Al Gore, speaking at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, called for young people to perform acts of civil disobedience to stop construction of new coal plants. He also has called for State Attorney Generals to review whether utilities are committing stock fraud by discounting the threat of global warming.
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As reported in the Texarkana Gazette, the Arkansas State Commission on Global Warming is likely to recommend a ban on new coal fired power plants. The Commission is also proposing construction of a new $1.5 billion dollar plant be delayed until carbon sequestration technology can be added to the plant.
What is the
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a critical strategy proposed for combating climate change. It involves the injection of CO2, a greenhouse gas, generated by coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities deep beneath the earth’s surface for long term storage.
There are potential significant issues with CCS, including:
As reported in various newspapers, several states have moved forward with the next round of climate change litigation. The States have sued U.S. EPA arguing that the Agency illegally refused to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from refineries.
Thelen’s Climate Law Update, had a recent post discussing the lawsuit:
New York, California and 10 other states
On August 20th, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio proposed rules governing greenhouse gas reporting and carbon dioxide control planning. Parties wishing to file comments have until September 6th to file comments.
The most interesting aspect of the rule is it proposes to mandate all electric generating facilities in Ohio become participating members in
Here is a sampling of sustainable practices that can directly improve your company’s bottom line. As you can see from the descriptions, these practices involve large Fortune 500 companies. However, there is no reason they can’t be implemented by smaller companies. The examples in this post can help save fuel and reduce energy costs. With ever increasing prices for both the incentives
MSNBC reported today that the Interior Department has proposed changes to the rules governing required reviews under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). From the news report is appears the two most significant proposed changes are:
Surprised? I was after hearing the old reports of China building a new coal plant once a week. China has long been the favorite scapegoat for those arguing the United States shouldn’t address climate change without their participation. But it appears China may be changing direction.
As reported in the Guardian, the Climate Group released a study
In my last post I discussed corporations that are using a vast array of accounting methods to calculate carbon footprints. An article in the Seattle-Post-Intellegencer discussed variations found in outputs from household on-line carbon footprint calculators.
While US EPA’s forthcoming rule will address measuring emissions of greenhouse gases from large industrial sources, it certainly appears there are
Have you measured your company’s carbon footprint yet? Don’t worry if you haven’t, in the wild west that is climate change sometimes it pays to wait and see how things shake out. For instance, who would have thought just picking an accounting method for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would be so complicated.
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