It’s Not Easy for Obama to Prove He’s Green

It’s Not Easy for Obama to Prove He’s Green

President Barack Obama’s spokesman, Josh Earnest, recently boasted that his boss will “go down in history as the greenest president we’ve ever had.” Yes, cars, trucks, and buses will increasingly burn less fuel because of this White House. If the courts don’t spike...
In OtherWords: April 8, 2015

In OtherWords: April 8, 2015

This week in OtherWords, I talk about how tax credit turbulence distorts the wind business and Phyllis Bennis explains why Iran’s nuclear deal scored a win for peace over war. Do you want to make sure you don’t miss the latest from OtherWords? Please subscribe...
Blowing Past Political Turbulence

Blowing Past Political Turbulence

The gaggle of workers in Montana’s Carbon County hacking at the barely thawed ground in late December were on a mission: Secure Mud Springs Wind Ranch’s eligibility for a green-energy incentive. Why were they racing to catch a tax credit in that sparsely inhabited...