Legislation - Entries in Policy

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  1. Standardizing Geothermal Regulations To Promote GrowthStandardizing Geothermal Regulations To Promote Growth

    A code that standardizes the public reporting of geothermal energy on the Canadian stock market signals a change in investor confidence in the geothermal energy sector.…

  1. Government Stands By While BP Blocks Access To Oil Spill Site & InformationGovernment Stands By While BP Blocks Access To Oil Spill Site & Information

    When the first of 30 sea turtles washed up dead on beaches along the Gulf Coast, federal officials told marine biologists performing necropsies that the turtles were evidence in an ongoing investigation, and to follow a chain-of-evidence protocol and not comment to the media.…

  1. Clean Power Ordinance Would Improve Air Quality for ChicagoansClean Power Ordinance Would Improve Air Quality for Chicagoans

    Following up an article from last week: members of the Chicago City Council, the ELPC and a coalition of over 30 business and community groups introduced a City ordinance that would significantly reduce soot and greenhouse gas pollution from Chicago's coal plants. …

  1. American Clean Energy – It’s about time!American Clean Energy – It’s about time!

    We send one billion dollars a day overseas to buy oil –often from countries that are hostile to America. If we develop clean energy sources here at home, that’s money we can invest in our own economy.…

  1. Renewable Energy: Bringing Jobs Back to MichiganRenewable Energy: Bringing Jobs Back to Michigan

    The Department of Labor estimates that the American Clean Energy Security Act will bring 17,000 jobs to Michigan through solar and wind energy. It won’t replace the auto industry, but perhaps Michigan will step up and become the next leader in Renewable Energy…

  1. Lawsuit Forces EPA to Confront Ocean AcidificationLawsuit Forces EPA to Confront Ocean Acidification

    The "evil twin of climate change" is getting attention from the federal government. In response to a lawsuit filed by a San Francisco conservation group, the EPA made an announcement late last week that it will start analyzing the Clean Water Act to crack down on ocean pollution levels. …

  1. Vermont Slams Door on Nuclear PowerVermont Slams Door on Nuclear Power

    Radio active leaks and "misleading" testimony lead legislators to reject an extension on Vermont's troubled Yankee reactor.…

  1. Oregon Senate Votes against BPA BanOregon Senate Votes against BPA Ban

    For the second time, Oregon has voted against a ban on the plastic additive BPA, despite testimony from mothers concerned for their children who being exposed to the toxin via baby bottles and other feeding utensils. Opponents say it "still needs more study".…

  1. Oregon Legislature Seeks Extended Ban on Offshore Oil and Gas DrillingOregon Legislature Seeks Extended Ban on Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

    Drill, baby, drill? "Give me strength," says Oregon.…

  1. Obama Creates Climate Change AgencyObama Creates Climate Change Agency

    Rebuilding the economy and wrestling with health care reform dominated Obama's first year in the White House. Now, the focus is returning to the massive environmental elephant in the room: Climate change. …

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