Links to 3 articles from the Climate Crisis Coalitin Newsfeed and a Reminder that tomorrow's Cornell Colloquium topic is How states are tackling climate change. (On Nov. 2 the the topic will be NYS particularly..)
Jeanne *SNES 200: Environmental Sciences Colloquium Fall 2007: Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation *Friday afternoons – 12:20 – 1:10 PM – 135 Emerson *The Environmental Sciences Colloquium is open to the entire Cornell community and the public. September 21 How states are tacking climate change Franz Litz, Center for Climate Strategies State Initiatives On Climate Change States are Closer to Trimming Autos' CO2 Emissions. By Mark Clayton, The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2007. "When historians finally take stock, Vermont may look like the mouse that roared -- the tiny state that brought the nation's mighty auto industry to heel by requiring cars that emit fewer greenhouse gases. This is one scenario that could unfold following a federal judge's ruling Wednesday, which upheld a Vermont law patterned after California's mandate that the carbon-dioxide emissions of cars sold in the state must be slashed 30 percent by 2016. The judge's finding -- that federal fuel-economy laws are not in conflict with state emissions laws -- is particularly significant, coming on the heels of a US Supreme Court decision in April. That ruling found that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions, legal experts say... Wednesday's decision strengthens the hand of states that want to take action against global warming Court Rules Against Automakers in Favor of States' Stricter Efficiency Standards. By Justin Hyde, The Detroit Free Press, September 12, 2007. "A federal judge [in Vermont] on Wednesday rejected the U.S. auto industry's attempt to block California and 14 other states from setting tough new fuel economy standards, saying the industry had not proved the regulations were illegal, unsafe or unattainable. The ruling was a big loss for the industry in the fight over whether California and other states can require more efficient vehicles to reduce emissions linked to global warming. Governors Seek Action on Global Warming. By H. Josef Hebert, The Associated Press, September 12, 2007. "Governors want to expand state regulation of greenhouse gases in hopes of increasing pressure for federal action on global warming, the chairman of the National Governors Association said Wednesday. Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., said in an Associated Press interview that getting more states to limit greenhouse gases is a priority among clean energy issues for the group. Others include spurring energy conservation and broadening use of renewable fuels such as ethanol. 'We have a federal government that doesn't seem to want to move as fast or as bold as many would like' on these issues, Pawlenty said. If enough states act to curtail greenhouse gases, 'it becomes a de facto national policy,' he said ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
