Friday, March 11, 2005

[Environmental policy] Bye, Bye, Clear Skies... At least for now... From the Washington Post via ClimateArk, news that Dubya's "Clear Skies" initiative couldn't make it out of the Senate's Environmental and Public Works committee yesterday (thank you, Lincoln Chafee!). In the near term, this means: The Environmental Protection Agency will issue new regulations today and next week to set limits on air pollutants, but the rules will not change the provisions in the Clean Air Act that would have been revised by Clear Skies. Still, I fully expect a rash of "re-interpretations" of the Clean Air Act from the White House's legal eagles, regulatory changes that fall in line with these re-interpretations, and executive orders to round out the package. Technorati tags: clear skies, politics By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog] 4:24:18 PM Google It!    [Green building] Smart, Stylish and Green From RenewableEnergyAccess.com, details of plans for Santa Clara University's new student center on their Mission campus. Among the features that will be incorporated into "one of the first entirely 'green' academic buildings in the U.S..." are "[s]traw bale walls, photovoltaic cells, recycled textiles, and furniture featuring locally harvested wood..." And while it may seem that such a building might stick out like a sore thumb, architect Sean Huang notes that "the design of the Commons Building works in harmony with the mission style of architecture that is central to SCU's thematic campus design." Technorati tags: college, green building By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog] 4:23:20 PM Google It!    [Agriculture] Agriculture and the Environment Interesting interview in the Minnesota Star Tribune with Emeritus Professor Richard A. Levins. While focused on Minnesota agriculture, the scenarios Levins describes in terms of agriculture and environmental protection could apply to a wide variety of locations. From Four Seasons... Technorati tags: agriculture, environment, Minnesota By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog] 4:22:13 PM Google It!    [Corporate sustainability] EarthNews Radio: Sustainable Conservation One group wants to work with companies and industries to be positive stewards of the environment, rather than sue them or create conflict with them. [ENN Business Headlines] 4:18:07 PM Google It!

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