July 15, 2009: Climate Bill Good For Rural America, Says Clinton
Responding to the claim that a cap-and-trade program will be too expensive for rural states, former President Bill Clinton said, “No matter what it costs, it’s going to be cheaper than doing nothing.” The E.P.A. and C.B.O estimate the daily cost per household will be about the price of a postage stamp.
President Obama’s new head of the auto task force, Ron Bloom, is a life long labor unionist.
A piece in Harper’s examines the campaign to destroy the Employee Free Choice Act (via Interfaith Workers Justice).
Oil prices have fallen over the past ten days to an eight year low, but months of steadily rising prices have lead more observers to blame speculators for artificially inflated figures.
Catch the Wind is developing a device that enhances wind turbines’ ability to adjust to breeze conditions.
A report at Yale E360 assesses the development of clean energy storage technology.
Local Green: Missouri’s Energy Efficient Investment Act makes energy efficiency a more profitable option for the state’s utilities.
Since San Francisco’s solar incentives program, GoSolarSF, was instituted a year ago, the city has seen a 450 percent increase in solar installation applications.
A Baltimore utility hopes to use stimulus fund money to issue 2 million smart meters, which could save energy users $2.6 billion.
–Christopher Greenspan
Photo courtesy of Center For American Progress.
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