October 23, 2009: House Passes Solar Technology Roadmap Act
The House of Representatives passed the Solar Technology Roadmap Act yesterday, which aims to strengthen American solar technology and development through public-private partnerships.
The European Union will cut CO2 emissions 95 percent by 2050 if a global climate deal can be reached by year’s end.
Some senior U.S. and Chinese officials want their countries to step up and take a leadership role in global climate change negotiations.
The Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps of MBA students saved fortune 500 companies $54 million through energy efficiency measures.
Cutting global CO2 emissions to 350 parts per million is not only achievable, but makes economic sense.
Saturday October 24th is 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action.
American automakers will put more plug-in electric vehicle on the road, but a lack of battery charging stations may make them a difficult sell.
Local Green: Phoenix, Arizona’s Clean Air Cabs says its new fleet of taxis - comprised of 26 Toyota Prius hybrids - is carbon neutral.
San Francisco’s new food composting law is the nation’s first to apply to businesses as well as homes.
–Christopher Greenspan
Photo courtesy of Chandra Marsono / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Tags: Arizona, Clean Air Cabs, Climate Corp, Composting, Electric Vehicles, Environmental Defense Fund, European Union, International Day of Climate Action, Phoenix, San Francisco, Solar Technology Roadmap Act