Update: The Chamber takes another blow as Nike gives up spot on board of directors “to protest the business lobby’s opposition to climate change legislation.” – Story from Politico In one of the starkest signs that businesses understand the necessity of going green, Excelon Energy (profile in our company index) has become the latest company [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
House Passes Cap-and-Trade Bill
June 29th, 2009 
Justin Manger Last Friday, June 26th, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “American Clean Energy and Security Act” (H.R. 2998). Though far from becoming law, the 219-212 vote in favor is the first step toward placing a cap on the amount of green house gases industry and businesses can emit. It also sets up a [...]
Senate Passes Cash for Clunkers Bill
June 20th, 2009 Eric Wilson The long awaited “Cash for Clunkers” bill recently passed through the upper house of Congress as an attachment to a war spending bill. As written, the bill will provide vouchers to car owners who turn in a vehicle that gets less than 18 miles per gallon for one that achieves at least 22 mpg, according [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, President Obama, Transportation 
Tags: CAFE Standards, Cars, Congress, Hybrids 
No Comments »The Hidden Cost of Low Price Materials: Toxic Drywall
May 21st, 2009 Eric Wilson 2nd Green Revolution has written about the regenerative economy and cradle to cradle design numerous times. This morning NPR reported on a story that reiterated the need to move toward an economy that manufactures objects with the end of their life cycle in mind. Many of the cheap materials that go into houses, for example, [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building Tags: Congress, Cradle to Cradle, Drywall, Lifecycle, Regenerative Economy, Zero Waste No Comments »USCAP: Businesses and Environmental Groups Calling for Climate Change Legislation
May 8th, 2009 Justin Manger The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), is an expanding alliance of major businesses and leading climate and environmental groups that have come together to call on the federal government to enact legislation requiring significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. According to their website, the group believes that “swift legislative action on the USCAP solutions-based proposal, [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy Tags: Cap and Trade, Congress No Comments »Public Hearing on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
April 27th, 2009 Justin Manger Testimony:Former Vice President Al Gore At a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing last Friday, Mr. Gore testified to the urgent nature and prime importance of the clean energy and security bill being debated in Congress. Mr. Gore focused on three main areas in calling on representatives to pass “one of the most important [...]
Economic Stimulus to the Rescue? What kind?
February 8th, 2009 admin The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a think tank in Washington DC whose “mission arises from the belief that America is ill-served by an obsolete left-right debate that is out of step with the powerful forces re-shaping our society and economy.” PPI releases a Trade Fact of the Week, the most recent of which describes [...]
Posted in Economics, Justin Manger, Sustainable Development Tags: Congress, Economics, Smart Infrastructure, Trade No Comments »
