E.P.A. Allows California Emissions Rules
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 6/30/2009 — The Environmental Protection Agency has granted California's long-sought request to tighten tailpipe emission regulations, a key step in the Obama administration's plan to make cars across the nation more fuel efficient.

Calif. considers low-carbon fuel standard for cars
sfgate.com 4/24/2009 — Associated Press: California air regulators are taking another step to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, considering first-in-the nation standards to require the use of so-called low-carbon fuels. The California Air Resources Board, which will debate ...

BREAKING: Obama Lets California and 13 States Regulate Global Warming Pollution from Cars and Trucks
watthead.blogspot.com 1/26/2009 — Obama will also speed efforts to set federal fuel economy standards. BREAKING NEWS: President Barack Obama will grant California and 13 other states the authority to regulate global warming pollution from cars and light trucks, setting standards ...

Climate Change Effects In California
sciencedaily.com 4/13/2009 — ScienceDaily: A biennial report released April 1 by a team of experts that advises California's governor suggests that climate changes are poised to affect virtually every sector of the state's economy and most of its ecosystems. Significant impacts ...

Calif. regulators target tech industry emissions
tech.yahoo.com 2/27/2009 — Associated Press: California air regulators on Thursday broadened their reach into Silicon Valley, implementing rules intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions from semiconductor plants. The state Air Resources Board voted unanimously to regulate some ...

Richard Stuebi: California Dreamin'
huffingtonpost.com 3/2/2009 — No-one has ever accused California of being timid. Certainly, in the area of energy and environmental policies, California has long been considered the leader among the 50 United States. But, maybe, California has bitten off more than it can chew -- ...

California to ethanol: You're not helping
supereco.com 4/21/2009 — The California Air Resources Board (CARB), a governmental agency and part of the California EPA, is about to announce that the corn ethanol math just doesn't make sense. Months (and years in some cases) after mainstream media outlets have declared that it might actually take more than one ...

California asks EPA to review car emissions waiver
reuters.com 1/22/2009 — Reuters: California asked the new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to reconsider the state's request, denied by the previous administration, to impose its own tough limits on climate warming emissions from cars. The letter ...

The California Solar Initiative - CSI
gosolarcalifornia.org 1/2/2009 — photo of large solar array in farm or vineyard? photo from CPUC A Decade of Support for Solar The California Solar Initiative is part of the Go Solar California campaign and builds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in ...

Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California,” Part 2
climateprogress.org 2/6/2009 — Finally, we have a top administration official telling it like it is. Energy Secretary and Nobelist Stephen Chu told a Los Angeles Times reporter: In a worst case, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a ...

US business giants demand emissions cap — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen 1/15/2009
James Murray, BusinessGreen , Thursday 15 January 2009 at 15:39:00 GE, Ford, GM and PepsiCo all endorse wide-reaching blueprint for US-wide cap and trade A coalition of some of the world's largest companies has thrown its weight behind ...

Obama To Talk Green Economy At Windmill Part Manufacturer — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 1/16/2009
President-elect Barack Obama will call for action to stimulate the economy at an Ohio company that manufactures very large bolts for wind turbine towers, according to announcements by the President-elect's team and information received by the ...

What Green Power Wants From Obama — Forbes.com: Energy News 1/16/2009
The new president pledges to increase renewable energy. Here's what the industry wants to see.

EPA Agrees To Regulate Mercury From Cement Plants — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 1/19/2009
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal regulators have settled a lawsuit with environmental activists and nine states over standards for mercury emissions from cement plants, the plaintiffs announced Friday. Earthjustice, an environmental law firm ...

Tax Planning In An Obama World — Forbes.com: Energy News 1/19/2009
A new president brings in new priorities and a new set of politics. Here's what to expect on the tax front.