Ethanol Tax Credit Is Overkill, Government Watchdog Finds - Environmental Capital - WSJ

As if the ethanol industry weren’t busy enough staying afloat while defending itself from environmental criticism, Congressional watchdogs have presented it with one additional challenge. The Government Accountability Office said Friday that turning corn into fuel is costing U.S. taxpayers an unnecessary amount of money.

Promoting energy efficient big-screen TVs with innovation, not regulation -- latimes.com

The consumer electronics industry is fiercely competitive and responsive to consumer demand. The commission should take advantage of those forces, rather than imposing mandates that it hasn't justified.

Obama Should Turn to ‘Cap-and-Trade’ for Growth, Boxer Says - Bloomberg.com

“Don’t be pushing bills like cap-and-trade, which are big job killers,” Senator Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican, said on the same CNN program as Boxer.

The Boxer-Kerry cap-and-trade bill also has critics within the Democratic Party. Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, said Sept. 30 the bill’s 20 percent cut in emissions by 2020 is “unrealistic and harmful.”

How Green Is Your Mobile Phone Company? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Because of reliability concerns, the use of alternative energy sources like solar, wind and fuel cells has yet to play a significant role in North American mobile phone networks, except for backup power.