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Obama Taps Van Jones as Green Jobs Adviser

March 11, 2009March 11, 2009 by Gina Roos

Activist and green jobs visionary Van Jones will be joining the Obama Administration March 16 as a special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation, announced the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Jones will work with agencies and departments to advance the administration’s climate and energy initiatives, with a ... Read more »

Automakers Send Proxy to Tailpipe Emissions Hearing

March 5, 2009March 5, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Automakers declined to attend an Environmental Protection Agency hearing March 5 on whether to allow California and 13 other states to set their own standards on automotive tailpipe emissions. In perhaps a sign of acquiescence, automakers, who are receiving billions in government bailout aid, did not appear in person at ... Read more »

Obama’s Budget Relies on Cap-and-Trade to Offset Costs

February 26, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

President Obama’s economic team Feb. 26 released details of his nearly trillion-dollar budget – to be funded in part by cap-and-trade limits on carbon emissions – revealing how the energy and environment sectors are likely to be impacted. The 2010 budget commits $150 billion over 10 years toward seeking more ... Read more »

Obama’s Budget Might Include Revenue From Carbon Tax

February 23, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

By 2013, President Obama wants to reduce the government deficit to $533 billion, or half its current level. To accomplish this, he will, in part, lean on a proposed cap on greenhouse gas emissions, according to the New York Times. Companies that exceed the emissions cap would be required to ... Read more »

EPA Poised To Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

February 20, 2009February 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

In what could be a major boon to cleantech industries, the Environmental Protection Agency appears poised to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas, The New York Times reports. Impacting transportation, manufacturing and the way utilities generate power, the mere threat of EPA action also may spur Congress to create ... Read more »

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