Product and waste take-back is becoming more regulated by countries to protect the environment. Such regulation puts an economic burden on firms, while creating fairness concerns and potentially even missing its primary target: environmental benefits. This research discusses the economic and environmental impacts of extended producer responsibility type of legislation and identifies efficiency conditions. It is shown that the right policy would (i) make producers responsible for their own waste to avoid fairness concerns and (ii) favor ecodesign producers to create stronger environmental benefits. Furthermore, the efficiency of take-back systems is also driven by environmental classification of products, industry structure, and end-user willingness to participate in take-back programs.
Introduction. I. Why Buildings Matter. Building Impacts. Building Turnover and New Construction. Gains from Building Efficiency. Spillover Effects of Land Use Policy. II. A Review of Recent Green Building Legislation. A. LEED-Based Zoning Ordinances. Boston. Chicago. Dallas. Los Angeles. San Diego. San Francisco. Seattle. Washington, D.C.. B. New York. C. Berkeley’s Sustainable Energy Financing Districts. D. California’s Green Building Code and Water Efficiency Standards. California Green Building Code-California Assembly Bill 1881. III. Conclusion: Implications of Green Building Legislation on Clean Tech.
Key lawmakers and educators are growing increasingly pessimistic that a massive overhaul of federal school policy can get through Congress before the 2012 election-year battles could doom the hopes for major bipartisan . Failure to update the 2001 No Child Left Behind law, despite considerable support from both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill, would have the practical effect of giving President Obama a much freer hand in setting federal education policy and pushing his favored reforms. Lawmakers are already grumbling that waivers being granted by the administration to the states on NCLB mandates and deadlines represent an end-run around Congress on the issue.
GREEN BAY, Wis., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Collin Peterson, ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee, has introduced a dairy policy "discussion draft" aimed at improving the long-term prospects for dairy farmers. The Minnesota Milk Producers Association and the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association would like to thank Congressman Peterson and the National Milk Producers Federation for starting the dairy policy debate. Unfortunately, the policies included in the draft need to be modified before moving forward. The draft is crafted to closely mirror Foundation for the Future, the package of elements that the National Milk Producers Federation has claimed is the answer to the myriad of challenges that dairy farmers have faced over the past few ...
The Safety in Youth Sports Act passed this week by the state House was both "unnecessary" and merely "feel-good" legislation, PIAA executive director Brad Cashman said Wednesday. The bill, passed 169-29, was designed to better protect middle and high school athletes from serious brain trauma.
A state safety board wants Maine to adopt licensing standards for ski lift mechanics in response to a chairlift derailment at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort that sent eight skiers to hospitals in December. The Maine Elevator and Tramway Safety Board voted unanimously Monday to back legislation that could make Maine the first state to license the mechanics who maintain and repair chairlifts. Elevator mechanics need licenses in Maine and other states, but ski safety experts said they know of no state that licenses ski lift mechanics.
They've whittled away so much from Roe until there isn't much of Roe left," says Larry Rodick, president/CEO of Planned Parenthood of Alabama, which serves southeastern Mississippi and gets referrals from its Hattiesburg affiliate. "We get a steady stream of patients from across the border. They tend to be younger women and the poor, although a lot of the poorest women can't even make the trip because of the associated costs." After pausing a moment, he adds, "I don't think anyone really knows what happens to them. "Some states, like California and New York and others will become abortion destinations, which isn't a problem in and of itself. But some women won't be able to make those trips," [Janet Crepps] says. "The people who can afford to make those trips will get the health care t...
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's passage of welfare reform that will cut off from state assistance a minimum of 13,000 families and some 25,000 children was fast-tracked through the legislative process while neglecting to address how the measures will impact destitute children, Michigan Catholic Conference stated today following the House's concurrence of House Bills 4409 and 4410. The now heads to the Governor for his signature. The impact of the bills that passed the Legislature today will be felt by poor and vulnerable Michigan residents and children for years to come," said Tom Hickson, Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy. "It is unfortunate that the House chose to ship these bills to the...
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