In 2009, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States saw their largest absolute and percentage decline (405 million metric tons or 7.0 percent) since 1949, when records began to be collected annually. While emissions have declined in three out of the last four years, 2009 was exceptional. Emissions developments in 2009 reflect a combination of factors, including the economic downturn.
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The United Nation’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC) recently released a major report sketching the potential role clean energy can play in alleviating poverty. “Current energy systems are inadequate to meet the needs of the world’s poor,” the report states. “In the absence of reliable energy services, neither health clinics nor schools can function properly. Access to clean water and sanitation...
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On April 29, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a set of regulatory proposals under the Clean Air Act that address emissions from boilers, process heaters, and certain solid waste incinerators. The proposed emissions regulations would cut U.S. mercury emissions by more than half and significantly reduce emissions from boilers, process heaters and solid waste incinerators, according to the EPA. The new rules, which would deliver an estimated 5 dollars...
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The Minerals Management Service (MMS) RFP is seeking submissions of interest in obtaining one or more commercial leases for the construction of a wind energy project on the incoming and outgoing shipping routes for Delaware Bay.
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Democratic lawmakers floated legislation that would promote U.S. exports of clean technology on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The proposed legislation would create a $15 million fund administered by the Commerce Department to increase the competitiveness of the U.S. clean technology industry, boost exports and promote policies aimed at reducing production costs and encouraging innovation and investment in the industry. “The U.S. must be the leader in manufacturing...
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