As the mid-term elections approach, Californians will not only be faced with a choice for a new governor, but also new energy legislation that will have ripple effects throughout the country. Proposition 23 would suspend the existing Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which aimed to lower carbon emissions 25% by 2020, until the state’s unemployment [...]

Although as yet unofficial, an exciting new development is expected when President Obama will soon – probably later today – announces new federal rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards. When Obama cleared the road for a federal waiver, which would have allowed California (and 13 other states which would have followed suit) to develop [...]

While Manitoba’s efforts are not as expensive or expansive as Ontario’s “right to connect” initiative or as innovative as British Columbia’s carbon tax, Manitoba has been quietly pulling its own weight when it comes to reducing GHG emissions. As it makes clear on its website, while it is by no means a major emitter in [...]

California, the US’s most populous and wealthy state and Alberta, a far less populous but nonetheless vital part of Canada’s economy sparred this week, as California seeks to push forward ever bolder Climate Change initiatives. The battle pits two states that could hardly be more dissimilar when it comes to Climate Change. California has trail [...]

On Friday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a state of emergency due to severe drought conditions hitting the state of California. The drought is causing a huge strain on already bleak economic conditions for the state. The below-average rainfall and dry winters over the past three years could cost an estimated 95,000 jobs and $3 [...]

Following President Obama’s request to the EPA to reconsider whether states should be allowed to set stricter tailpipe emissions than set by the U.S. government, the New York Times speculated that Obama’s action signaled a move toward broadening the role of states. The Times argued that the new administration is supportive of “progressive federalism”, a movement made by [...]

Only one week into office and U.S. President Barack Obama is charging full speed ahead on fulfilling his campaign promise to bring change to Washington. In an effort to reverse former President Bush’s policy on climate change and take the United States in a new greener direction, Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday [...]