May 26th, 2009
by Will Sarni
Progress around Congressional action on climate change is moving so quickly that my comments provided below will quickly out of date. However, I believe it is worth providing an update on the ever-evolving bill and how it could impact your business.
As of May 22, 2009, the bill (The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 — HR 2454) was approved in a House committee after considerable “policymaking” efforts. The bill was passed in a 33-to-25 vote and lays the groundwork for a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system.
Despite the rhetoric against a cap-and-trade system, this is not the first …
Tagged: carbon allowance, markey, renewable, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, waxman
Posted in Business, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
April 21st, 2009
by Will Sarni
This past week was filled with news stories regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “endangerment ruling.”
Some background, and how this latest move “fits” within the quickly evolving U.S. policy:
On April 2, 2007, in Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007), the Supreme Court found that greenhouse gases are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. The Court ruled that the U.S. EPA Administrator must determine “whether or not emissions of greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare, or whether the science …
Tagged: Clean Air Act, environment, EPA, greenhouse gasses, Renewable Energy
Posted in Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
