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Recent Posts by Marilyn Brown

• Reducing the Energy Burden on Low-Income Americans
• The ITC Ruling: Could the Cure Kill the Patient?
• If Cities and States Can Cut CO2 Without Raising Energy Bills, Shouldn't They?
• Getting Past Rate Fixation to the Benefits of the Clean Power Plan
• Managing Energy Demand: Can We? Should We?
• Will the Bonanza of Cheap Natural Gas Postpone the Transition to a Clean Energy Future?
• The High Cost of Clean Energy Standards without Efficiency

Recent Comments by Marilyn Brown

• "Sabrina, You know me--I'm going to vote for tackling the energy waste in low-income multifamily buildings, which is not an easy problem but is a great"
  But First, Energy Efficiency
• "John, I agree with you that air source heat pumps are increasingly considered efficient choices in colder climates. For a long time now, the IEA HP Ce"
  Reducing the Energy Burden on Low-Income Americans
• "You've provided a great list of alternative approaches to on-bill financing, and you rightly emphasize that broader partnerships are important. Engagi"
  Reducing the Energy Burden on Low-Income Americans
• "Hi Charles, I'm with you that taxing carbon to account for its environmental and human health damages would be the efficient way to cut CO2 emissions."
  The Green New Deal and Economic Security
• "The proposal for a “Green New Deal” to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States within a decade is a laudable example of climate"
  The Green New Deal and Economic Security
• "The mounting evidence about the causes and costs of climate change should help enact bills such as the Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act recen"
  A Democratic approach to energy: promote the interests of citizens, not industry
• "Ross, Your analogy to the wind industry is so apropos: its fortunes, workforce, and technological progress waxed and waned as a result of the on-again"
  The ITC Ruling: Could the Cure Kill the Patient?
• "Xiaojing, Your whack-a-mole analogy is so apropos. China and other solar panel manufacturers particularly in Southeast Asia can be very nimble. It is "
  The ITC Ruling: Could the Cure Kill the Patient?
• "Scott, Thanks for your thoughtful comments, as usual. I agree that tens of thousands of U.S. jobs in solar component manufacturing and solar installat"
  The ITC Ruling: Could the Cure Kill the Patient?
• "The U.S. must stay in the Paris Accord to help combat the clear and present danger of climate change. If the U.S. d"
  Ramifications of Paris Exit