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Promoting Municipal Financing for Solar Power Investments

PSN on March 19, 2009 - 11:41am
As concerns about reliance on foreign energy resources increase and we try to combat climate change by reducing our emissions and expanding renewable energy use, there has been an increase in talk about public financing of clean energy improvements. 

A First Look at How McCain and Obama's Policies Would Affect the States

PSN on October 13, 2008 - 3:55pm
There are stark differences between the two presidential campaigns' approaches to federal-state relationships.  Differences range from the amount of funding appropriated for programs run by the states to whether the candidates would strengthen or weaken state regulatory authority.

Promoting Smart Biofuels Policy at the State Level

PSN on March 31, 2008 - 9:37am
In the search for alternatives to oil, biofuels have emerged as a promising answer to wean us off our oil addiction.  By some estimates, biofuels could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.7 billion tons per year, be cost competitive with gasoline and provide a major source of revenue for farmers. 

Bold Plan for Carbon Tax Introduced in Portland, OR

J. Mijin Cha on November 15, 2007 - 9:44am
Portland, Oregon city officials introduced a bold new plan that would require energy efficiency measures in each new home built. The plan would impose a carbon fee on builders for each new home that is not extremely energy efficient and also require an energy efficiency report be done by home inspectors as part of every existing home sale. The plan would also pay cash rewards to developers who built buildings that save at least 45% more energy than the Oregon building code would require. The City Council will start public hearings on the plan in January.

Florida Gov. Crist Looks to Enact Sweeping Climate Change Action

PSN on July 12, 2007 - 9:12am

 

To cap off a two day climate change summit, Florida's Governor Charlie Crist plans to sign several executive orders into effect that could propel Florida into the top echelon of states addressing climate change and make it the first state in the Southeast to take significant action.  The plan includes:

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) Advance in the States

J. Mijin Cha on March 8, 2007 - 7:11am
As we first highlighted in our Dispatch last December, renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS) are a great way to stimulate renewable energy development.  By requiring that a certain percentage of a state's electricity come from renewable energy, RPS jump starts economic development and job creation.

Taxing Big Oil's Windfall Profits

J. Mijin Cha on February 15, 2007 - 9:55am
Stop the presses.  Instead of receiving ridiculous tax breaks and taking home obscene amounts of money tax-free, big oil may actually be asked to pay its fair share of taxes for once.

Renewable Portfolio Standards Across the States

PSN on December 18, 2006 - 10:37am
State governments are not waiting on D.C. to develop an energy independence policy for their states. Instead, almost half the states have taken the lead on promoting and utilizing renewable energy.

CA & WA: Breaking the Oil Addiction

PSN on October 19, 2006 - 11:14am

By voting for Proposition 87, California voters have the opportunity to join a growing number of states in investing in clean energy. Backing the proposition are more than just environmental groups. Unions, civil rights organizations, health workers, and many others have joined in the fight for clean energy. The proposition would tax companies drilling for oil in California and set aside the money collected in a fund for loans, grants and subsides to promote alternative fuels and more energy-efficient vehicles. In addition to the environmental benefits, it will decrease dependence on foreign oil.