"Chemical Company Adds Lobbying Muscle for Push on Energy, EPA"
Petrochemical companies are spending more money to influence government decisions on energy and climate.
Source: Greenwire, 11/26/2010
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"In Los Angeles, Big Step Ahead for Mass Transit"
"LOS ANGELES — This auto-obsessed city — a place where people love their cars almost as much as they hate the traffic — has embarked on the biggest expansion of its mass transit system in decades, an effort to change the way people navigate its sprawling and clogged streets and freeways."
Source: NYTimes, 11/26/2010
Cleantech Academy Awards Announce Winners
"Now that the Cleantech Open –- the self-described Academy Awards of the clean-technology industry -– is over, we have some new, young companies to watch."
Source: LA Times, 11/26/2010
"Study: N.Y.'s Regulatory System Gets a D-plus Grade"
"New York gets a D-plus grade for its regulation of industries that affect air and water quality, job growth and other essentials, according to a report by an independent think tank."
Source: Ithaca Journal, 11/26/2010
"Strawberry Pesticide Targeted by Environmentalists, Farmworkers"
"A coalition of environmental and farmworker groups is urging California's Gov.-elect Jerry Brown to cancel the imminent approval of a controversial agricultural pesticide after he takes office, citing evidence that it is linked to cancer."
Source: LA Times, 11/26/2010
"U.N. Seeks Climate Progress; Deal May Be Years Off"
"The world will seek to break a U.S.-China standoff and agree modest steps to rein in global warming at U.N. talks in Mexico next week amid worries that the first climate treaty since 1992 may still be years away."
Source: Reuters, 11/26/2010
"Japan Says Extending Kyoto Pact Is 'Meaningless'"
"Japan opposes extending the Kyoto Protocol binding only rich nations to limit carbon emissions and will fight for a broader deal even if it finds itself isolated at U.N. talks, a senior official said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 11/26/2010
"Small Islands Seek 2011 Deadline For Climate Deal"
"Small island states want U.N. climate talks in Mexico next week to set an end-2011 deadline for agreeing a new treaty as a step to slow the rise in sea levels, a spokeswoman said."
Source: Reuters, 11/26/2010
Interest in High-Speed Rail Is Widespread
The Department of Transportation awarded $2.4 billion for 54 projects in 23 states. The winners were selected from 132 applicants in 32 states, who had asked for a total of $8.8 billion for planning, construction, equipment purchases, and other closely related efforts.
Feds Funding Clean Energy Employment Efforts
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal government is shoveling more than $32 billion to the states to develop what it considers less-polluting energy and to train, certify, recruit, and retain workers.
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