Legislation - Entries in Policy
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Standardizing Geothermal Regulations To Promote GrowthA 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.…
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Government Stands By While BP Blocks Access To Oil Spill Site & InformationWhen 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.…
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Clean Power Ordinance Would Improve Air Quality for ChicagoansFollowing 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. …
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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.…
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Renewable Energy: Bringing Jobs Back to MichiganThe 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…
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Lawsuit Forces EPA to Confront Ocean AcidificationThe "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. …
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Vermont Slams Door on Nuclear PowerRadio active leaks and "misleading" testimony lead legislators to reject an extension on Vermont's troubled Yankee reactor.…
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Oregon Senate Votes against BPA BanFor 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".…
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Oregon Legislature Seeks Extended Ban on Offshore Oil and Gas DrillingDrill, baby, drill? "Give me strength," says Oregon.…
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Obama Creates Climate Change AgencyRebuilding 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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