Joining world leaders in climate laws, Mexico just passed new legislation that catapults the poor neighbor to the south of the U.S. to a leadership role on a par with its northern neighbor, California. Mexico’s General Law on Climate Change was just passed by an 128-10 overwhelming vote in its 500 member … [continued]
I spent the day at the Verdexchange conference, and heard a lot of interesting news on topics ranging from ESG reporting to Waste to Energy conversion and so much in between. Highlights included witnessing the beginning phases of California’s carbon market being developed, hearing Mayor Villaraigosa freestyle at the end of his speech and speak from the heart about his passion for making LA as much a Clean Tech Capital as it is the world’s Entertainment Capital.
Today, the heavily (52-28) Democratic majority in the California Assembly voted easily to approve, by 59 to 19, one of the most ambitious renewable energy programs in the world, joined by several California Republicans.
The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that new Tea Party Governor Susana Martinez violated the state constitution when she prevented New Mexico’s democratically-approved rule reducing carbon pollution from being published as codified state law. Essentially their supreme court said “no one is above the law.” The lawsuit was … [continued]
Ernst and Young has a new study out which ranks the world’s nations’ attractiveness for renewable investment in 2010. Sure, China is number one. We’ve covered that extensively here all year. With double the investment of the rest of the world combined, that is to be expected. But, if you … [continued]
US Climate non-profit Carbonfund.org proposes that the climate talks at Cancun might achieve more without US participation. With no hope for any treaty ratification, (it takes 67 votes in the Senate) there is really no purpose in the US being there, and it drains resolve and negotiating time from serious … [continued]
A story in Green building advisor sheds some light on how long the solar panels on your roof just might keep on pumping out power. While most appliances only use energy, rather than make energy, and are not subject to the rigorous second-guessing of solar arrays (when was the last … [continued]
As California moves to implement AB32, its climate bill, one business model that looks very likely to succeed is the use of solar power to make heat for industries that need it. Solar power can replace fossil fuels used to make heat in these cases. Gypsum production (for drywall or … [continued]
The venerable British bank, Barclay’s, founded four centuries ago right at the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and NRG Energy Inc, the largest US independent power producer, have just completed a deal for the very first carbon permits to be offered by California’s planned cap and trade … [continued]
While California voters cleared the way for its AB32 climate legislation to continue reeling in clean tech jobs by way of cleaning up polluter industries, New Mexico officials also voted 4-3 to go ahead with implementation of very similar climate legislation in that state yesterday. The two votes mean that … [continued]
