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The Promise of Algae Biofuels - a new NRDC report

October 6, 2009

Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
algae, biofuels, innovation, lifecycle, markettransformation, oil, renewableenergy, sustainability

Algae-derived gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel sound like the imaginings of science fiction, but a growing number of entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and policy makers are trying to make them reality. If developed sustainably, the algae biofuel industry may be able...continued

Government Energy Subsidies Still Focusing on Carbon-Intensive Technologies

September 18, 2009

Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
cleanenergy, innovation, markettransformation, policy, renewableenergy, subsidies

The Woodrow Wilson Center and Environmental Law Institute today released a collaborative new study looking at both energy subsidies and U.S. energy flows.  (A presentation on the report which includes a comparison of energy flows in 1992 and 2007 is...continued

Distorting Costs and Benefits in Climate Legislation

June 25, 2009

Posted by Cai Steger in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, capandtrade, cleanenergy, innovation, investment, markettransformation, policy, waxmanmarkey

Update: additional thoughts on the latest article from Jim Manzi are here. While I am always interested in Jim Manzi's perspective, I feel his most recent post ("Dear Member of Congress: Why You Should Vote Against Waxman-Markey") gets things dead...continued

Climate Change and Clean Energy in the President's New Budget

February 26, 2009

Posted by Cai Steger in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
deployment, federalbudget, innovation, investment, markettransformation, obamaadministration, oil, policy, renewableenergy, stimulus

Today, President Obama’s new budget was officially released.  Those interested only in the energy provisions can skip here, although a look at the actual draft budget is extremely informative.  As usual, more industrious and well-connected sorts have beaten me to...continued

Cai Steger
Cai Steger
Energy Policy Analyst
New York, Center for Market Innovation
I’m an Energy Policy Analyst at NRDC’s new Center for Market Innovation, focusing on federal...
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