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Energy and Efficiency Incentives

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Posted on Aug 29 2011 by Daniel

Here’s a handy widget to help you find government rebates and incentives for renewables and energy efficiency.


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  Tags: incentives, renewables, solar Category: Energy, Policy

Yes, we know California is awesome.

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Posted on Jun 9 2011 by Daniel

“In the past three decades, electricity per capita has stayed flat in Californian while it has risen 60% in the rest of the country.” But why?


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  Tags: california, efficiency, romm Category: Carbon, Energy, Policy

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

Candy Bars Cost 100 Grand!

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Posted on Mar 28 2011 by Daniel

The impact of our national food policy is coming to a table near you…


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  Tags: corn, farm bill, public health Category: Food and Agriculture, Policy

Does Lean work for governments and non-profits?

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Posted on Feb 21 2011 by Daniel

Lean was made for a manufacturing environment, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t apply to your work too!


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  Tags: BookLight, respect for people Category: Lean, Policy

This just in: corn ethanol “was not a good policy.”

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Posted on Nov 22 2010 by Daniel

Guess which politician admitted that pouring billions of dollars into a corn-ethanol subsidy was a bad idea? If you said George W. Bush, you’re wrong. Well, maybe he said it too, but…


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  Tags: al gore, corn, ethanol, subsidies Category: Energy, Policy, Transportation

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

Unaffordable Energy, Part II

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Posted on Oct 14 2010 by Daniel

Is the utility bill a burden for low income families? Let’s map it out….


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  Tags: electricity, natural gas, poverty Category: EcoMetrics, Energy, InfoVis, Policy

SciLights: The Climate Change Debate

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Posted on Sep 28 2010 by Daniel

In the debate over man’s role in climate change, it turns out that your conclusions are more affected by your personal values than by the evidence.


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  Tags: behavior, climate change, risk, SciLights Category: Carbon, Policy
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