Now he is research director for the Renewable Energy Foundation, which takes a sceptical attitude towards wind power.
In effect, large and small foundations today can outsource all or parts of their energy programs to the Energy Foundation.
Launched in 1991, the Energy Foundation today is the largest philanthropic funder of nonprofits working on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
One of the runners-up for the Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy was the Rural Energy Foundation (REF) for promoting solar energy in Africa.
After months of research, Harvey and his team developed a business plan to launch the Energy Foundation as a grantmaker and advocate for change in the field.
In one example, the Finance Ministry and Chinese refiners are deadlocked in negotiations over subsidies to help offset the higher costs of upgrading and operating refineries that produce cleaner diesel fuel, according to Gong Huiming, transportation director at the Energy Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on U.S.-China energy issues.
Lifeline Energy (formerly Freeplay Foundation) addresses energy poverty for women and girls through access to information, education and light.
There is a wonderful positive energy surrounding the Foundation that comes in large part from their full embrace of the new ecology.
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According to Lucian Pugliaresi, president of the Energy Policy Research Foundation, a Washington-based group that analyzes oil economics, a "perfect storm" of events within the last five years--including political instability in Iraq, Venezuela and Nigeria--has undermined production expectations by as much as 3 million barrels per day.
David W. Kreutzer, an energy economist at Heritage Foundation, said the government should stop subsidizing all forms of energy.
And certainly, every year since he's been President, he has made a focus of the importance of investing in alternative energy technology, because that combination is the one that will build a foundation for energy security in the future, so that we are not as vulnerable to the kinds of price shocks that we get when oil climbs, as it is now.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has funded breakthrough innovation and new growth industries that are driving down the cost of clean energy and building the foundation for competitive 21st century U.S. industries, according to a new White House report released today on the impacts of the U.S. stimulus bill.
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The scientists are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and funding agencies in the Czech Republic, Greece, India, Russia and the United Kingdom.
These types of companies, such as Enernoc, Comverge or Silicon Energy, have been around for a long time, but advances in the Internet space have created a new foundation that extends to the energy arena.
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When considering the food banks that would be a part of the energy efficiency program, the Walmart Foundation focused on the communities with the most food insecurity including Gulf Coast states.
As we lay the foundation for a clean energy economy, we must also take advantage of the abundant energy resources we have here at home and reduce our dependence on oil imports.
Taken together, such a national clean energy policy will contribute to the foundation for a forward-thinking and forward-acting America, making our nation more stable and powerful, and creating jobs and economic growth for decades to come.
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And by facilitating the creation of a clean energy economy, building this 21st century energy infrastructure will help us lay a foundation for lasting growth and prosperity.
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The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, under the leadership of a terrific scientist, Steven Chu, have launched an innovative -- an initiative to inspire tens of thousands of students to pursue careers in clean energy.
That evening, the Secretary-General attended a reception in honour of Sustainable Energy for All hosted by Senator Tim Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation, and a dinner hosted by the Director of International Renewable Energy Agency, Adnan Amin.
"Consumers think the government can fix this, " says David Kreutzer, an energy analyst at the right-leaning Heritage Foundation.
He also stated his intention to launch a Pilot Institute using existing resources from the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Commerce, and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The Huffington Post, the news aggregation and commentary site, is hosting a pre-inaugural ball Monday night with the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Musk Foundation, which supports research on renewable energy, human space exploration, and pediatrics.
The report noted that providing clear, consistent information is critical to building the foundation for a self-sustaining home energy retrofit market that will save consumers money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create high-quality, clean energy jobs.
According to Science Magazine, specific science and technology-based programs in jeopardy include, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, and Environmental Protection Agency, to name a few.
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But a coalition of groups that fought the ban in California courts -- including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign and the Lambda Legal Foundation -- urged supporters Wednesday to turn their energy toward winning in the political arena rather than the courts.
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But natural gas billionaire and Chesapeake Energy boss Aubrey McClendon provided much of the seed money for the foundation, and serves as its chairman.
To that end, the foundation of any economy is the ability to access reliable energy so that goods and services can be produced and transported.
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On the plus side, the foundation acknowledged that substantial progress had been made in improving energy efficiency in both new and existing homes and reducing fuel poverty among vulnerable groups.
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