Sundance Channel http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered Fresh culture daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Waxman-Markey takes first step towards a cleaner, more efficient energy economy http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/07/waxman-markey-cleaner-efficient-energy-economy/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/07/waxman-markey-cleaner-efficient-energy-economy/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:59:07 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=20714 capitolcfl

Friday's passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) signaled a definite shift in US policy towards energy use and climate change. Though the bill had its detractors -- most notably Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and even progressive Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) -- ACES, or Waxman-Markey, set new standards for clean energy adoption, energy efficiency, and, most notably, greenhouse gas emissions.]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/07/waxman-markey-cleaner-efficient-energy-economy/feed/ 6