Assembly's bid to make green laws
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New measures to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping will be at the centre of the assembly's latest request for more powers
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Responding to a call from Governor Deval L. Patrick , dozens of Massachusetts "green power" companies, trade groups, lawyers, and academics agreed yesterday to launch a Massachusetts Clean Energy Council by fall and pledged tens of thousands of dollars to fund it.
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Lawmakers acknowledged that there were still many differences on a proposed law to manage the countryâs oil.
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Plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat are in doubt
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Consumers are being urged to implement more energy saving moves in the fight against global warming.
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RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly is trying to rewrite the complex laws that govern the state's power companies, moving toward an untested approach to electricity regulation and prompting charges from consumer groups that monthly bills will rise.
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A conference in Cardiff is to launch a campaign for proposals for more assembly powers to be implemented.
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By Rachel Cohen, STAFF WRITER  SAN MATEO -- From ceiling to floor, the county's new Youth Services Center is built "green," earning it a silver rating from the Leadership Environmental and Energy Design (LEED).
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By Patrick Lynch, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 12--RICHMOND -- The General Assembly is poised to create a slew of new guidelines for spreading sludge on farms.
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By Elizabeth Gudrais, Katherine Gregg  and Scott Mayerowitz; Journal State House Bureau  Energy, the environment and education are among the major initiatives Governor Carcieri offers in his address before the General Assembly.
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By Margo Harakas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 3--South Floridians are in a green state -- of mind.
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By NO BYLINE  A TASKFORCE is to be set up to find ways of increasing the supply of wood to make biomass energy. Mike Russell, the environment minister, announced the move yesterday on a visit to E.ON's soon-to- open GBP 90 million plant in Lockerbie.  (c) 2007 Scotsman, The.
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The New Jersey Legislature passed a bill Thursday that set ambitious goals for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 16--If California hopes to clean up its air and remain a leader in the fight against global warming. It will need to develop new fuels and vehicles to complement the laws it has enacted.
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Minnesota has a new law that will require utilities to use wind, sun and cleaner-burning fuels to produce a quarter of the state's electricity by 2025, a standard that advocates called among the most aggressive in the country.
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The government's record on delivering renewable energy is under attack.
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By Tom Shaw, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 17--State lawmakers continue to propose ways of keeping money in the pockets of landowners whose property is in the so-called greenbelt program.   State Sen.