Why cap-and-trade instead of a carbon tax? Why cap-and-trade instead of a carbon tax?(Abhishek Uppal) Some local governments (e.g. Boulder, Colorado, USA; British Columbia, Canada) and early-action countries (Sweden, Finland, and Netherlands in the 1990s) have implemented carbon taxes. Over time, however, a cap-and-trade orientation has begun to dominate policy approaches. In simple terms, a [...]

BP oil well no longer a ‘threat’ to Gulf The BP oil well that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico is secured and no longer ‘a threat’. Kid with oil stuck on her! Destin Beach, Fl. June 23rd, 2010 hopfeed_template=”"; hopfeed_align=”LEFT”; hopfeed_type=”IFRAME”; hopfeed_affiliate_tid=”"; hopfeed_affiliate=”onlineim”; hopfeed_fill_slots=”true”; hopfeed_height=280; hopfeed_width=336; hopfeed_cellpadding=5; hopfeed_rows=5; hopfeed_cols=1; hopfeed_font=”Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif”; [...]

energy management Energy is the lifeline to prosperity and growth of infrastructural development in any country. The energy thus would need to be ensured for its availability on sustainable basis. The demand of energy is growing at a very fast rate and the energy sources are becoming scarce and costlier day by day. In the [...]