Taxpayer-funded A123 Green Energy Company Handed to Chinese

Lindsay Leveen Breitbart.com Big Government 8 Aug 2012

A 123 Systems, the “green,” federal stimulus-funded lithium ion battery manufacturer, announced atrocious quarterly results today. Most expected that A 123‘s results would be dark red. What was a surprise was the simultaneous announcement that the company had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a […]

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16 December 2011

 

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Forcing Consumers to Buy Renewable Energy

Congress pretends to solve an energy crisis

Ronald Bailey Reason Magazine 7/13/2010

Carbon rationing is dead on Capitol Hill. The Democratic leadership in the Senate has concluded that they cannot round up enough votes to pass a cap-and-trade carbon rationing bill that aims to cut the emissions of greenhouse gases. But in the face of […]

‘Last, best shot’ for Cap and Trade this year

Moment of truth for energy bill Coral Davenport Politico 7/12/2010

The next three weeks represent Democrats’ last, best shot at getting an energy and climate change bill passed this year.

In the White House and the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, it’s moment-of-truth time. People on every side of the energy debate say […]

Bingaman: Do or Die Time on Cap-and-Trade Energy Bill

Stephen Power The Wall Street Journal 7/1/2010

A hot idea circulating in Washington is that congressional Democrats might try to pass climate-change legislation in the lame-duck session after the November elections. The idea has gained currency as the Senate’s calendar has grown crowded.

But a leading Senate Democrat said the approach won’t work.

If an […]

What’s worse than energy taxes? Renewable electricity standards

Morning Bell The Heritage Foundation 5/11/2010

On March 15th, appearing with labor and environmental leaders, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a new alternative energy plan that he said would ensure the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would meet his goal of securing 20% of its energy from renewable sources such as wind […]

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