Investment of Proceeds from RGGI CO2 Allowances: Benefits of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)-funded programs in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont

RGGI, Inc. http://www.rggi.org/docs/Investment_of_RGGI_Allowance_Proceeds.pdf [From Executive Summary] …A key design element of RGGI is the distribution of CO2 allowances through quarterly, regional CO2 allowance auctions. Building on the experiences of earlier cap-and-trade programs, which distributed allowances to regulated entities for free, the RGGI participating states each chose to auction the majority of their CO2 allowances and … Continue reading »

Water Sustainability Principles for a National Policy Framework: Discussion Draft

Clean Water Alliance http://www.cleanwateramericaalliance.org/pdfs/sustainabilityprinciples.pdf {Press Release] The Clean Water America Alliance has released and posted Water Sustainability Principles for a National Policy Framework available at www.CWAA.US. The principles were developed through several 2010 national dialogues and refined further by a recent meeting of 50 water leaders representing water associations from drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, energy, … Continue reading »