New Danish Law Caps Power Emissions
Under a new Danish law, power companies that produce more than 30 MW will be subject to CO2 emissions quotas and will be taxed if they exceed them. Total power …
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Worldwide, Wind Energy Progresses
According to Danish wind consultants, BTM Consult ApS, world wind projects in the pipeline amount to $20 billion in revenue; leading installers come from …
Green Taxes Move Forward in Denmark & France
The Danish government is instituting Europe’s first tax on PVC. A voluntary agreement with industry in 1991 failed to achieve its goals. The government …
Philippine's Passes Landmark Clean Air Legislation
Despite intense lobbying by business, Philippine President Joseph Estrada signed a landmark Clean Air Act into law. Air pollution has reached alarming levels, …
Social Mutual Funds Get High Marks
MMA International Fund has been added to Charles Schwab’s MarketManager International Portfolio, a fund of funds. Cynthia Liu, Schwab SVP, describes …
No U.S. Growth in CO2 Emissions in 1998
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy reports that for the first year since 1991, energy-related carbon emissions did not rise. They remained …
Clinton Issues Energy Use Executive Order
In a June 3 Executive Order, President Clinton directed federal agencies to cut energy use 35 percent by 2010 compared to 1985 levels, expanding the current …
Toronto Airport Receives ISO 14001 Certification
SGS International Certification Services Canada certified Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as the first in North America to receive 14001 …
U.S. Citizens Give Renewable Energy Priority; Congress Cuts Funding
Just two weeks before appropriation committees of the U.S. House and Senate voted to cut DOE’s programs for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and …