posted 25 Feb 2009 2:43 PM
Reid to introduce a new bill granting more authority to feds for electricity transmission 0
Posted 23 Feb 2009 3:07 PM
A chat with Obama’s green-leaning liaison to the states, Boulder Mayor Shaun McGrath 7
Posted 30 Jan 2009 1:21 PM