]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/federal-policy Blog Articles Tagged with 'federal-policy' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150206?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Prime Minister Stephen Harper, recently re-elected, gave his Throne Speech today and reiterated the Conservative party's campaign promise of having 90 per cent of Canada's electricity come from non-emitting sources by 2020. The media have chara... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150206?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150490?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstitutePresident-elect Barack Obama's incoming Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, called for major reforms to our nation's health care, financial, and energy systems at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council today, chal... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150490?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150094?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Obama gets it right in an interview on 60 Minutes: Steve Kroft: When the price of oil was at $147 a barrel, there were a lot of spirited and profitable discussions that were held on energy independence. Now you've got the price of oil under $60. Mr. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150094?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:57:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147972?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Reuters reports on several possible candidates for Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy. Whoever is selected will join Obama's candidate and will likely be the main point person tasked with acting on the President-elect's number one priority: igniting... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147972?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/147199?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Cross-posted from the Breakthrough Institute Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) plans to challenge venerable Representative John Dingell (D-MI) for chairmanship of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to a report from Roll C... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/147199?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147240?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Cross-posted from the Breakthrough Institute Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) plans to challenge venerable Representative John Dingell (D-MI) for chairmanship of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to a report from Roll C... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147240?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147241?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy By Jesse Jenkins and Adam Zemel, cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstituteThe election of Barack Obama, an African American liberal with a Muslim middle name, will be remembered for generations as a historic moment in American history. Made possib... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147241?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/146452?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy by Richard T. StuebiI consider myself an equal opportunity offender. Many people in the energy industry or those who for some reason don't believe in climate change think I'm somewhat of a radical. On the other hand, many ardent environmentalists thi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/146452?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/144710?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Barack Obama's top priority if elected president is to launch an Apollo-style national project to build a new, clean energy economy. That's what he told Time magazine reporter Joe Klein last week.From Time:[Obama] has a clearer handle on the big pict... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/144710?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:44:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/143797?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mr. McCain's $300 million is small change in this business, Mr. Cole added. It's not insignificant, but it's the cost of a paint shop in an auto factory. -David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Michigan, on Senator J... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/143797?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:24:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/143612?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Born between 1978 and 2000, they are 95 million strong, compared to 78 million Baby Boomers. They are independent politically, socially, and philosophically and they are spearheading a p... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/143612?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:24:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/143148?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy In a particularly sick parting gift to the people of Appalachia, the Bush Administration is attempting to gut a critical protection against the devastating practice of mountaintop removal coal mining that is decimating mountains, watersheds and commu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/143148?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:03:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/142945?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy What would Barack Obama and John McCain do to tackle the climate crisis if elected president? Andy Revkin has a great article in last Friday's New York Times that takes tries to answer that question, taking a close - and fair - look at both presiden... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/142945?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/142634?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Our sometimes blinding focus on emissions caps and carbon prices can obscure the critical technology innovation challenge that lies at the heart of our quest for climate stability (and continued and expanded global prosperity). In the face of a rapid... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/142634?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:05:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/142488?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy A clean energy economic stimulus plan could truly be climate advocates' Trojan horse, as columnist Eric Pooley writes. But NOT if they follow Pooley's advice about how to formulate that plan and advance a full-on, economy-wide Cap and Dividend pro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/142488?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140385?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy By Tom PhilpottFood policy hasn't exactly been a hot-button issue in the presidential election. And it's not going to be. We're sure to hear more about a vague acquaintance of Barack Obama, or a bush-league politician's fantasy-world twaddle about en... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140385?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:40:28 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/139391?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Anyone thinking that oil would remain impervious to the financial uncertainties sweeping the globe received two wake-up calls in yesterday's energy futures market. It wasn't just that oil closed down by over $6 per barrel; the November gasoline futu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/139391?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:13:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/139170?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy This Sunday's New York Times Magazine had a cover story on green investment titled Capitalism to the Rescue . We've mentioned in other posts that venture capital investment in clean energy is on the rise. This article was interesting in that it prof... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/139170?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:37:35 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/139064?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy By Sean CastenTwo troubling things I heard last week: The on-going question about what our next president will sacrifice in the name of the economy. If the financial crisis has taught us nothing else, it is that federal coffers are not infinite,... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/139064?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:49:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/139068?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy By Keith Brower Brown; Cross-posted from the Breakthrough Blog.Last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill left for dead just weeks ago, apparently deciding the country actually ought to keep its burgeoning clean energy industry. Bu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/139068?rsstype=tag&tag=federal-policy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:00 -0400