August 5, 2009: Climate Bill Energy Costs Would Be Modest At First
An Energy Information Administration report says spikes in energy costs related to the Waxman-Markey energy bill would be modest until at least 2020. Supporters of the bill argue that revenue generated by a cap-and-trade system could offset much of the consumer burden, especially for lower income households.
Green the Block - a partnership between Green For All and the Hip Hop Caucus - sat down with Obama administration officials yesterday to discuss strategies for linking the clean energy economy’s prosperity to low income communities. Apollo Alliance is a part of the national coalition.
Recent studies strengthen the claim that energy efficiency efforts could be a huge help in offsetting the costs of greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
President Obama will announce $2.4 billion in federal grants to boost electric car production.
Proposed legislation in the House of Representatives would give algae-based fuels equal standing with second generation biofuels, which would make producers eligible for incentives.
What’s in a parking space? That seemingly innocent strip of asphalt “affect[s] the economy, land use patterns, the design of cities and even individual lifestyles.”
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory says a new extraction method makes geothermal energy safer, cheaper and less polluting.
Cansolair Inc. uses old beer cans to generate solar heat and reduce home energy costs.
Local Green: Wisconsin is targeting all of its energy money from the stimulus package toward manufacturing, at least half of it will be going toward clean energy manufacturing.
New Jersey’s Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling program offers cash for old, inefficient models.
Hawaii launched a website that helps residents track the progress of the state’s Clean Energy Initiative.
–Christopher Greenspan
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