by Theodore MacDonald | Jan 30, 2013 | Monitor
On January 29 the Information Technology and Innovative Foundation, along with the Breakthrough Institute, hosted an event entitled Energy Innovation 2013. The purpose of the event was to present the current state of clean energy, specifically solar, wind, nuclear,...
by Justin Yarros | Jan 15, 2013 | Monitor
Source: DoD The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced plans to spend $20 million to lease a fleet of 500 electric vehicles (EV’s). This is part of a broader strategy to rely more on alternative sources of energy because of the limits oil dependence places on...
by Nicholas Cunningham | Aug 15, 2012 | Monitor
Wind turbine factory in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Photo credit: DOE Former CIA Director John Deutch published an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on August 14, offering his thoughts on the shale gas revolution. Here on ASP’s Flashpoint blog, we’ve been...
by Nicholas Cunningham | Aug 9, 2012 | Monitor
The solar industry is making great strides in bringing down costs. As manufacturing capacity has ramped up in the past few years, scale has produced efficiency gains, bringing down prices for consumers. However, there is one critical problem with solar – the sun is...
by Zachary Miller | Jul 26, 2012 | Monitor
Pentagon More Than Doubles Cost Estimate for B61 Nuclear Bomb Kate Brannen/Defense News According to a new estimate from the Pentagon, the life-extension program for the B61 nuclear bomb will now cost roughly $10 billion, two-and-a-half times the original cost...
