14 December 2009

Renewable Energy Fits the Bill For a Broken Economy

"On June 26, 2009, the US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), also known as the Waxman-Markey Bill, sending it to the US Senate for action. ACES would create a comprehensive, economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce GHG emissions, authorize significant new programs to encourage renewable energy production and use, and create a new federal cap-and-trade market for renewable electricity credit (REC) trading.
It places an overall cap on GHG emissions, and covered entities must obtain an allowance or offset for each metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted. Allowances, offsets and their derivatives will be traded on the new GHG markets.
"ACES also sets a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that requires retail electricity suppliers to meet increasingly higher percentages of their load with electricity from renewable energy sources. Beginning in 2012, 6% of electricity is to come from renewable sources and efficiency, gradually rising to 20% by 2020." Kari S. Larsen.
Excessive concentrations of animal waste threaten air and water quality and farmers are also facing increased regulation of their waste management practices from federal, state and local governments. Several industries that have been key players in job creation over the last century, the automotive, financial, construction, mining to name but a few are struggling to help absorb the continuing growing number of unemployment in the market.
Taking a closer look at green energy solution providers like Green Energy Live and taking in consideration that the pressure is on to comply with mandatory government regulations regarding greener and cleaner energy solution, one can only see opportunity. Having the pressure coming from mother earth's helpless cries and the cries of an unemployed nation green energy solution providers are heaven sent. The solution to the paradox of this broken economy is simple, green energy solution providers will without a doubt help alleviate the unemployment crisis and in the same breath blow some clean energy into every business.
Mark J Black
Iron Consulting Inc

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