Stemmers in USA kiezen duurzaam

De Democraten hebben de verkiezingen gewonnen. De impact op het milieubeleid is groot. Lees dit artikel hierover om de top10 aan veranderingen in het Amerikaans milieubeleid te zien.

Verder waren er ook een aantal regionale voorbeelden:

"Large utility companies will have to increase their renewable energy sources to 15 percent of their supply by 2020 under an initiative approved by Washington voters. Under Initiative 937, utilities with more than 25,000 customers would have to meet 15 percent of their annual load with resources such as wind power, solar energy or sewage gas by 2020."

En het volgende verhaal:

"Voters in a Colorado university town nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains have passed the country’s first municipal carbon tax to fight global warming. Boulder, Colo., will charge residents and businesses the carbon tax based on how much electricity they use. Most electricity in Boulder is generated at plants that use coal, which produces more of the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, than natural gas or oil"

Opnieuw bewijs dat ook in de USA de stemming aan het veranderen is.

Bron: Top10 www.about.com, Washington www.msnnbc.com & Colorado www.msnbc.com