Topic – Greenhouse Gases
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EPA issues guidance on GHG; Texas fights
Only TX not ready for Jan. 2
The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued guidance allowing states leeway in how to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but Texas resists
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Prop. 23 would scale back California climate laws
George Schultz is the champion
Proposition 23 is an effort in California to scale back the nation's most extensive climate laws.
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Developer seeks ‘sustainable’ Katy Prairie community
But is it really 'green'?
Ventana Lakes would be the second project in the Katy Prairie. But is any development in the outlying and ecologically sensitive area truly sustainable?
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Copenhagen causes ripples
Will it impact US Senate?
The climate change conference produced a non-binding agreement with an uncertain future, and it has created discord among world leaders and advocates.
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Walkable neighborhoods must be part of climate plan
Reduces CO2 emissions
An NRDC article says that the Copenhagen negotiators should recognize walkable urbanism as a way to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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EPA paves way for greenhouse gas regulation
EPA finalizes ruling
If Congress does not act to control greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration has indicated that it will do so on its own.
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Smart Growth could save Californians $31 billion annually
LA, Bay Area would save most
Residents of Los Angeles, the Bay Area, San Diego, and Sacramento would save on transportation costs, as well as cutting greenhouse emissions by one-third.
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California issues state cap-and-trade blueprint
Reduces emissions 15% by 2020
The plan, which could serve as a model for the rest of the nation, would require the world's eighth-largest economy to reduce its emissions 15% by 2020.
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Senate climate bill would require states to reduce transportation emissions
Similar to House bill
The Kerry-Boxer bill is similar to the House version passed in June and would require 10% of state allocations to be spent on clean transportation.
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New Urbanism
John Norquist of CNU w/ video
John Norquist said that urban streets serve transportation, social, and economic functions, but US policies have ignored the last two with disastrous results.
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