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Did the stimulus save green jobs?

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Posted on Apr 18 2011 by Daniel

“The Stimulus Worked!” You may now return to your regularly scheduled unemployment.


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  Tags: carbon tax, efficiency, green jobs, stimulus, subsidies Category: EcoMetrics, Energy, Financial, Policy, Residential

Energy Tax Credits for 2011

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Posted on Jan 24 2011 by Daniel

TweetThis year’s federal tax credits for energy efficiency improvements don’t look quite as enticing as last year, but I’ll let you be the judge: For measures installed between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, the credit is generally 10% of costs on qualifying energy efficiency improvement measures, up to a maximum of $500.  However, [...]


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  Tags: efficiency, tax credit, taxes Category: Energy, Financial

You should be paying MORE for parking.

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Posted on Nov 10 2010 by Daniel

To solve the parking problem and revitalize downtown areas, one urban planner recommends INCREASING the cost of parking your car!


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  Tags: Donald Shoup, meters, parking, video Category: Financial, Policy, Pollution, Transportation

On this election day, follow the money.

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Posted on Nov 2 2010 by Daniel

Money not only talks, it also writes legislation!


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  Tags: corporatocracy, greenhouse gas, Prop 23, voting Category: Carbon, Financial, Policy

Which schools and doctors are best? Here’s the data.

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Posted on Oct 19 2010 by Daniel

Who is in the examination room with you and your doctor? It’s Eli Lilly!


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  Tags: doctors, education, pharmaceuticals, social justice Category: Financial, InfoVis

Unaffordable Energy, Part I

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Posted on Oct 12 2010 by Daniel

Holding energy prices low while trying to encourage efficiency is like handing out mini-bottles at the AA meeting.


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  Tags: efficiency, electricity, incentives Category: Energy, Financial

You Down with PPA?

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Posted on Jun 1 2010 by Daniel

Renewable energy requires more than just technological innovation – it’s forcing us to look at our business models in new and creative ways.


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  Tags: finance, PPA, renewables, solar Category: Financial

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