DENVER – A bill to improve air quality in Colorado passed its first committee test on Wednesday. Senate bill 23-016 ranges from tax credits for electric lawn equipment to setting new deadlines for greenhouse gas reductions. “We must do our part to ensure that we avoid the coming climate crisis if we don’t reduce emissions,” … Read more
The NC Utilities Commission has submitted its first plan to reduce carbon emissions, but the steps it has imposed on Duke Energy to reduce carbon emissions have drawn widespread criticism. This photo shows Duke Energy’s Allen steam station in Gaston County. File photo by Charlotte Observer The NC Utilities Commission’s first-ever plan to reduce carbon … Read more
Now that Republicans control the House of Representatives, what can they do to win back Americans’ trust in government? What can you do for America? The questions are related. We already know what the Republican House is up to. It is under investigation. It will examine the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the government’s handling of the … Read more
CINDY MURRAY Specially for the Daily Sun Lately, I’ve grown fond of the perennial genus Agastache—so much so that I keep an eye out for new Agastache cultivars when I visit the nursery. But if I want to keep a plant as a permanent landscape feature, it must: be hardy to USDA Zone 5 or … Read more
You can listen to the following conversation above; What follows is a transcript. North Carolina’s 2021 energy reform law required state regulators to enact a plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants to combat climate change. Last Friday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission issued a 137-page order after months of filings and hearings. It … Read more
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) listen as David Marcus, CEO of Facebook’s Calibra, discusses the “investigation into Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its Impact on Consumers, Investors and the American Financial System’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, July 17, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Republicans hoping that … Read more
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) listen as David Marcus, CEO of Facebook’s Calibra, discusses the “investigation into Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its Impact on Consumers, Investors and the American Financial System’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, July 17, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Republicans hoping that … Read more
Three-quarters of the vehicles the US Postal Service plans to buy over the next six years will be electric, the shipping agency announced Tuesday, significantly increasing the rate yet again and delivering the makeup the White House is looking for and Congressional Democrats have long urged . USPS will first ensure that 75% of the … Read more
Annette Painter always dreamed of retiring to the sea with her husband Luke, and when they found a waterfront home overlooking the idyllic Queensland coast, they were thrilled. Core items: According to projections by the state government, sea levels are expected to rise by 0.8 meters by 2100 More than 500 properties in the Fraser … Read more
Annette Painter always dreamed of retiring to the sea with her husband Luke, and when they found a waterfront home overlooking the idyllic Queensland coast, they were thrilled. Core items: According to projections by the state government, sea levels are expected to rise by 0.8 meters by 2100 More than 500 properties in the Fraser … Read more