NNEC - Obama’s EPA Socks a Punch to America’s Water Resources by Dulce Fernandes
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released final regulations that will triple the amount of biofuels produced in the United States. These new regulations implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), which mandates that transportation fuels sold in the United States contain a minimum of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels per year by 2022, a massive increase from the current 12 billion gallons.
The RFS2 also requires that biofuels produced at new facilities achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions when compared with conventional fuels. According to the recent guidelines developed by the EPA, which created a new emissions accounting model, corn-based ethanol achieves a 21 percent emissions reduction, just enough to put the fuel above minimum po ... Read Full Article»
NNEC - Solar: Your fast, cheap and clean Valentine by Peter Hanlon
Just a couple of days left before the big day and our friends at Vote Solar are still looking for their Valentine. They haven’t given up hope, though, because they released a video in which they spell out their every desire for a perfect match:
Dependable? Bright? A little unconventional? Oh yes, solar is all of these.
FREEING THE GRID 2009 Edition: Best and Worst Practices in State Net Metering Policies and Interconnection Standards
This edition of the report finds that, although net metering and interconnection policies still vary widely, states have made significant strides in adopting the best practices that drive renewable energy market growth and job creation.
