Walter Frick

Walter Frick works for the New England Clean Energy Council, managing the Council’s communications, web presence, and student outreach. Prior to joining the Council, Walter worked for the U.S. Green Building Council, creator of the LEED rating system, in D.C., where he focused on membership recruitment. Before that he worked in Richmond for the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus. In addition to clean energy, Walter is interested in public policy, information and media, and how the web is changing our relationships with each. He is a graduate of Colgate University. Follow Walter on Twitter: @wfrick

February 1st, 2011

Show Me the Market

Topics: BOSTON, Government Policy

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Lots of the response to the energy-related portion of the president’s State of the Union address has understandably focused on a few specific goals: 80% of electricity from “clean” sources by 2035; end subsidies to oil companies; 1 million electric … Continue reading

November 18th, 2010

Walking Transaction Costs

Topics: BOSTON, Government Policy

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At the New England Clean Energy Council we recently held one of our Finance Series panels on deal structure for clean energy projects, featuring speakers from Goodwin Procter, BlueWave Capital and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Goodwin’s R.J. Lyman, got a laugh with … Continue reading

October 25th, 2010

Agreeing To Agree on Energy Research and Development

Topics: BOSTON, Government Policy

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Virtually everyone who studies climate and energy issues agrees that federal energy R&D is woefully underfunded.  So why did a recent white paper recommending an increased emphasis on energy innovation and R&D, by scholars at three think tanks representing a … Continue reading

September 29th, 2010

Let’s Build a Movement… But Which One?

Topics: BOSTON, Marketing

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Back in January, Chris wrote a post on the difference in framing between “greentech,” “cleantech”, and “enertech”.  In reference to Bob Metcalfe’s preferred “enertech”, Chris writes: Metcalfe’s perspective is interesting but I think it misses the point, “green” and “clean” … Continue reading

September 2nd, 2010

New England Positioned to Lead Cleantech Revolution

Topics: BOSTON, Government Policy

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Over the past several months, businesses, environmentalists and policy experts alike have been pressing the U.S. Senate to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation that places a price on carbon.  The New England Clean Energy Council, where I work, has … Continue reading

June 2nd, 2010

How to become a Clean Energy Infovore

Topics: BOSTON, Resources

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Chris had a post on the Top 10 Boston companies killing it on Twitter.  I thought I’d add on to that with a post on the blogs and news feeds I use to stay abreast of the industry.  There’s no … Continue reading