In the newly colored and crowded world of green, we often hear about policy considerations which define, oversee, and in some cases help regulate decisions regarding environmental management.   Policies are often made by a group according to their point of view and what they consider to be “in the best interest of,” however, not everyone may agree upon the ways to best achieve or attain policy goals.

When the Altamonte Pass wind turbine farm was developed over 20 years ago, there was much concern over the wind turbines’ effect on migratory birds, raptors and bats.
The concerns, and at times outcry, of bird experts have continued but those concerns were often questioned as being misplaced or even myths.

Van Jones, the special adviser to President Obama for green jobs, resigned over the weekend after it was revealed that he signed a petition stating that President Bush may have deliberately allowed 9/11 to happen as a pretext for war in the Middle East. Additional ammunition used against Jones were his past statements about Republicans.

The list of those opposed to the Longleaf Coal Plant continues to grow.  Six new amicus briefs were filed recently seeking to derail the project. Despite the possible generation of millions in tax revenues and an estimated 100 full-time jobs in a poverty-stricken rural county, there is a downside — carbon dioxide emissions.  This has been an  issue that environmentalists have rallied against since 2007.

British Revenue & Customs officials arrested seven people last week on suspicion of tax fraud arising from the sale of carbon dioxide permits - the European version of cap and trade program that passed the U.S. House in June. New York Times
Those arrested are believed to be part of an organized group operating a network of companies trading large volumes of high-value carbon credit., according to the release from the HR Revenue & Customs
The companies allegedly purchased carbon credits from overseas VAT free sources and sold them to UK businesses …

Four Democratic senators want to put off the proposed cap & trade legislation. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad, both of North Dakota are urging the Senate to delay legislation that puts caps on greenhouse gas emissions and instead, pass a narrow bill that sets requirements on the use of renewable energy.
Senators Lincoln and Dorgan are up for re-election in 2010 and are from states that would be hurt economically from the cap and trade bill similar to the one passed by …

In an expected move, the Australian Senate, which is more conservative than the center-left Labor government, rejected a cap & trade bill yesterday by a vote of 42 to 30.

Because I try to remain neutral but opinionated, I am sharing this article I read in the Providence Journal yesterday.  We know there are many opinions “for and against”  – but this one appears to lay out some facts that one might be able to compare against those with a differing opinion.

On Friday, the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate change bill by the narrow vote of 219 to 212. Experts predict that the bill will fail to garner enough votes in the Senate to pass.

How many trees are contained within the 1,200 page bill and its duplication throughout Washington?