Comments on: Clean-Energy Industry Pushes for Tax Refunds In Stimulus

By: Clean Power Grants Step In to Fill Tax Credit Gap, But Problems Remain

Clean Power Grants Step In to Fill Tax Credit Gap, But Problems Remain — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:01:16 +0000

[...] federal cash grants, which will enable renewable projects to get money in lieu of tax credits and were approved back in [...]

By: Martin Gruber

Martin Gruber — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:03:34 +0000

Instead of tax credits, why are we not pushing for government investment in venture capital firms funding green tech? Tax credits are a pure taxpayer loss, whereas equity investments will generate money in the long run, and the government can wait a longer run than private investors.

By: GreenTech Pastures mobile edition

GreenTech Pastures mobile edition — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:37:01 +0000

[...] structure it as a lease. So, yet again, our credit woes have come back to bite us you know where. If you want to read more details, this article from Earth2Tech does a good job. The point of Rive and other leaders in the solar industry is that the money has already been [...]

By: Pickens: ‘I’m for Anything American’ : CleanTechnica

Pickens: ‘I’m for Anything American’ : CleanTechnica — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:26:33 +0000

[...] from various government policies, including cleantech provisions in the economic stimulus bill, other widespread themes at the conference included the difficulties of raising capital, the need [...]

By: House Reps OK Clean Energy Tax Breaks « Earth2Tech

House Reps OK Clean Energy Tax Breaks « Earth2Tech — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:29:43 +0000

[...] for wind and solar energy projects and efficiency improvements to existing homes. Part of the economic stimulus package we covered earlier in the day, the vote came late in the afternoon. House Democrats advanced a [...]

By: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: Obama's Big Problem and Dying Forests

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:18:51 +0000

[...] The clean tech sector is cautiously optimistic about the shape of federal clean-energy support coming out of Congress, which could address some of the current subsidy shortcomings, at Greentech Media and Earth2Tech. [...]