Environmental Law

In Other News (April 22)

By Dennis Pfaff and Kevin Livingston, Editors

• The federal government is moving to increase motor vehicle fuel efficiency standards, even as Chinese leaders pressure that country's auto industry to do the same thing, according to the New York Times. 
• State mandates, such as those in California, that utilities boost the amount of renewable power they supply are fueling a demand for wind, solar and biomass, the Washington Post reports.
• California lawmakers stand up for Redwoods in solar power debate.      
• Google-backed solar startup picks up steam, $130 million.
• The Scottish government has rejected plans to build one of Europe's biggest onshore wind farms due what it said was the "significant adverse impacts" on the local environment.
• A report on venture capital investment shows cleantech is doing better now that it was a year ago. However ...
• Kleiner Perkins just announced a joint venture with another cleantech-focused VC and a Norwegian car company to sell electric cars in the U.S. market. 
• Climate change talks heading for trouble.
• Boeing, Airbus find common ground on climate change.

Full post as published by Climate Law Update on April 22, 2008 (boomark / email).