First-generation technologies, which are already mature and economically competitive, include biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal power and heat.
For the 2014 election, Democratic candidates posting big fundraising quarters in races expected to be competitive include Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark).
The campaign has then drawn up a broader list of battlegrounds where it believes it can be competitive, including Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.
Only 3 of 53 state Congressional races were considered competitive, including the one to replace Gary Condit, a Democrat tainted by scandal.
Most famously, Delphi, which is seeking to emerge from bankruptcy, has closed dozens of plants and moved some production overseas to become more competitive, including to China.
Cambridge has now smartened up its arrangements.Universities need many sources of finance if they are to remain independent and competitive, including profits from commercial activities.
But the door opened for Democrats in 2007, when a line of Republican incumbents that ultimately reached more than two dozen began announcing their retirements in states where Democrats could be competitive, including Illinois, New York, Minnesota and Ohio.
Democrats and Republicans figure to spare no expense with television advertisements and campaign literature in the few districts considered to be competitive, including the First and Second Legislative Districts, surrounding Cape May and Atlantic City; the Eighth District, in Burlington County; and the 12th, in Monmouth County.
The speech exhibited how Democrats can fail to construct a sound and easily understood narrative about real austerity, tax reform, revenue enhancements and investments to make us more competitive, including in infrastructure.
We could do a lot to make ourselves more competitive, including easing taxes on business; at the moment the U.S. has one of the most onerous business tax systems among the major industrialized countries.
Every seat this November matters as Democrats attempt to gain the 24 seats they need to regain the majority and there are approximately 50 races that are considered competitive, including some that are held by vulnerable Democrats.
