Why would alternative energy companies need tax credits if their technology was superior?

Re: this Yahoo article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080831/ap_on_go_co/disappearing_tax_breaks It always amazes me that companies which have been developing alternative energy technologies for OVER 25 YEARS, with tax credits and other government subsidies to make them a low-cost technologically superior reality, continue to demand… Continue Reading

Did you hear that the White House is going to Solar Power?

Solar Panels are being installed in the White House to provide some of the power needs. I think this is great, and I hope they put the entire building on Solar Power, because that will help Americans overcome their fear… Continue Reading

Is there a legitimate reason for straight married couples to get tax breaks from marriage but not gays?

The whole idea of gay marriage is put forth so that gays can prove that they are normal, just like everyone else. Unfortunately they are not in a very important and obvious way. A marriage between two men or two… Continue Reading

Why is Bush actively discouraging the development of alternative fuels?

when Congress passed the 2007 energy bill last December, it failed to extend any stimulus for wind and solar energy production. Oil and gas kept all their credits, but those for wind and solar have been left to expire this… Continue Reading

Senate Approves Solar Power Tax Credit

The same week that Congress debates a 0 billion dollar bailout of the US financial system, the Senate has approved billion in tax credits for companies that use renewable energy from wind, solar or geothermal. Tax credits will also reward… Continue Reading

Should the government stop subsidizing bad solar technology and put the money into research?

The state of solar panel technology (especially thermal) is stuck where it was 30 years ago because the government is subsidizing projects using that old technology rather than investing in research into new more efficient was to capture solar energy.… Continue Reading

Is Solar Power Good Business? – VOA Story

Climate change is now a popular topic. World leaders are discussing it this week at the G8 summit in Prague. And just last week in San Jose, California, high tech industry leaders gathered to give solar energy a boost. The… Continue Reading