Congratulations Sierra Club

Good news from the Sierra Club: Ruling, Coal Plants MUST limit CO2

In a move that signals the start of the our clean energy future, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) ruled today EPA had no valid reason for refusing to limit from new coal-fired power plants the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming. The decision means that all new and proposed coal plants nationwide must go back and address their carbon dioxide emissions.

“The EAB rejected every Bush Administration excuse for failing to regulate the largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States. This decision gives the Obama Administration a clean slate to begin building our clean energy economy for the 21st century,” continued Spalding

I don’t think there is much more I can add to this…. it is a HUGE win for the environmental movement and HUGE loss to the Bush Administration’s EPA stranglehold on the progress of change.

who knew…?

In the coming weeks a monumental decision will be made that will influence the future evolution of global climate policies. A single country has in its power the ability to alter the course of global negotiations and change the dynamics of a political debate characterized by gridlock. That country is . . .

Poland. Yes, Poland. (It is not the U.S. presidential election.) Over the next 6 weeks, the EU, with France taking the lead, must convince Poland (plus other Eastern European countries and Italy) to fall in line with (i.e., not veto) its ambitious climate policies or else see them utterly fall apart.

Essentially you have one country that is very secure in it’s energy, cause it uses coal. And, another country that is dependent on others, and wanting to change climate policy, because it serves their national interest.

I have found two interesting articles about it HERE and HERE.

I think we have an interesting few weeks ahead of us…..