Worldwide Moving Planet Rally is Tomorrow!
The sequel to 350.org’s historic protest against the imminent approval of the Keystone Tar Sands pipeline is the Moving Planet Rally, which is hosting at least one event in every US state on September 24, this Saturday.
Events are also planned in over 150 countries worldwide, as people join together to call for an end to the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and find immediate solutions to the climate crisis.
“The planet has been stuck for too long with governments doing nothing about the biggest problem we’ve ever faced,” says Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, which is leading the international climate campaign. “This is the day when people will get the earth moving, rolling towards the solutions we need.”
Find and participate in an event close to you.
Read about the Tar Sands Pipeline.
The newly formed Georgia Climate Change Coalition is marking its official launch with a march and rally in Athens, GA as part of 350.org events this Saturday.
The group says it hopes to create a single, influential voice for individuals and organizations in the state that want to see immediate action to address and adapt to climate change.
For the second time in five years, the state is in the grips of a severe drought, yet the Republican-controlled state legislature has been dismissive on climate change.
Rich Rusk – son of former US Secretary of State Dean Rusk – is secretary of the Coalition, which he helped launch through his association with a local chapter of Trout Unlimited.
"For us, trout are the canaries in the mining shaft. Fish dying in a recent North Georgia drought sends a message everywhere. We must all move with greater urgency on this massive threat not only to North American trout and salmon, but the entire planet."
Rhode Island to Implement Feed-In Tariff
In a move that took renewable energy advocates by surprise, tiny Rhode Island has passed a law implementing a limited feed-in tariff and set it on a fast track to implementation.
The law passed the legislature and was signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee on 29 June, 2011. He joins former Governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle, as Republicans that see value in promoting renewable energy through feed-in tariff legislation.
Rhode Island is the second state in the Northeast to implement a feed-in tariff program (Vermont is the other one) and one of the few states in the US to do so.
It’s moving quickly to implement it – specific tariffs must be set by the end of September and the program launches in mid-October.
Although its 40 MW target is very small, it allows small generators (residences, small businesses) to participate, unlike California’s, which has been a source of criticism. The tariff applies to wind, solar PV and biogas generators using anaerobic digestion, and specifically leaves out biomass. The tariff begins with 5 MW by the end of this year and ramps up to 40 MW in 2014.
Read Paul Gipe’s full coverage at Wind-Works.org.
Connecticut Institutes Composting Law
A mandatory composting law goes into effect in Connecticut on October 1, which is designed to create incentives for the state’s waste industry to build large-scale composting operations.
The law requires food wholesalers, manufacturers, supermarkets and conference centers that produce 104 tons or more of organic waste annually to send the organic material to compost facilities.
But there’s a catch. The law doesn’t go into effect until two commercial-scale composting operations are established in the state, and only facilities within 20 miles of a composting operation will be required to participate.
Currently only one facility in the state processes organic waste, but Diane Duva, who helped craft the law, says it’s intended to incentive the state’s waste industry to build composting plants around the state. Duva is Assistant Director, Materials Management for the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
According to Waste Recycling News, a 2010 study in Connecticut showed that food waste – by weight – offers the greatest potential for recycling, with about 320,000 tons being discarded by businesses and residents annually.
Nationwide, food waste constitutes about a third of all waste. It produces methane as it degrades in a landfill, one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Individuals and businesses should view composting food waste as a critical way to reduce emissions.
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