]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/policy Blog Articles Tagged with 'policy' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/141544?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy, USAclick to enlarge Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy and the USDA were present at the Platts Cellulosic Ethanol conference in Chicago last week and pu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/141544?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:36:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141609?rsstype=tag&tag=policy By Kate Sheppard With just 20 days to go before the election, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama will meet at Hofstra University for their third and final debate tonight at 9 p.m. EDT. Their ultimate encounter, moderated by Bob Schief... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141609?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:35:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/141555?rsstype=tag&tag=policy CBS News and CNET will be presenting Wednesday night's presidential debate, followed by Web-only analysis and commentary. Tonight: domestic policy and the economy.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/141555?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:14:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/141478?rsstype=tag&tag=policy The US Presidential election is now under three weeks away, after the longest campaign in living memory. Unsurprisingly, after several years of escalating oil prices, energy features prominently in the programs of both candidates, as does a response ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/141478?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:11:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/141533?rsstype=tag&tag=policy The sustainability mantra may be less is more, but there's one exception when buying more makes green sense: shopping the last farmers' markets. If you're not gardening and growing your own produce, your local farmers' market serves as your e... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/141533?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141527?rsstype=tag&tag=policy While many of us are focused on the global economic woes, my colleague Janet Larsen, Director of Research at the Earth Policy Institute has written about some natural forces threatening our global security. Her piece, Rising Seas and Powerful Storm... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141527?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:30:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/141488?rsstype=tag&tag=policy From Econblogs: Economists think out loud online by Betty Joyce Nash in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Region Focus published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (This quarterly magazine provides information on, and analysis of, theFifth Distr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/141488?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:39:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/141460?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, European UnionAs you might remember, the EU wants all state members to use 10 percent of biofuels by 2020 at pumps. The way this policy gets implemented is left up to the will of each country, ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/141460?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:27:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/141459?rsstype=tag&tag=policy The latest rescue financial rescue plan wasnt enough to offset oil-market pessimism, with crude oil futures dropping to $77 Wednesday, Bloomberg reports. Fears the economic slowdown will be prolonged weigh heavily, analysts say: The global bearish se... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/141459?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:27:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/141453?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:Eco Buying: Brit s Eye View: Is this the end of capitalism as we know it? I have no idea what kind of defense secretary John Hutton will make, but it s a relief that he is no longer ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/141453?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:24:05 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/141455?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Good morning, Roanoke!The 'Dog is here in Virginia for the 18th annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference, and I intend to blog my little heart over the next several days. Disclosure up front: I'm a board member of SEJ, and a former pres... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/141455?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:40:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/141437?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Caroline Baum says it's time to reconsider the resistance to preemption - using monetary policy to pop bubbles before they get too big:Central Banks Reconsider Doctrine of Preemption, by Caroline Baum,Bloomberg: It is an article of faith that central... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/141437?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:43:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/141435?rsstype=tag&tag=policy On October 14, 2008, I watched CNBC's premier of The Nuclear Option , a 35-40 minute video documentary about using nuclear fission as a power source. The show was squeezed into a 60 minute television time slot shared by many minutes worth of commerc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/141435?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:21:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/141410?rsstype=tag&tag=policy I sent an email the other day with some questions on the bailout plan (before the details of the plan were announced, so I didn't know about the 5% dividend that turns to 9% after five years, etc. that is part of the current capital injection plan). ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/141410?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:36:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/141390?rsstype=tag&tag=policy by Adam Stein Here's a pop quiz, based on a recent Wall Street Journal article on the carbon footprint of various household goods. For each of the following products, guess their single biggest contribution to global warming. Consider all aspects o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/141390?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:55:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/141404?rsstype=tag&tag=policy John McCain's presidential campaign thinks YouTube is a little too quick to pull down political videos after receiving copyright complaints.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/141404?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:20:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141340?rsstype=tag&tag=policy By Joseph RommIn 2007, NPR broadcast a now-infamous climate debate on the proposition Global warming is not a crisis. In theory, this sounds like an easy win for the nay side -- crisis is obviously the mildest of words to describe the greatest... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141340?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:54:48 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141343?rsstype=tag&tag=policy By Jim GoodmanJohn McCain and Barack Obama need to start talking farm policy. With less than a month before the November elections in a year marked by a world-wide food crisis, energy shortages, climate change, and an international credit crisis, agr... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141343?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:58:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141251?rsstype=tag&tag=policy By Kate Sheppard In the South Carolina Senate race debate over the weekend, the two candidates were asked directly about climate change and energy concerns. Via Think Progress, here's what Democratic candidate Bob Conley had to say on global warming... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141251?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:23:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141269?rsstype=tag&tag=policy image: 3TIERTreeHugger likes maps; well, at least I like maps. And interactive maps which display the renewable energy potential of all of the Western Hemisphere are even cooler. Though 3TIER's wind power potential map has been available for a few mo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141269?rsstype=tag&tag=policy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:13:27 -0400