by Lynn Floyd | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dec. 16, 2010 California cap-and-trade approved The California Air Resources Board (Carb) has given final approval for the design of its state wide cap-and-trade system which seeks to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Throughout the duration of the program, it...
by Lynn Floyd | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dec. 16, 2010 Small businesses support EPA Over 60,000 US companies have requested that Congress not interfere with the Environmental Protection Agency’s new greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations which are set to begin next year. These businesses have stressed that the new...
by Lynn Floyd | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dec. 15, 2010 US positive on Cancun results US climate envoy Todd Stern was pleased with results from the United Nations climate summit that took place in Cancun, Mexico earlier this month. With representatives from more than 190 countries at the conference, there was...
by Lynn Floyd | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dec. 15, 2010 Business, environmentalists argue over California market As the California Air Resources Board (Carb) prepares to finalize the design elements of the state’s cap-and-trade market, many groups are adding their input. Environmental groups such as the...
by Lynn Floyd | Dec 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dec. 11, 2010 Court gives EPA go ahead in Texas Texas’s petition to halt Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of GHGs was denied by a US court of appeals. There had been question as to whether EPA authority via the Clean Air Act would be upheld, but it...
