Comments on: House Dems Unveil Climate Plan: Carbon Cuts, National RPS and More $$$

By: 4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010

4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:01:37 +0000

[...] is if Congress decides to mandate that all states raise their standards to the newest codes. The American Clean Energy and Security Act passed by the House this year includes a provision that would effectively create a baseline national building energy code by [...]

By: Energy Bill Clears the House, But Hurdles & Open Questions Remain

Energy Bill Clears the House, But Hurdles & Open Questions Remain — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:29:39 +0000

[...] it “national energy tax” and a “job killer”) — that’s why they introduced it, at first, as a “discussion draft.” Speaking on the House floor shortly after the final votes came in today, Markey called the passage [...]

By: Energy Bill Clears Key House Committee, More Hurdles Lie Ahead

Energy Bill Clears Key House Committee, More Hurdles Lie Ahead — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:22:31 +0000

[...] who have been working to build a coalition with more conservative members of their party since a discussion draft of the bill was introduced in late March, with heightened intensity in the last [...]

By: Round #1 Compromise on Climate Bill: Cut Clean Energy Requirements

Round #1 Compromise on Climate Bill: Cut Clean Energy Requirements — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:10:14 +0000

[...] Policy A “discussion draft” is what Reps. Henry Waxman and Ed Markey called their initial proposal for a climate and energy bill last month. And the discussion has been heating up ever since, fueled [...]

By: Coal Deathwatch: Compromises and Kowtows in Kansas, Michigan, Washington [Earth2Tech] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Sun, 10 May 2009 02:21:37 +0000

[...] coal power plants and others slipping coal plants by regulators with compromises. In a time when Congress is mulling not whether, but how to implement a cap-and-trade system and national renewable portfolio standard [...]

By: Coal Deathwatch: Compromises and Kowtows in Kansas, Michigan, Washington

Coal Deathwatch: Compromises and Kowtows in Kansas, Michigan, Washington — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:01:39 +0000

By: Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps

Artificial Moore’s Law for Cleantech: Renewable Standards, by Steps — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:03:11 +0000

[...] version, with cell phones and mobile devices. Now, with a national renewable portfolio standard in the works, chip and solar equipment maker Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter says there’s a sort of [...]

By: Michael Harder

Michael Harder — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:18:06 +0000

It is true that a carbon tax adds to the cost of domestic goods and thus has a decided anti-competitive feature. However, just as Larson has proposed making the carbon tax revenue neutral to consumers, the cost impact of a carbon tax on domestic industrial users also can be neutralized. We would “recycle” the carbon tax revenue imbedded in their products back to them—but not in direct proportion to their carbon emissions. That way the anti-competitive cost impact is offset while the incentive for efficiency/alternative fuels remains. This would also save us from the competing idea of imposing fees on imports to offset the carbon tax they did not pay.

By: A National RPS For A National Market | antennagroup.com

A National RPS For A National Market | antennagroup.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:15:52 +0000

[...] the bill that could drastically increase growth in the renewable energy sector is the concept of a national renewable portfolio standard, or RPS. The RPS tactic has been successful in 28 states in creating a market for renewable energy [...]

By: An Interactive Energy Bill — Now Just Around the Corner?

An Interactive Energy Bill — Now Just Around the Corner? — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:01:36 +0000

[...] to manage their own energy use have existed in corporate labs for years. If the climate and energy bill now being debated in Congress is passed, they may finally make it into your kitchen. Combined with deployment of [...]