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Report highlights strengths and weaknesses in Utah’s green economy

Advanced Materials Strong. VC investment needs work. The National Governor’s Association recently released a profile on each state’s green economy. While these profiles were by no means exhaustive (each profile really only has two meaningful pages of data), the Utah profile does provide some...

“Renewable Energy Certificates” and Waxman/Markey – The complex realities of funding renewable energy

“Renewable Energy Certificates” and Waxman/Markey – The complex realities of funding renewable energy
At my home, I’ve been participating in Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program for 5 or 6 years. The program is sold as a way for customers to support alternative energy development by voluntarily paying an “up charge” to get more clean energy into the system.  I set my goal...