"Where's the clean project?" he said.
Giannina Segnini, La Nacion, Costa-Rica Jury comments: Very clean project with clear applications in policy change.
Pilot customer-side clean projects--like the solar water heating and combined heat and power projects detailed in recent case studies by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions--could help others learn.
As of March 1, the Treasury Department will immediately trim subsidies for clean energy projects, school construction, state and local infrastructure projects and some small-business health insurance subsidies.
"We have invested hundreds of millions in clean technology projects.
Satellite-derived data is also being used to identify and assess potential clean energy projects.
LEVERAGE TAXPAYER MONEY Last year's big stimulus bill included $2.3 billion for promising clean energy projects.
States need to put profits from this program where they were intended — toward clean energy projects.
By comparison, Canada has invested $US3.1bn in large clean energy projects so far in 2014.
Last month, the EU pledged €50bn to support clean energy projects in developing countries.
