en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Green Taxes headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125850693443052993.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Pollution & Toxics United States 11/17/2009 Wall Street Journal Gov. Ted Kulongoski ordered a hurry-up review Tuesday of Oregon's incentives for renewable energy companies in the face of ongoing criticism of the tax breaks, asking whether the increasingly expensive Business Energy Tax Credit is necessary for continued expansion of renewable and wind energy. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/governor_orders_review_of_ener.html Climate Economy Energy Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Oregon 11/17/2009 Oregonian If you were hoping to buy a new, energy-efficient dishwasher or fridge with a federal rebate by Christmas, you're out of luck. Cash for clunker appliances - officially known as the US Department of Energy's state energy efficient appliance rebate program - won't be available in Washington until February of next year. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412338_clunker16.html Efficiency Energy Green Taxes Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Post-Intelligencer The growth in Oregon's renewable energy sector was not by accident - it was by design and the result of public policies that encourage new companies to move here and thrive here, writes OR governor Ted Kulongoski. http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/oregon_governor_defends_green.html Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Green Taxes Policy Oregon 11/15/2009 Oregonian Parking vexes more people than practically any other common issue. That's true around schools, businesses, neighborhoods and downtowns, evidenced by dozens of readers who weighed in on whehter Salem, OR should install parking meters downtown. http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091116/OPINION/911160323/1046 Climate Environment Green Taxes Sprawl & Transportation Oregon 11/16/2009 Salem Statesman Journal Putting a price on carbon in the face of powerful opposing forces - from consumers who will always want their fuel, electricity, food and clothing to be cheaper than it is, to corporations driven by the bottom line - will ultimately be a matter of sheer political will. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/business/energy-environment/16green.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rss Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Taxes Pollution & Toxics United States 11/15/2009 New York Times Congress is unlikely, this year or next, to establish the "cap and trade" system for curbing carbon emissions that President Obama and Democratic party leaders seek. Nor are world leaders next month likely to strike a concrete deal to limit emissions. The Democrats' challenge is to make enough progress to avoid defeat in the near term and achieve their priorities in the long run. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us/politics/09caucus.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Cap and Trade Climate Economy Efficiency Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Pollution & Toxics Sprawl & Transportation United States 11/08/2009 New York Times According to an investigation by the Oregonian, OR officials underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski's plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big subsidies, resulting in a program that cost far more than expected. Kulongoski's staff says that they had no idea the program would be this popular when they designed the policy. http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/11/02/news/doc4aef22ac8d84a794620286.txt Economy Efficiency Energy Green Business Green Taxes Oregon 11/02/2009 Coos Bay World About 5,000 people, including a shouting, sign-waving group of secondary school students, demonstrated on Vancouver's Cambie Bridge as part of the International Day of Climate Change. They were among millions of people around the world who took part in weekend demonstrations demanding government action on climate change. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Thousands+rally+action+climate+change/2141813/story.html Cap and Trade Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Food & Farms Forests Green Jobs Green Taxes Pollution & Toxics Solutions Sustainable Living British Columbia 10/25/2009 Vancouver Sun