Sunday, February 19, 2012

Articles for Debate on Clean Energy Subsidies

Wikipedia page on energy subsidies.  Decent overview of how energy subsidies work and what their purpose is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies

NYT article on Cash for Clunkers program.  Cash for Clunkers, while not a subsidy program for companies, was highly effective and widely supported:

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/cash_for_clunkers/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=cash%20for%20clunkers&st=cse

NYT topic report on Ethanol.  Example of a once-untouchable government energy subsidy that is falling out of favor:

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/e/ethanol/index.html?scp=1&sq=ethanol%20subsidies&st=cse

Hoover Institute Economist and Chair of G.W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers article on Solyndra.  An admittedly different perspective on the appropriate role of government in promoting clean energy:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204883304577221630318169656.html?KEYWORDS=solyndra




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