Bainbridge Island wants more people to ride bicycles, for a number of reasons. But its Sustainable Transportation Plan focuses too much on current riders.
The Bureau of Land Management wants to cut leasing rates by 80% for wind and solar projects on public lands, and streamline the application process, in an effort to meet increasing demand for clean energy. Bobby McEnaney - dirty energy project director with the Natural Resources Defense Council - said the new rules will create a system that allows public input, and ensure that investments in wind and solar will benefit communities. "Wyoming has some of the best wind resources in the world, so there s going to be a lot of pressures to deal with," said McEnaney. " .
North Dakota s Public Service Commission will lead a hearing tomorrow to consider a safety aspect of a high-profile project involving a proposed carbon-dioxide pipeline. Summit Carbon Solutions wants to construct a multistate pipeline to capture emissions from ethanol plants in the Midwest for underground storage in North Dakota. The company is asking the state to keep sealed any dispersion models indicating how far the carbon dioxide would spread if the pipeline were to burst. .
CleanAIRE NC, an environmental advocacy group, is urging North Carolinians to speak out for economic stability and environmental justice in response to Duke Energy Carolinas proposal to raise household electric bills by nearly 17% over a three-year period a hike Duke claimed is necessary to cover the rising cost of fossil fuels. Brittany Griffin, policy manager with CleanAIRE, warned this increase could further burden residents who are already struggling. "So this increase has the potential to definitely impact many North Carolinians who are already having a hard time with paying their electric bills. " .