Friday, February 5, 2010

More Environment Links 2-5-10

-The US govt is planning to reduce its own energy use

-A trio of Congresspeople (including two Democrats) have introduced legislation to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases; it advances a number of other policies that will help their agricultural districts as well.

-Here's a cool way to cut your energy usage: new "melting drywall" with small beads of wax in it has cut cooling costs by 20% in a trial.

-Expanded plans for nuclear energy is good news for some US companies, but they're increasingly losing out on bids to build plants in foreign countries

Required Reading:

-Ill Omens for Senate Climate Change Legislation
-San Fran's Ambitious Downtown Transit Plans
-Obama's Budget Axes Oil and Gas Subsidies
-U.S. Makes Play to Catch Up on High-Speed Rail
-High Hopes for Clean-Energy Jobs

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