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Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill

In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp.The "California Hydrogen Highway," Schwarzenegger's vision to ensure that every Californian would have access to a hydrogen fueling station by the end of 2010, called for the state to spend more than $50 million to help deploy up to 100 hydrogen fuel stations that would serve 2,000 fuel cell vehicles. "We got 200 stakeholders around a table, literally, and mapped out who could get stations where," said Terry Tamminen, a top adviser to Schwarzenegger.But nearly nine years later, California has just nine hydrogen stations open for the public, and only about 200 fuel cell cars that can use them.The global financial crisis helped slam the breaks on dreams of a Hydrogen Highway, but the roots of green energy's mid-life crisis - marked by a rash of recent corporate collaps...

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  1. Rethinking Savings Plans as Struggling Americans Raid 401(k)s

    For too many of Vada Lindsey's lower-income clients, their hard-earned 401(k) accounts become go-to emergency funds when they are faced with unexpected cash needs.Ea...

  2. Bye, Bye Energy Tax Credits ?

    Rep. Mike Pompeo, (R-Kan.), on the bill he proposed to end all tax credits for the energy industry.

  3. Obama Ties Green Energy to Jobs in Second Term

    President Barack Obama will renew his push to spur investment in renewable energy projects that create jobs as a key part of his second-term strategy for tackling cl...

  4. Obama ’s Second Term: The Energy Outlook

    Tom Borelli, senior fellow with Freedomworks, on how energy policy will change in President Obama ’s second term.

  5. Gov. Christie’s Blame Over Slow Sandy Aid Misplaced?

    The Wall Street Journal’s Dan Henninger on the blame-game over the slow response in getting aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy.

  6. Dennis Hastert: We’ve Got to Cut Some Entitlements

    Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, (R-Ill.), and former UBS Chairman Joe Grano on the need to rein in government spending.

  7. Moore: America Has to Acknowledge Spending Problem

    The Wall Street Journal’s Steve Moore on government spending and efforts to lower the deficit.

  8. U.S. Corn Becomes World’s Most Expensive

    Trean Senior V.P. Scott Shellady on the factors behind the U.S.’s rising corn prices.

  9. 'Cliff' Deal's Retirement Plan Revenue Boost Questioned

    One modest way that U.S. lawmakers were able to offset the impact of delaying spending cuts in the deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was through a retirement plan pro...

  10. Martin Feldstein on the Fiscal Cliff Deal

    Former Reagan Chief Economic Advisor Martin Feldstein on the fiscal cliff deal and the debt ceiling.

  11. Fiscal Cliff Deal’s Impact on Businesses

    First Edge Solutions CEO Robert Kraft and Famous Dave’s CEO John F. Gilbert on how the fiscal cliff deal and health-care law impact businesses’ operations and outlook.

  12. How fiscal cliff bill will impact your 2013 taxes

    David Selig breaks down how much more you will be paying the government in 2013

  1. Senate Passes Internet Sales-tax Bill

    A bill that would let states collect sales tax from Internet purchases passed the Senate on Monday in a bipartisan vote. The measure - which got 69 yes votes and 27 ...

  2. Obama Administration Shortens Health Insurance Form

    Consumers still confused over the health insurance benefits under the new federal health care overhaul got a little help from the White House Tuesday.The Obama Admin...

  3. Tax Code Bucket List: What Needs to Go

    Our tax code has been called a lot of things: long, complex, archaic. But a game of cops and robbers? That might be a new one."It's hard to run an income tax properl...

  4. The Sour Smell Getting Worse on Capitol Hill

    Author Mike Reagan on the current relationship between the president and Republican leaders.

  5. Wal-Mart's Anti-Obesity Push Not Fattening Its Bottom Line?

    Wal-Mart says it saved families $2.3 billion with cheaper produce. The retail giant made the announcement as part of its push to help fight obesity at the urging of ...

  6. Huntsman Corp. CEO on the Carbon Tax Bill

    Huntsman Corporation CEO Peter Huntsman on the carbon tax bill ’s potential impact on U.S. businesses’ competitiveness.

  7. David Asman: Obama Doubling Down on Ideology

    FBN's David Asman and Rich Edson preview Obama's State of the Union speech.

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