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Why the Renewable Energy Industry Needs Green Banks
19 january 2013 On October 25, 2012, the world watched as Hurricane Sandy swept up the east coast. Over these past few years, we have seen storm after storm leave…
Financing for Mid-Sized Renewable Energy Projects
19 january 2013 Between the residential and utility sized RE projects, there are more and more distributed generation projects in the $100,000 to $1 million range. Rather than paying cash,…
Energy Secretary Chu Said to Plan Exit From Obama’s Cabinet
19 january 2013 WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who drew criticism from Republicans over his support for loans to Solyndra LLC before the solar-panel maker went bankrupt,…
Power REIT’s First Solar Deal
19 january 2013 I first wrote about Power REIT’s (NYSE:PW) plans to invest in renewable energy real estate in May 2012. The intent was to buy the real estate underlying…
G.E. Finance Unit Will Acquire Heller Financial for $5.3 Billion
15 january 2013 General Electric’s financial services subsidiary, GE Capital, said yesterday that it had agreed to buy Heller Financial for $5.3 billion in cash, or $53.75 a share. Based…
Designated Finance Minister Drops Out of Greek Cabinet, Citing Health Problems
15 january 2013 ATHENS — Greece’s designated finance minister resigned on Monday after being hospitalized, an unexpected blow to the new government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras as it struggles…
Putting Political Reform Right Into the Pockets of the Nation’s Voters
15 january 2013 In “Republic, Lost” Lawrence Lessig — a Harvard Law School professor and a leading advocate of applying the principles of open Web access to less technical forms…
Inquiry Looks Into a Shield for Donors in Elections
15 january 2013 Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has begun investigating contributions to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns, focusing on a case involving…
Campaign Finance Lessons for Disillusioned Asian-American Group
15 january 2013 Concerned about the dampening effect that a fund-raising scandal involving the city comptroller could have on Asian-American voters, the New York City Campaign Finance Board held a…
A Top Egyptian Minister Quits in Protest Over Killings
15 january 2013 CAIRO — Egypt’s finance minister resigned Tuesday in protest over the killing of two dozen unarmed Coptic Christian protesters by the security forces, as reverberations from the…
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