All Posts Tagged With: "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"

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Colorado Companies Blast Murkowski’s Bid to
Block EPA on Greenhouse Gases

Critics say Murkowski and coal-state Democrats like Rockefeller are pandering to entrenched fossil-fuel-based power sources and mining interests at the expense of a growing clean-energy sector like the one currently booming in Colorado.

9Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA: No Plans for Own Carbon Trading Program

The Obama administration has no plans to set up a “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases under existing law if Congress doesn’t pass legislation doing so, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in remarks at the National Press Club in Washington.

9Mar2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Analyzing EPA’s Reporting Rule

Under the rule, suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse gases, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, and certain facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are required to submit annual reports to the Environmental Protection Agency.

19Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Quest Sustainability Blog –
We Should Rethink the Concept of “Waste”

Our country needs a National Packaging Standard that mandates businesses to use biodegradable packaging within five years on both domestic and imported goods. Since ALL businesses would absorb the cost increase, there is no competitive disadvantage to changing.

8Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Feds Want to Keep Coal Ash Hidden

Figuring out where coal ash is stored is as easy as figuring out where lots of coal is burned: virtually all ash disposal sites are, naturally, right next to big -fired plants. Colorado leads the states of the West with more than 3.1 million tons of ash; Wyoming and Utah also have significant amounts of the toxic waste.

17Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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“Fracking” Fracas

There’s a common-sense solution to the current fight over fracking. The industry could simply divulge what chemicals are added to the pressurized water pumped into gas deposits. Currently it’s not required to by law; but doing so could help answer critics of fracking while at the same time displaying a new openness on the part of oil and gas producers.

8Jun2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Officials Want Methane Gas Reduced
at Colorado Mines

Concerned because it has 20 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide released from burning coal and other fossil fuels, Federal and state agencies are pushing for methane-capture technology at two western Colorado mines.

25May2009 | admin | 4 comments | Continued
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Biofuels Battered

The future of biofuels in this country has never looked bleaker. Last week Denver-based BioFuel, Inc., reported a net quarterly loss of $11.2 million and said it must restructure its debt or reach “other accommodations” with lenders “to continue operating as planned.” In other words: we are in deep s**t. Yet, there is still a future for biofuels in U.S. energy policy.

18May2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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EPA Report: Vail Resorts Leads State in REC Purchases — Other Colorado Towns and Organizations Also Represented

According to the latest report from the Environmental Protection Agency, Vail Resorts is the state’s top purchaser of renewable-energy credits, and the company ranks 25th overall in the nation. A handful of other Colorado towns and businesses made the list, as well.

30Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Breaking Policy News — U.S. Declares Warming Gases are Health Threat

The Environmental Protection Agency said today that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a significant threat to human health and thus will be listed as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. HOW or WHAT to regulate is not spelled out. Instead, the EPA and lawmakers are expected to begin that discussion.

17Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New ENERGY STAR® Programs Target Colorado Homebuilders and Existing Homes

One of the programs works with builders on newly constructed homes by offering incentives to help offset the added costs of making energy efficiency improvements.

24Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA Declaration: Greenhouse Gases Threat to Human Health — Clean Air Act May be Used to Regulate Carbon Gases

It also cautioned that the Obama administration, which sees responding to climate change a top priority, nevertheless is ready to move cautiously when it comes to actually regulating greenhouse gases, preferring to have Congress act.

24Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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