Life in the trenches of renewable energy policy

This week's conversation, with former MA Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles, was insightful and indicative of someone who has a strong pulse on the state of renewable energy in this country and beyond.

Ian talks to us about the realities, the good news and bad news, the evolution of the North East (particularly the Boston area) as a hotbed for alternative energy development and what this has meant for jobs, the inherent challenges of implementing renewable energy, general trends, his view of the future of renewable energy, and much more.

Virginia: House GOP introduces job-creation agenda

The House Republican Caucus today unveiled their job creation agenda, a package of bills aimed at helping businesses secure capital, promoting research and development, extending tax breaks for start-ups and requiring competitive bidding on transportation projects.

The news conference, a new weekly meeting of the caucus's policy work group, highlighted four pieces of legislation:

House Bill 714, sponsored by Del. Terry G. Kilgore, R-Scott, would extend by two years the major business facility job tax credit set to expire at the end of the year.