Recent Posts Tagged With 'policy'

• Do you know your area's climate change plan?

  Posted on Friday February 22nd, 2008 at 13:49 in climate change, Seattle, washington, policy

  As I've been greening my own life, it's become increasingly important to me to understand how my city, county, state, and nation are addressing the issues of peaking oil and climate change. Most of the information for my local government......

• Cap and Trade Programs Explained

  Posted on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 at 17:08 in climate change, policy, emissions, carbon, emissions trading, carbon output, cap and trade

  There's a tremendous amount of talk lately about Emissions Cap and Trade programs. All of the major presidential candidates have a national program at the center of their environmental proposals. But the concept is new to most US citizens. How......

• Taxing Cars to Tax the Fuel?

  Posted on Wednesday February 13th, 2008 at 15:28 in Seattle, policy, prius, hummer, fuel efficiency, fuel tax

  Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels recently announced a system for taxing Washington automobiles according to their fuel efficiency. Senate Bill 6923 proposes that consumers would pay a yearly surcharge for their vehicle, based on the EPA's ratings of a car'...

• Environmental Position of Presidential Candidates

  Posted on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 17:31 in President, policy, clinton, presidential candidates, Candidates

  Part of committing to a green lifestyle is not just making changes in my own life, but supporting change in my community and country. Since Seattle rejected a recent transportation bill because of its unknown environmental impact, I've been trying......