Sustainable development is that which “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (see United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (1989)). As applied to products, this general principle has been interpreted as supporting substitution of less toxic substances (more…)
Filed under: Climate Change, Sustainability | Tags: California, GHG, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
At the December 16, 2010 meeting of the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”), CARB approved much of the regulatory structure for implementing the state’s GHG Cap and Trade Program. The proposed Cap and Trade regulation appears at http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2010/capandtrade10/capandtrade10.htm, although additional changes to the rule are expected (more…)
Filed under: CleanTech, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tags: Renewable Energy
The renewable energy industry received a hoped-for holiday gift when President Obama signed the bipartisan tax bill, H.R. 4853, on December 17, 2010. One of the bill’s key provisions (more…)
On December 14, 2010, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed a series of bills reforming the State of Michigan’s environmental cleanup program, Part 201 of Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Part 201). Michigan’s Part 201 Remediation Program, originally enacted in 1996, has been widely (more…)
On December 7, 2010, the heads of eight federal departments and agencies announced the establishment of a coordinated Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative. The effort includes 23 interagency (more…)
