Author Archives: Denis Du Bois

Pruitt’s Transparency Problem (and It’s Not His EPA Ethics Scandals)

The hosts of the Trump On Earth podcast dig into the Republican administration’s changes to environmental policy and how they affect you. https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/131479/54416957 If you find it hard to keep up with all the news of the changes happening with environmental policy, slip into your soundproof phone booth and check out this podcast. Trump On […] Continue reading

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New Solar Tariffs — Already Having an Impact?

The dark truth about the newly imposed solar tariff is that it will not remedy what ails United States solar businesses. It might already be making things worse.  https://art19.com/shows/the-energy-gang/episodes/5193958f-63ec-4f0e-85d8-f8e7ab0807ad/embed?theme=dark-blue This installment of “The Energy Gang” podcast dives into the pros and cons of new solar import barriers that took effect February 7, 2018. Sudden 30 […] Continue reading

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Will Corporations Save Us From Climate Change?

It’s pretty clear that the federal government is now out of the business of leading the way on climate change. Can America’s CEO’s fill this leadership vacuum? https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/86381/51840623 The Republican administration has been rolling back policies, such as the Clean Power Plan, that were created to address climate change. Dean Scott, senior climate change and […] Continue reading

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What’s in a Word? Ask Environment Writer Robert Macfarlane

Language adapts to extreme change. How is English normalizing the effects of global warming? Will terms like hundred-year flood become poetically nostalgic? //html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5953107/height/360/width/640/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/ “Anthropocene,” popularized just this decade, is already a familiar term. Culture leads language, but language can lead culture. For example we may wonder if global climate disruptions are being worsened by the […] Continue reading

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Pay for Performance Efficiency Incentives: Beyond the Pilot

Pay-for-Performance is nothing like traditional utility programs, and it’s catching on nationwide. Will your next deep retrofit be a P4P? Continue reading

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2017 Energy Priorities: Repositioning for a Retropolicy Term

(OPINION) Our thirteenth year of publication doesn’t look lucky. But luck is for the ill-prepared. Continue reading

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April Fools’ Day 2017

(OPINION) Why I’m not writing an energy related April fools article for 2017. Continue reading

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Floating PV: The third alternative to traditional solar

(OPINION) The floating PV market is emerging within the solar energy market as an alternative to traditional PV systems. Continue reading

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Back to School for Energy Efficiency

September 16, 2010 — It’s back to school for those left unemployed by the recession, and lots of people are signing up for green job training. Plus: Schools are turning out one textbook case after another of energy efficient buildings. And some buildings are so intelligent, they’re teaching themselves how to be more energy efficient. — Energy Priorities Continue reading

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Energy Efficiency Report Names Top Ten States and Policies

August 31, 2010 — The Center for American Progress will release a report today, entitled “Efficiency Works: Creating Good Jobs and New Markets Through Energy Efficiency.” — Energy Priorities Continue reading

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