Green Politics

Where Does Your State Rank in Energy Efficiency?

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently released a report ranking the 50 states (and Washington D.C.) based on their energy efficiency efforts. Each state was evaluated based on six policy areas on a scale of a maximum of 50 potential points. This year the most efficient state is Massachusetts, which beat out .. read more

On October 25th, 2011, posted in: Communities, Green Politics by Chris

Republican Committee: Slash Weatherization Funding by Half a Billion

Though it is unlikely to get past the U.S. Senate or the veto pen of President Obama, publications such as Green Building Chronicle and a few daily papers over the past week have been reporting that GOP lawmakers are floating proposed cuts to weatherization programs, transit funding and fuel and climate studies. They are included in .. read more

On February 1st, 2011, posted in: Green Politics by Chris

Rendell years: Good green or just politics?

The Sunday Inquirer has a slim but good outgoing package on Ed Rendell’s years as guv and mayor. One of his credits is that he increased funding for the commonwealth’s Growing Greener program, which is supposed to protect Pennsylvania’s open spaces and waterways. In his second term, he wrested money into renewable and “clean energy” efforts, .. read more