Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: Assembly Special Committee on Clean Energy Jobs, bill, clean energy, emission, energy, nuclear, power plant, Senate Select Committee on Clean Energy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Legislature’s attorneys are set to give lawmakers a run-down on a sweeping clean energy bill.
The measure would mandate 25 percent of the state’s energy come from renewable sources by 2025, create vehicle emission standards and do away with the state’s ban on new nuclear power plants.
The state Senate Select [...]
Published: December 9, 2009
Tags: AGC, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Associated General Contractors, California, Department of Natural Resources, diesel, DNR, emission, Goss, grant, heavy equipment, Lawent, Perry & Shaw Inc., retrofit, Shaw, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
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By Sean Ryan
Builders nationwide are fighting a proposed California rule requiring reductions in diesel emissions from construction equipment.
Industry groups fear California’s rule will set a standard for other states to adopt.
But in Wisconsin, regulators are content partnering with, rather than policing, builders.
“It’s always good to stay ahead of regulations,” said Jessica Lawent, air management specialist [...]
Published: June 9, 2009
Tags: cap-and-trade, emission, greenhouse gas
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Elizabeth Dunbar
AP Writer
Minneapolis — The group charged by six Midwestern governors to come up with an emissions cap-and-trade system is recommending aggressive reduction goals that could bring big changes to a region that relies heavily on coal and manufacturing.
The plan calls for a nearly 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by [...]
