Did you know that Wednesday, February 4th, is Green Jobs Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill? Today, Senate Finance Committee member Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and House Energy and Commerce Committee member Jay Inslee (D-Washington), are scheduled to join Laborers’ International Union general president Terence O’Sullivan, Sierra Club political director Cathy Duvall, and clean energy business leaders and workers for a […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to the environment, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, recently announced two environmental initiatives which help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The tourist resort is using compressed natural gas to fuel the guest trams and recycled cooking oil to power its Disneyland Railroad steam trains and Mark Twain riverboat. The Disneyland Railroad is being fueled […]
At his first White House press conference on Monday, President Obama said, “The days of Washington dragging its heels are over,” and ordered an immediate review of the Bush administration’s refusal to give California authority to enforce tough new emission and fuel efficiency standards on gas and diesel powered automobiles. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been trying for the […]