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3 States Stay in Northeast Cap & Trade Program (for Obvious Reasons) Despite Huge Republican/Tea…

May 24, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 8 Comments

I had been worried about two or three states pulling out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced “Reggie”), the nation’s first cap and trade program for greenhouse gases, for awhile. It seemed 99.9% sure that New Hampshire would pull out after its House of Representatives voted to pull out of the initiative and its Senate had a clear Republican majority likely to do the same. Even if the Governor tried to veto such a decision, he could be overridden.

China to Tax Energy Usage of Energy-Intensive Industrial Sectors

April 4, 201114 years ago Mridul Chadha 0 Comments

China is planning to launch an energy tax for energy-intensive industries as part of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions it announced as part of the Copenhagen Accord.

Leading Republicans Introduce Clean Energy Bill

April 1, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

After years of procrastination and false claims (i.e. lies) that they were going to help make the U.S. energy independent; after flat-out denial of clear scientific facts; after proposing a market-based system for dealing with environmental pollution (cap and trade) and then demonizing it when Democrats picked it up and try to implement it, leading Republicans in the Senate seemed to have turned a major corner.

People Have Positive View of Solar and Wind Energy

February 11, 201115 years ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

We’ve seen a number of polls showing that people like solar and wind energy, but here’s one more, which includes a few other interesting findings. A new poll by Pike Research has found that solar and wind were the most favorably-viewed concepts of a list of various energy and environment … [continued]

Sweden is an Energy Leader: 10 Key Points

January 31, 201115 years ago Zachary Shahan 9 Comments

Ever wanted to know all about the energy history of Sweden? Probably not, but it is actually a pretty interesting history. Additionally, as you can see in the graph above, Sweden is an energy leader when it comes to CO2 emissions per GDP and CO2 emissions per capita. Evan Mills … [continued]

Northeast Cap & Trade Initiative’s 10th Auction Brings in $48.2 Million

December 23, 201015 years ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

If you’re not aware, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced “Reggie”), the first cap and trade system in the U.S. started on January 1, 2009, after about 6 years of discussions and preparation. Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont participate in … [continued]

Cap and Trade Works. EU Replaces Coal Power with Wind Energy

November 26, 201015 years ago susan 13 Comments

Like every clean energy blog, CleanTechnica hears all the time from the paid trolls from the fossil industry, that Europe is not succeeding in transferring to clean energy, or cutting its carbon emissions (which is done by transferring to clean energy). Cap and trade won’t work, they instruct us – … [continued]

80% of Democrats that Voted for the House Climate Bill Re-elected

November 4, 201015 years ago susan 3 Comments

Of the 211 Democrats who voted for the Waxman-Markey cap and trade climate bill, 170 have been re-elected so far – as of close counts through today. Climate hawks got 80% approval. Climate zombies? Just 37% approval. Climate hawks beat climate zombies: more than 2 to 1. Only 37% … [continued]

New Zealand Launches Cap and Trade as Off-Shore Oil Giants Move In

September 2, 201015 years ago susan 2 Comments

In the first emissions trading to be introduced outside of Europe, the New Zealand government has just launched a cap and trade system to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, UPI is reporting. New Zealand imports most of its oil, but nearly … [continued]

China Even Beats US to Cap and Trade, Due to Republican Opposition to Climate Legislation

July 23, 201015 years ago susan 2 Comments

The same day that the US Senate gave up on cap and trade climate legislation that would make polluters pay for the switch to clean energy, because not even one Republican will vote for it, news comes that China has just beaten us to implementing their own cap and trade … [continued]