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Daniel is a reporter covering business and markets for ClimateWire. He joined E&E in 2003 and has held reporting and editing positions with several E&E publications. His beat is focused on the intersection of climate change and business activity, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy, clean technology and smart grid applications. Before joining E&E, he worked as a newspaper, wire service and magazine journalist in Alabama and Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Alabama, and was a Knight Fellow in Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.
A backhanded remark by President Trump about wind power last night in Iowa drew a series of tweets from the head of the industry's main lobbying organization, who said he was "confused by some of the president's remarks."
In a clear pushback against what many believe is a Trump administration attack on clean energy, an independent consulting group today said there is no evidence that state and federal policies advancing renewables are key drivers behind the drawdown of baseload power plants.
Apex Clean Energy Inc. has suspended the construction of a $100 million wind farm in east-central Tennessee, citing economic and market conditions affecting the project.
Ratepayers in the Northeast and California reap the greatest benefits from energy efficiency programs, while utilities in the Southeast are lagging behind in both efficiency offerings and spending, according to a new analysis of electric utilities.
Two-thirds of Americans believe that states should take responsibility for addressing climate change in the absence of federal leadership on the world's most pressing environmental challenge, according to a new poll by researchers at the University of Michigan.