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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

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

The Line Between Green Business and Common-Sense Business

August 5, 2008

Posted by Cai Steger in Green Enterprise

Tags:
energyefficiency, globalization, greenbusiness, greenwashing, markettransformation, oil

An article in Sunday’s New York Times describes in intricate detail the impact that increased shipping costs are having on one key aspect of globalization – global supply chains:Cheap oil, the lubricant of quick, inexpensive transportation links across the world,...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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