Recycled Energy Development
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Nearly 90 business, labor, environmental, and government organizations are urging Congress to adopt new tax policies to promote energy recycling. The diverse set of organizations sent letters to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee asking for tax credits to expand use of combined heat and power (CHP) and waste energy recovery, which would vastly improve energy efficiency and productivity at industrial facilities. This effort has received coverage from outlets ranging from E&E TV to Industry Week. Read how the legislation would create thousands of jobs, cut energy costs, and slash greenhouse gas emissions...
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin has signed legislation designating recycled energy a renewable source of power within the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS). As a result, utilities are now more likely to buy recycled energy from West Virginia manufacturers. The takeaway is that clean energy is clean energy, and it should be rewarded no matter what form it takes.
Two documentaries have premiered featuring RED founders Tom and Sean Casten. Carbon Nation offers a “positive, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film about tackling climate change while boosting the economy.” And Dirty Business: “Clean Coal” and the Battle for our Energy Future investigates the true cost of being dependent on coal. The Castens appear in both films to discuss energy recycling as a pro-profit, pro-planet solution to the climate crisis.
Public Utilities Fortnightly argues that using more natural gas and less coal could reduce the U.S.’s carbon footprint by 14-20%—and that’s without requiring any new infrastructure investments. Read “Fuel Swap: Natural gas as a near-term CO2 mitigation strategy.”
