[Today's post is a collaborative effort with Shari Shapiro highlighting green building provisions in the Waxman-Markey bill. You didn't think I was going to read through a thousand page bill all by myself, did you? I have also made the article available as a white paper for download since it is a bit long.] [...]
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June 26th, 2009 | Posted in Codes and Regulations, Federal, Henry Waxman, PACE, REEP, SEED, cap-and-trade
The first step toward implementation of a nationwide cap and trade program has occurred. On Thursday, May 21, 2009, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a comprehensive clean energy bill that includes a strict limit on global warming pollution:
The 33 to 25 vote was a major victory for House Democrats, who had softened and [...]
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May 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Codes and Regulations, Federal, Henry Waxman, cap and trade