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Nathanael Greene, Director of Renewable Energy Policy, New York City

Nathanael Greene

I coordinate NRDC's work on renewable energy--fuels and power--and policies that will advance them. For the last few years, I've spent the lion's share of my time working on biofuels, biopower, wind, solar, and geothermal. Along with a great team from our land, water, oceans, and climate programs, I try to understand what these technologies are capable of, what are the research, development, and economic challenges standing in their way, and what standards we need to put in place to make sure they really deliver the environmental benefits they promise. I went to Brown undergrad and Berkeley for my masters. I have just enough science, engineering, and economics to be dangerous and use this training to translate the cutting edge energy technology developments into policy recommendations

Recent Posts

Vote Solar's new Project Permit gives you a way to make solar cheaper

Posted June 5, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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German homeowners who want to install solar on their roofs pay about half the price Americans do: $3 a watt, compared to $6 a watt here. That’s the difference between wide-scale renewable energy deployment—solar supplies as much as 10 percent...continued

NRDC applauds Senator Coons' MLP Parity Act & looks forward to continued partnership in its enhancement

Posted April 25, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming

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Yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Chris Coons (DE) re-introduced the MLP Parity Act, underscoring the critical importance of continuing to utilize the tax code to overcome the market barriers impeding the growth of clean energy and...continued

DOE report shows schools the money in efficiency and solar

Posted April 2, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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Maybe like me, you’ve seen some eye-popping news reports recently about how much money solar energy can save schools. I’m the father of two elementary-school-aged girls, and in the last couple of months alone, I’ve read with great envy and...continued

PTC extension starts to bring back jobs--let's make them and wind grow

Posted February 7, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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Last week AWEA came out with its Fourth Quarter 2012 Market Report, highlighting figures that mark a historic year for the wind sector.   American wind energy providers brought online a record 13,124 MW of generating capacity, making wind energy the...continued

Fiscal "Deal" Energy Investments Form Foundation for Clean Energy Future

Posted January 3, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy

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Millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief this week following successful votes in the U.S. Congress to avoid the “fiscal cliff”.    Within the energy sector, one of the fundamental issues at stake during the last months of budget wrangling...continued

The time for Cape Wind is now

Posted October 5, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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The nation’s first offshore wind farm could soon be under construction—bringing good jobs and clean, renewable energy to the people of Cape Cod—if it weren’t for obstructionist lawsuits filed by a group with deep financial ties to the dirty energy...continued

Keep the U.S. wind industry strong by supporting the PTC tomorrow

Posted August 1, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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The headlines say it all: No Wind Tax Credit Could Blow NC Jobs Off Track [North Carolina] Wind energy industry faces stiff headwind [Texas] Wind industry may be in jeopardy [Iowa] Gamesa lays off 73 Cambria workers [Pennsylvania] Invenergy's Roanoke...continued

DOE under secretary's Iowa wind manufacturing visits--an opportunity for engagement: tweet @ your reps to thank them for supporting wind, creating jobs

Posted July 25, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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Acting Department of Energy Under Secretary David Sandalow is in Iowa today visiting Des Moines-based Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Co, and ACCIONA Windpower’s wind turbine assembly plant further east in West Branch. During his visits to the wind manufacturing plants, two...continued

First U.S. Tidal Power Project Readies for Launch in Maine

Posted July 24, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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The ocean is a tremendous bank of energy. Covering more than two-thirds of our planet, the amount of energy embodied in the ocean’s tides, currents, and waves, not to mention temperature and salinity gradients, could power the world—if we were...continued

Sec Chu's visit to WI wind manufacturing facility highlights critical role of tax credits in industry & job growth

Posted July 12, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming

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Today, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Ingeteam, a wind and solar equipment manufacturer in Milwaukee. The visit showcased the company’s recent $21 million expansion and the 275 jobs the company has created or plans to add by 2015....continued

Help make NY a solar leader

Posted June 15, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming

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If you aren't out supporting wind power today, or even if you are, you should read the following message from Vote Solar and take action to help make NY a solar leader. Friends, After nearly three years of hard work...continued

Fly a kite, support wind and tell the Koch brothers off

Posted June 14, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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Apologies for the spam, but was wondering if anyone was interested in traveling to the Jersey Shore on Friday. Around the world, a bunch of wind groups and companies are hosting “Global Wind Day” on Friday.  The Sierra Club is...continued

Congress' $2 trillion dollar clean energy challenge

Posted June 13, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil

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Two trillion dollars is a lot of money. That’s how much experts expect the world’s economies will spend on clean, renewable energy between now and 2020. As an advocate for technologies such as wind and solar power, energy efficiency, and...continued

A Positive Discussion of Clean Energy Standard Marred by Talk of Preemption

Posted May 18, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming

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Yesterday, Senator Bingaman led a committee hearing on the Clean Energy Standard (S.1426), legislation that would increase production of renewable energy like wind and solar power, and energy efficiency along with other energy sources like nuclear and natural gas.  It...continued

The NY Solar Jobs Bill will benefit us all

Posted May 10, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming

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Worldwide, and in New York State, solar power is on the verge of something big. Global renewable energy spending is expected to top $2 trillion by 2020, with solar power comprising a substantial share. Only a decade ago, solar was...continued

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