Regulations
Natural Gas Boom Brings New Option to City Drivers
29 July 2008 - 10:00am
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Officials in Fort Worth, Texas weigh regulations for natural gas compression stations arising from a boom in drilling shale for natural gas.
Local Governments 'Heroes' of the Climate Crisis
11 July 2008 - 9:00am
Gristmill
If buildings are responsible for almost half of the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, then our energy and building codes are incredibly important tools attaining energy and climate sanity.
How Much Can You Pay? A New Criterion for Stormwater Management
25 September 2007 - 11:37am
What if the utility company asked you how much you made when you called to start service in a new home? What if they wanted this information to tie your bill to your salary and not to how much gas, electricity or water you used? Would that seem fair? That’s how some communities are treating developers when determining how much stormwater they should be required to manage. But regulations that link stormwater standards to the developer’s ability to pay are neither fair nor efficient. Environmental regulations and their costs should be directly linked to the impact on the environment, not to profit margins.
