By Kevin Mooney — The Corporate Renewable Energy Index (CREX), a product of Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Vestas Wind Systems, provides some insight. For the moment, News Corp. appears to be outpacing Starbucks in its commitment to renewables, according to the index.  News Corp. purchases 67 percent of its electricity from renewable in comparison to 58 percent by Starbucks. [...]

By Kevin Mooney — What is a green job? That question has a special relevance here in the early part of 2011 now that Team Obama has altered its environmental strategy. When he campaigned in 2008, President Obama said he would create 5 million new green collar jobs. Even if you do not accept the premise of man-made global warming, [...]

By Kevin Mooney — With the demise of “cap and trade” legislation, The Obama Administration has shrewdly pivoted in the direction of renewable mandates that emphasize solar and wind technology as a sop to green groups. Looking ahead to 2011, newly elected Republican lawmakers are well positioned to advance energy policies that better exploit America’s homegrown resources and lower consumer [...]

By Rebekah Rast – From the right you hear “Drill, baby, drill.” From the left you hear, “Go Green.” These mantras couldn’t be more opposite. Now, with Republicans taking the majority in the House, Democrats retaining the Senate and President very outspoken about energy policies, finding a compromise on energy legislation should prove interesting. Energy is inevitably going to be [...]