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Now Let’s Get to Work, Starting with the House Stimulus Package

January 22, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
changeinwashington, energyefficiency, greenenergy, greenforall, greenjobcorps, greenjobs, housestimulus, obama, stimuluspackage, vanjones, waxman

I had the good fortune of being in Washington for the inauguration. It was an amazing day, when I felt every one of the 2 million people in attendance was committed to a new future for America. Cheers surrounded me...continued

Google CEO on Energy Efficiency: Doing the Right Thing Is Also the Right Thing for Business"

December 3, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
energyefficiency, ericschmidt, google, greenenergy, greentransition, stimuluspackage

Just before Thanksgiving, I had the chance to introduce Google CEO Eric Schmidt at a talk he gave in New York City. The event, organized by NRDC Trustee Wendy Schmidt, was illuminating and entertaining thanks to Eric's dry humor and...continued

Bush's Global Warming Plan Weaker than Even He Promised

April 16, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
andrewrevkin, bushglobalwarmingplan, globalwarming, liebermanwarner, marketplace, presidentbush, rosegarden, solvingglobalwarming, stimuluspackage

In a swirl of Rose Garden ceremony, President Bush announced today an eleventh-hour plan for curbing global warming emissions. Unfortunately, it is as feeble as it is late.  Now, in his eighth year, the president has proposed a path on...continued

Global Warming, the Economy, and the Get Out of Jail Free Card

January 24, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
alcoa, dukeenergy, economy, energyefficiency, EPA, ford, GE, globalwarming, GM, lehmannbrothers, liebermanwarner, mckinsey, solarpower, stimuluspackage, USCAP

If 2007 was the year that ended the debate over the science of global warming, 2008 is going to be the year when the economics of solving this crisis will take center stage.Of course, the economy is front-and-center anyway, now...continued