US DOE http://www.energy.gov/news/9878.htm Moscow – Earlier this week, Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, representing the United States government, signed a joint statement with Russia’s Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” Sergey Kirienko on the results of the Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Security Working Group meeting that took place on December 6-7, … Continue reading »
Posted on December 11, 2010 …
DC Circuit Court Ruling: Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Coalition-for Responsible Reg v EPA (click for ruling) [Washington Post] A U.S. appellate court on Friday turned down a request from utilities, oil refiners and the state of Texas to effectively delay the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Environmental Protection Agency.As a … Continue reading »
CBO Cost Estimate: S. 3874, Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12017/s3874.pdf S. 3874 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reduce the level of permissible lead content in the composition of plumbing fixtures from 8 percent to 0.25 percent. This change would become effective 36 months following enactment of the legislation. CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no significant … Continue reading »
Evaluating Limits on Participation and Transactions in Markets for Emissions Allowances
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12006 In response to concerns that the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could have serious and costly effects, the Congress has considered creating a nationwide cap-and-trade program that would limit emissions of those gases below the levels projected under current law and would allow trading of rights, or allowances, to … Continue reading »
