by Janet Wilson
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Ahnold promises ‘action’ at California climate summit 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago Governor Schwarzenegger's Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles was a meeting of the “sub-nationals,” the global group of cities, states and provinces that have been taking concrete steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy efficiency. Read More -
DOLLARS TO DOUGHNUTS
At Governator’s climate party, EPA chief aims to calm small business worries 1
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago EPA administrator Lisa Jackson unveiled a modest proposal on Wednesday: If a company wants to build a new power plant or refinery, or fix up a smoky old belcher, it will have to use the best available technology to control greenhouse gases. Read More -
Get the lead out, chapter 3
EPA to review 2008 Bush action on lead emissions 1
Posted 4 months ago EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has decided she'll take another look at monitoring of car battery recyclers, concrete kilns and power plants that spew dangerous lead emissions. Read More -
Cap, Trade and Skeletons
Did Waxman-Markey’s ancestors really deliver on their promises? 10
Posted 5 months ago President Obama is betting that a cap-and-trade program can help solve the climate crisis. Southern California leaders hoped the same thing when they set up a cap-and-trade program to clean up the region's air. The results? See above. Read More -
Wheeler Dealers
Auto industry’s litigation strategy may have backfired in showrooms 5
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago Automakers can claim a victory of sorts, in that they secured a single national fuel-economy set of rules. Left in the dust, some said, are the dealers who followed manufacturers' orders. Read More -
You Can Go Your Own Way
California plans no exit from hydrogen highway 39
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago Energy Secretary Steven Chu may want to slam the brakes on future hydrogen funding, but California will continue to pay its own way down the Hydrogen Highway, infuriating electric vehicle advocates in particular. Read More -
Waiver goodbye?
States left wondering about EPA’s greenhouse gas ruling 5
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago The EPA's greenhouse gas announcement explicitly tied motor vehicle emissions to climate change. But there was no mention of allowing California or more than a dozen other states to move forward promptly with their long languishing laws. Read More -
Laboring for change
Obama’s Labor pick expected to champion green jobs 1
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago President-elect Obama's Labor Secretary nominee, Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), will face a Senate confirmation panel on Friday morning headed by one of her most ardent fans, the ailing but powerful Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee.
Hilda Solis.Photo: Ron Edmonds / APLongtime GOP lions Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) could also be on hand to grill her, but the presence of Kennedy at… Read More
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Savvy behind the scenes
Nancy Sutley is expected to be effective at CEQ, even in Carol Browner’s shadow 1
Posted 11 months, 1 week ago
Nancy Sutley and Barack Obama.Washington wags may wonder who will be top green dog in the Obama White House -- flashy "energy czarina" Carol Browner or shy, retiring Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley -- but folks who know Sutley say there's nothing to worry about.
Sutley is supposed to be the president's principal environmental advisor, according to the job description laid out by Congress when it created the CEQ, playing environmental sheriff over federal agencies,… Read More
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Mind your CEQ
Nancy Sutley, tapped to head CEQ, garners praise from fellow Californians 0
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Nancy Sutley.Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley is expected to be appointed to head President-elect Barack Obama's White House Council on Environmental Quality, a transition team spokesperson said Wednesday.
Combined with the expected nomination of Steven Chu from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to be energy secretary, her appointment would give the Golden State two key voices in the Obama administration -- although not the ones initially expected. Neither Sutley nor L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office returned calls for comment.
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