June 30, 2009: California’s Strict Emissions Standards Are A Go
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency granted California the right to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.
Earth2Tech compiled reactions to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Waxman-Markey energy bill. President Obama said he was “confident” that the Senate would pass some version of the bill.
The politics to achieve the 60 Senatorial votes needed to pass the energy bill are tricky.
The Interior Department will designate 1,000 square miles of federal land in the Western U.S. as potential solar energy zones in an effort to fast track solar energy projects.
Hilda Solils, U.S. Labor Secretary, talks to The Washington Post about jobs and unions.
Developers of a new software program say it can help increase efficiency and cut buildings’ energy costs by 25 percent by metering ‘energy drift.’
Valero Energy Corporation will use wind turbines to power a Texas oil refinery.
Local Green: Alaska’s relatively clean burning natural gas supply could replace some the country’s CO2 intensive power generation, but some fear it could fuel Canadian tar sands operations.
Colorado has laid the groundwork for a clean energy economy and has created green jobs despite the recession.
The New York State pension fund invested $15 million in a wind farm.
Great Lakes Echo is running a series on Michigan’s environmental education programs.
–Christopher Greenspan
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