NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND COSTLY SYSTEM FOR BOILING WATER By Hazel Henderson SAINT AUGUSTINE, MAR (IPS) I have opposed nuclear power since my service on the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Council, from 1975 until 1980. Even back then it was clear that …
Book Review: Bailout, By Neil Barofsky
Like millions of Americans worried over their shrinking retirement funds, I relied on www.sigtarp.gov to find the truth about where our tax dollars were going and to whom. Author Neil Barofsky headed SIGTARP as Special Inspector General over TARP which Congress authorized and funded to keep track and oversee the original TARP …
Bond news: IRS provokes roaring laughter w. Destiny Green Bond ruling
You have to hand it to the US IRS (Internal Revenue Service) – they seem to have a sense of humour. In 2004, the US Congress created tax-credits for Green Bonds for large construction projects that would serve as demonstrations of alternative energy technologies. In 2007 Destiny USA issued $228m …
Obama restates clean energy commitment, omits targets
Obama restates clean energy commitment, omits targets Despite failing to enact comprehensive climate legislation, there is no reason the US Congress should not pass a clean energy standard and grant related tax credits, President Barack Obama said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. More >>> UK carbon …
Meeting the Carbon Challenge
A newsletter from NCSE Quarterly With climate regulations front and center in the 112th US Congress, NCSE wishes to update you on our latest projects and events related to carbon, climate change, and the impacts on our ocean. This is the first in a series of updates on NCSE initiatives …