Posted by Pierre Bull in Greening China , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Nouriel Roubini, one of the earliest voices to speak out on the shaky economic underpinnings of our financial system and resulting economic crisis in which we now find ourselves entangled, today opined in the New York Times that within the...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
"A wise [nation] will make more opportunities than [it] finds." Francis Bacon The Waxman-Markey renewable electricity standard (RES) will put us on a path to achieve 25% renewable energy by 2025 in our nationwide electricity supply. It offers an ambitious challenge to guide...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Dear [Florida] Senator, On behalf of the NRDC and its 1.2 million members and e-activists, we urge you to support an ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) of 20% by 2020 as policy tool to create jobs, increase Florida's energy independence,...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
As promised in my post last Friday, "An Update on the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative", below is a synopsis of comments we submitted on the Draft Operating Plan for RGGI Auction Proceeds under development at the New York State Energy Research...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming
The first RGGI auction in the "compliance obligation period"-all mandated utilities MUST comply from now on or face penalties and fines-went off quite smoothly with a healthy level of bidders, large and small (see chart below), and no sign of...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Solving Global Warming
Last Friday, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), informed via memo from PSC Staff, unanimously agreed to move forward with a comprehensive Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) rule requiring investor-owned utilities in the State to acquire at least 20% of their...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Despite the recent steep decline in prices for fossil energy sources—highlighted by crude oil prices plunging from a high over $145 this summer to less than $40 in December—don’t assume that you’ll see an equal drop in your home or...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming
The New York Times today posted a series of four enlightening articles by reporter Ken Belson on Energy Efficiency* policies, programs, and notable projects happening throughout New York State. The lead article titled, “An Obscure Fee Pays for Efficient-Energy Projects”...continued→
