Jim Pierobon is Founder and principal writer of The Energy Fix. He is a policy, marketing and social media strategist who has reported on, testified and consulted about smarter grids, cyber-security as it affects the power grid, fossil fuel shortages, price spikes, energy efficiency and the rise and fall -- and the rise again of nuclear and renewable energy sources.U.S. carbon tax talk on the rebound: enough for both parties to dislike . . . and pass?
It might only apply to industry emissions and nary a Republican would dare admit to seriously considering it, but talk of a possible carbon tax is making the rounds in political Washington and elsewhere. Think about it. A carbon tax does not lack for support among mainstream energy and fiscal policy experts; it has drawn [...]
Renewable energy: advocates need to raise their ‘game’ to match fossil energy interests
With the absence of an energy discussion in this year’s presidential race, one might think the U.S. faces few, if any, substantive energy problems, or opportunities for that matter. Most energy experts agree that is not the case. Yet what constitutes a problem or an opportunity, is subject to interpretation. Rising gasoline prices, heightening unrest [...]
Brookings and American Enterprise Institute on green jobs – how much of a real economic engine?
As economic stimulus spending winds down and efficiency and renewable energy projects take root from the array of grants, rebates and tax incentives seized by energy consumers, the focus on just how many new ‘green’ jobs comprising the “clean economy” is sharpening. The early returns present a less-than-compelling — albeit incomplete — economic snapshot fueling [...]