Investing in Sustainability
Another Ethanol Scam Uncovered!
by Jeff Siegel
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
How many times do we have to do things ass-backwards before we can move forward?
In the never-ending case of the great ethanol scam in the United States, we are once again confronted with the reality that ethanol is nothing more than a government-funded boondoggle designed to cater to the wishes of Washington's largest donors.
If you're a regular reader of these pages, you know that ethanol is a costly, environmentally unsustainable replacement for gasoline.
And if it weren't for the renewable ...
Don't Bet Against SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY)
Why I remain bullish on SolarCity
by Jeff Siegel
Thursday, April 17, 2014
It wasn't an April Fool's Day gag when I said it was time to buy SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY) at the beginning of the month.
After a brief standstill, the company's battery-backed solar projects have begun to move forward again.
The State of California Public Utilities Commission has added an important item to its May 15 agenda that will make a huge difference for SolarCity. Utility companies may finally be blocked from imposing big fees on battery-backed solar systems.
For more than a year, ...
It's Time to Buy SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY)
I Just Bought THIS Solar Stock
by Jeff Siegel
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Well, it was a record-breaking day for Texas last week.
On March 26, at 8:48 p.m., nearly 30% of the Lone Star State's electricity was generated by wind.
Most came from West Texas, and there wasn't a single issue regarding integration.
Despite the common refrain of “the grid can't handle all this intermittent power,” Texans had no problem turning on the lights with all those extra wind-powered electrons.
Of course, for those of you who rely on actual data instead of empty rhetoric, ...