My empirical research question that I find particularly interesting is within the world of energy policy, specifically the increasingly common state level mandates on utilities to produce a certain portion of their energy from renewable and advanced energy sources. I would like to establish a specific set of conditions that are repeated across the most successful implementations of a renewable portfolio standard program. It is clear that the United States will eventually face enough international pressure to sign on to a Kyoto Protocol style agreement to steeply cut emissions. In the absence of political will to take preemptive steps at the federal level, many states have passed their own laws establishing a much friendlier climate for the clean energy economic sector. To quote the United States Energy Information Administration: “Although several RPS proposals have advanced part way through the U.S. Congress in recent years, there is currently no RPS program in place at the National level. However, 30 States and the District of Columbia had enforceable RPS or other mandated renewable capacity policies, as of January 2012. In addition, seven States had voluntary goals for renewable generation. These programs vary widely in terms of program structure, enforcement mechanisms, size, and application.” These programs, called Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), are often controversial and debate has been fierce between all stakeholders. My research question is to take my home state, Ohio, and determine what the best system is to replace the current state RPS. While the state currently has a less-than-aggressive standard, it has faced repeated attempts to rewrite or scrap it entirely in the General Assembly. Using the case-study ... ... middle of paper ... ...controls. This information would most definitely be useful for making a particular policy prescription for the state of Ohio in the hypothetical case of the law being scrapped in favor of a clean slate. Once a set of conditions that provide the best chance of success for an RPS have been established, it would be simple to proscribe following those or at least using them as a foundation. Further, while not necessarily part of a RPS, complementary laws, further increasing the chance of success, could change other underlying conditions. A very specific recommendation could be made, down to the granular level of an exact percentage, yearly goal, and technical specification lineup suggestion. Between the qualitative and quantitative data collected, it would be eminently possible to establish a set of conditions that make up the ideal renewable portfolio standard.
In the case at hand, Park Meadows argues they have new evidence sufficient to justify reconsideration of the partial grant of summary judgment for Dillard’s. Park Meadows also contends that, in light of this new evidence, reconsideration is warranted to prevent manifest injustice. The evidence Park Meadows claims is new and justifies reconsideration is an email exchange in March – May of 2013 between Park Meadows and Dillard’s store manager and an accompanying affidavit done March 15, 2018 regarding the planter boxes outside of Dillard’s. Park Meadows contends that the email was not previously available until Jeff Koch provided it to counsel after the order on February 20, 2018. Park Meadows further contends that they were not aware of the
Why don’t we use more renewable energy sources? What role do they currently play? According to Energy Kids, in 2008 renewable resources only produced seven percent of the energy that we used. One reason we don’t use a lot of renewable energy
SB 1727 is essentially a bill which amends the current Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP). The bill instates more programs that allows them to receive funding from TERP. The main goal of these programs would be to reduce particulate matter from heavy-duty vehicles, and other heavy machinery. It was made effective immediately as of June 14, 2013. Originally made by Deuell, coauthored by Garcia, and sponsored by: Isaac, Reynolds, and Harless.
Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) which was passed in 1993, and came into effect in February 1994, has been a significant addition to environmental legislature. It has recognized that people within Ontario have a common goal to protect our natural environment and feel that this needs to be represented as a right to a clean environment. It thus calls upon the provincial government to have the primary responsibility in protecting, conserving, and restoring the natural environment (ECO, 2010). It also sees the need for public participation in order to hold the government accountable for its decisions. Thus the main objectives of the EBR are ensuring environmental protection, the enhancing of governmental accountability, and the facilitation of public participation in environmental decision-making. The EBR, however, still has room for improvement. This essay will be looking at the three main objectives of the EBR in order to review; what has worked, what hasn’t worked, and how it can be improved.
Before the 1970s, environmental policy was not the more publicized issue that it is today. After the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969, the environmental movement really took off. The federal government took the situation into their hands and paid more attention to environmental policy than they had been doing in the past. While the states still have quite a bit of power when it com...
In this case, there are two solutions presented to reduce carbon emissions in the air from burning fossil fuels; as a result, it will reduce global warming. In this paper, these solutions and questions related to them are to be discussed and analyzed.
The purpose of this paper is to review the Department of Energy's (DOE) programs and recommend future directions for US policy to address President Obama's desire to save our planet from climate change and reduce reliance on oil (Roberts, Lassiter, & Nanda, 2010, p 4). The context of this review is following the 2008 election of President Obama and the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in February 2009. This paper will evaluate the effectiveness of the measures implemented by the Act and compare their effectiveness with an alternative strategy of implementing a carbon tax, then make a recommendation on which strategy would have achieved the President's aims in view of the political, economic and environmental situation that he faced.
Maniates later elaborates on each factor of his formula, and then suggests that it be used for evaluating environmental policy proposals. The IWAC framework is able to provide an effective critique for Woodhouse’s work, indicating where his argument is sufficiently detailed, and where his argument could be expanded upon.
...eighing two bills that would establish a national e-waste recycling plan (one creates a free market approach through tax incentives while the other puts the program more squarely the hands of the EPA). Still, environmental groups agree that our best bet for now would be to allow states to create recycling practices that work best for them.
For example, a major investment in renewable energy sources, such as solar and/or wind has dramatic implications in the environment (i.e. reduction of CO2 emission); this requires investments in technology, compliance and conformity to policies that regulate the utilisation of renewable resources, installation of energy plants which may an impact on the local and national economy and may change the perception of consumers.
The future of the United States solar energy industry will be shaped not only by economic growth, but also by the rate of declining oil resources and the global realization of the consequences of human induced climate change. Political responses to this realization in the United States include; new policies, legislature, and tax incentives to both businesses and private households to promote growth and investment in the solar power industry.
The United States currently relies heavily on coal, oil, and natural gas for its energy. While the price of natural gas per barrel continues to plummet, the United States is constantly seeking new sources of renewable energy. Renewable energy consists of any type of natural resource (solar power, ocean power, wind power, rain, snow, etc.). that naturally and automatically replenishes itself. Renewable energy is important because it is infinite and everlasting, meaning our children and our children’s children will be able to utilize these resources long after we are gone.
The world’s greatest powers have shown a lack of interest in the way that they are destroying the environment around them. The rise of the climate through the years has been altering how different organisms have had to survive. The world’s use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions is at an all-time high. The countries with the highest CO2 emissions are same countries with the largest economies. The United States, China, India, Japan, and Russia are the top five leaders in CO2 emissions. All together they account for around 60% of the total carbon emissions worldwide. In order to cut down on the amount of CO2 emissions counties need start regulating their larger industries that create the highest amount of carbon emissions.
Why do we need to rely on renewable sources? Most of the energy that we use today come from fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and oil. All of these resources are non-renewable, it can finish one day. In order to have a better world and a healthy environment for the future, people are trying to obtain energy from natural resources instead of non-renewable sources. In the lecture “Renewable energy resources” (2014), Mistry focuses on some advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy. There are different kind of resources that we can use in order to produce renewable energy. Solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power are just some of the kinds of renewable energy that might be the best options to obtain energy because they come from
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