Two Solar Companies Got Big Subsidies From Obama. Now They Want Protective Tariffs From Trump.
A bankrupt Chinese-owned taxpayer-subsidized company that's asking for protection against Chinese imports.
A bankrupt Chinese-owned taxpayer-subsidized company that's asking for protection against Chinese imports.
There are no downsides, say proponents.
New research debunks a study claiming there's a low-cost way to power America using only wind, solar, and hydropower.
An overcommitment to renewables has already had negative consequences.
Still, it is always good to have some idea of what tradeoffs proposed policies would impose.
While supposedly delivering about the same amount of electricity.
To be against fracking is to be against renewable energy.
Why privilege solar over all the other technologies, including some that may not even be invented yet?
Advances in technology will address climate change before calamity strikes.
Reason warned back in 2011 that environmentalists would oppose cheap natural gas
As more people get their power via solar, public utilities are threatened because the cost of the old energy system will fall on a diminishing number of people
If renewable, new nuclear, or even fusion energy is actually becoming cheaper than conventional fossil fuels, why would the world need an international treaty at all?
Hundreds of thousands of protesters crowd the streets of New York City.
Government-sponsored sweetheart deals for the solar industry are increasing energy costs for low-income Americans.
Accused of keeping foreigners out of industry
Promotes both solar and fracking in State of the Union speech
Would you like to bet on rooftop solar's future?
Supposed to be parked below a special solar concentrator
Not an investment in the future but in people who know the right politicians
Wrecking both health care and energy as a presidential legacy
Model T energy tech is no way to address climate change.
Instituted by decree, and huge fines for those who don't pay
Obama pledged in 2010 that he would have the panels installed
So that homeowners can't collect solar energy for cheaper than the state firms offer
Those who invested heavily may end up getting screwed
Including the U.K. and Germany
Tensions regarding the issue have been on the rise recently
They get tax credits for doing so
Europeans considering introducing import tariff
For a cross country flight
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