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Government March 19 2010

Prospects Fading for U.S. Climate Legislation in 2010

Renewable Energy World - With Democrats poised to lose a seat in the Senate, smaller and more specific bills might still prevail.

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SustainableBusiness.com

Senate Bill Creates Cap-And-Trade for SO2, NOx

The bipartisan bill would create stringent limits but leaves CO2 alone.»

Renewable Energy World

Feds Give Local Power a Leg Up

Vermont, Wisconsin, and California win big grants in wind, solar, wood chips and biogas.»

Cleantechnica

Army Corps of Engineers Starts to Whistle a New Tune

From restoring wetlands to solar installations, the Army Corps is becoming an ally of the conservation movement.»

Reuters

Chamber Challenges EPA on California Emissions

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked for a review of the government's decision to let California set its own auto emissions standard.»

Zaher Karp

Natural Gas Gets Boost From Congress and Freightliner

A new natural gas truck is cleaner and cheaper to operate, and a Senate bill would more than double the tax credit for vehicles.»

Scott Salyer

Feds Propose a Smart Grid Rulebook

Setting standards for grid upgrades will help integrate renewables and lower energy bills for consumers.»

Emily Setzer

California Researchers Get New Home for Innovation

Innovative projects are underway at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society’s new Berkeley office.»

Emily Setzer

Legislation Enforces Product Stewardship

The western states have introduced legislation that makes manufacturers responsible for products at the end of their life cycle.»

Emily Setzer

Ontario Proposes Progressive Energy Policy

The promising Green Energy and Green Economy Act would expand renewable energy and mandate energy efficiency throughout the province.»

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Triple Pundit

U.S. Establishes Climate Change Office

The Climate Service will serve as the entry point for all data on climate information, products and services.»

Rolling Stone

The Eco Warrior: Profile of EPA's Lisa P. Jackson

There's one agency where the hope of the campaign trail has transitioned into effective governance: the Environmental Protection Agency.»

Environment News Service

Infrastructure Takes a Front Seat at National Governors Meeting

NGA Chair and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell highlighted the role states can play in managing existing infrastructure and developing new infrastructure in ways that enhance economic and environmental prosperity.»

Environment News Service

Obama's Inaugural Address Shows Concern for the Planet

In his inaugural address today, before some two million people on the National Mall and the assembled living past presidents and current legislators, President Barack Obama exhorted the nation to unite to surmount the»

Environment News Service

Climate Scientists Released from Federal Gag Order

Bush administration rules limiting what U.S. Department of Commerce employees can say to the media or in public do not apply to climate and weather scientists, according to an agency email released by Public»

Environment News Service

EPA Nominee Jackson Promises Science Will Trump Politics

Scientific integrity and the rule of law will be the "two core values" guiding decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the incoming Obama administration, says agency nominee Lisa Jackson during her confirmation hearing.»

Washington Post

Californians Shape Up as Force on Environmental Policy

California Democrats will assume pivotal roles in the new Congress and White House, giving the state an outsize influence over federal policy and increasing the likelihood that its culture of activist regulation will be»

Environment News Service

Climate, Clean Energy Top Democrats' Legislative Agenda

Senator Barbara Boxer of California, who chairs Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced this week that she will introduce two pieces of climate legislation in January.»

New York Times

House Energy Leadership a Shade Greener

Democrat Henry Waxman wrestles away the important chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee from friend of Big Auto John Dingell. Waxman is viewed as a strong environmentalist and more likely to push»

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