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California Is Giving Tesla Another Huge Tax Break

Posted by jonehopp on Wednesday, 01 January 2014 in Transportation

This is going to drive the Tesla-haters crazy. The luxury electric-car maker is getting a huge new tax break from California, SFGate reports. The state will let it off the hook for sales and use taxes on some $415 million in new equipment it's purchasing in order to expand production ...

Obama Creating Green Jobs in Texas

Posted by Debs Bru on Friday, 10 May 2013 in Green Products/Services

AUSTIN, Texas - Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he said. The presiden...

30 Jobs to Save The Planet for 2013

Posted by bensor on Tuesday, 01 January 2013 in Sustainable Development

1.Solar Engineer:  Whatever the future holds for the energy sector (and to say that it's a matter of dispute is an understatement), we should all remember one thing: nearly all the energy we use is ultimately solar in origin. The oil we extract is really a liquid battery of energy photosynth...

Congress Fails to Act on Wind Energy

Posted by Davis on Monday, 08 October 2012 in Wind

Leeco Steel LLC’s fortunes rose even during the Great Recession thanks to a single customer: the burgeoning U.S. wind-energy industry. Leeco had 50 employees when it started selling 7 ton steel plates to wind-tower makers in 2004. It now has 125, and wind accounts for about 40 percent of ...

Kansas Blames EPA for Bad Air Quality

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 24 March 2011 in Air Quality

March 24, 2011 The Kansas House has approved a resolution saying the Environmental Protection Agency air-quality regulations are hurting the national economy. The resolution approved Wednesday urges Congress to stop funding EPA's air-quality work and to stop the agency from regulatinggreenhouse g...