What is Cap and Trade?
The following is a short description of “Cap and Trade” that can be found on the US EPA web site. In addition to being a nice explanation of Cap and Trade, the site reminds us that there are several very successful Cap and Trade programs in place, which have worked well at reducing specific types [...]
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Cap and Trade Mom…
It is again, looking as if the Senate will introduce a Cap and Trade/Energy Bill. The new version will take a limited approach to Cap and Trade, by just focusing on power plants and their emissions.
Well – that sounds fine to me. As they say- why do you rob a bank….because that is where the money [...]
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Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Ally Maize
Congratulations to this week’s Climate Community Citizen of the Week Ally Maize, founder of Green Youth Movement.
We first met Ally of a tree planting project that took place on Ventura Blvd. in Woodland Hills Ca. Recently Ally was a volunteer at our eco-bash held with The Green Girls. We are so pleased to finally have [...]
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Gulf – some better news….finally?
Althought this is far from over, it seems as if there was a bit of good news today from the Gulf…
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PACE – will not keep…PACE
Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE is a program that the Administration had been pushing around the country. On the surface the idea is a good one – find a way to finance energy upgrades to homes and other buildings. We all know that energy efficiency is an extraordinary opportunity for reduction in energy consumption [...]
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Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Brandon McEachern
Congratulations to Brandon McEachern this weeks Climate Community Citizen of The Week. Brandon is a wonderful, very energetic and positive young man who is the founder of a website/and a movement called Broccoli City. Brandon saw a need in US urban communities for exposure to topics such as – “green”, “eco”, “organic”. He believes (as [...]
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Solar power for fun!
These kids “get it” solar charged fun on their scooters – very cool!
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Happy 4th of July!
As our nation enjoys its “Independence Day” it is worth reflecting on the specific notion of Independence vs Dependence.
Our nation enjoys the leading position among nations of the 21st Century. And in most ways we feel as if we are generally independent of other nations – we can chart our own course and in fact [...]
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Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Alexis Chaves
Congratulations to Alexis Chaves this week’s Climate Community Citizen of the Week. We have come to know about Alexis through another one of our winners – Sarah Elizabeth Ippel. Alexis is a student at the Academy for Global Citizenship in Chicago (Sarah Elizabeth is the schools founder).
Although we do not generally work with grade school students [...]
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