NY Begins Exploring Pricing Carbon in its Electricity Market
Imagine what would happen if the utilities buying the electricity to power our homes and businesses had to pay more for it depending on how much carbon pollutio...
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Tighter Pollution Cap Could Get RGGI States $3.2B Extra
The nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that comprise the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative can gain $3.2 billion in clean energy funding by choosing the mo...
California Leads Off: Now RGGI Must Grab the Climate Baton
Thanks to historic legislation enacted this week, California has offered the RGGI governors the climate baton. It’s up to these governors from the Northeast a...
Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Climate Leadership Starts with RGGI
New modeling shows RGGI states can continue to cost-effectively lead on climate by using ambitious cuts to carbon pollution from power plants in the Northeast a...
NY Senate Must Reject Bill to Raid Clean Energy Funding
New York State Senate bill S. 6605 would raid tens of millions of dollars from one of the state's leading sources of funding for clean energy: the Regional Gree...
New Analysis: Clean Energy Can Meet Long Island Power Needs
Energy efficiency, rooftop solar, offshore wind power, and other clean energy resources offer the most cost-effective way to ensure a reliable, clean, and affor...