By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” Secretary of State Clinton famously called for hitting the “reset” button in our relations with Russia at the start of the Obama Administration. I believe it is time to call for a reset in our bioenergy policies. It’s easy now to forget that not too long ago the […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” President Clinton gave a major speech in defense of affirmative action in 1995 entitled, “Mend It, Don’t End It”, an easily-remembered and clear summary of his policy approach. So, to borrow a pitch and reformat the goal, my recommendations for fixing the current Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) work […]
What are the Top 10 Ways to Increase the Love? By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” I am often asked to explain conservative views about biofuels. Some do passionately, seeing biofuels as a failed over-reach by Uncle Sugar. But, I believe they are a distinct – – though very vocal – – minority on […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative”, with contributions from Jacques Beaudry-Losique We all applauded often at the recent Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference the progress many individual companies are making in getting to market. But, those successes are fighting growing headwinds from the nation’s capital. What do coaches do when the season is not living […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” The dictionary defines a Pyrrhic Victory as a victory achieved at too great a cost. Well, the ancient Greeks would indeed quickly identify the Pyrrhic implications of the recent midnight resolution of the fiscal cliff. That is, the cost of renewed tax breaks for the biofuels industry came […]
By Douglas Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” The International Energy Agency recently issued its World Energy Outlook 2012 with much press attention (and some misreporting), because of its dramatic projections about the emergence of new global energy landscape. Its main highlight: The U.S. could become, in less than a decade, the largest oil producer in the […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” Special to the Digest Voters are in an ugly mood. Many view overreaching regulations and fiscal failings of the federal government as big roadblocks to economic recovery and even threats to our way of life. Meanwhile, the oil and gas industry is gaining political strength as its production […]
By Douglas Faulkner Many have been watching the Republican presidential sweepstakes unfold from week to week and have been wondering what GOP voters want in a candidate. And, gasoline prices north of $4 per gallon, with rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, have just as many wondering what the same voters expect in a national […]
Today in Biofuels Digest we are delighted to initiate our (US) Election 2012 coverage with a new interactive column written from the politically conservative point of view. Interactive, because your reactions and perspective can be expressed via our LinkedIn group site, here – where we hope to conduct a lively discussion all throughout the year […]
