CBS News is reporting that a memorandum prepared by the Obama administration shows that enacting cap-and-trade legislation would cost taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, or equivalent to $1,761 per household. Another memorandum obtained by CBS News shows the Obama administration transition team discussing the economic impact climate change policies will have. According to the […]
Cap-and-Trade Legislation Would Cost Families $1,761 A Year
Date Wed, Sep. 16, 2009 - 3:46pm By Hamilton
Gov. Schwarzenegger Increases Renewable Energy Standard – Wisconsin May Be Next in Line
Date Tue, Sep. 15, 2009 - 3:43pm By Hamilton
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week will issue an executive order requiring that state to generate one-third of its power from renewable resources by 2020. Currently, California imposes a 20 percent requirement by 2010. Gov. Schwarzenegger is expected this week to veto a similar bill passed by the California Legislature. The bill limited the […]
EPA Sued Over California’s Greenhouse Gas Waiver Request
Date Fri, Sep. 11, 2009 - 3:20pm By Hamilton
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Automobile Dealers Association on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. over the EPA’s decision to grant California a waiver under the Clean Air Act. On June 30, 2009, the Obama administration granted California’s waiver request for its greenhouse gas emission standards for […]