Back again in 2009!

March 16, 2009 -

3 new EPA rules

Obama Cap & Trade Plans

Carbon Issues 13 - California Draft Proposed Rules

Ted talks about the drafted Refrigerant related rule that is being considered by the California.  It requires logs from Wholesalers, Technicians, Equipment Owners & Reclaimers. 

When finalized this rule could be the precursors of future US actions.

Carbon Issues 12 - With Paul Hepperla

Paul & Ted discuss the latest version of the Warner Lieberman Climate Securities Act.  There's and HFC cap in the latest iteration!  Hold tight to your wallet, new "taxes" are coming.  California's global climate change law AB-32 may require carbon emissions record keeping for smaller business too.  Links mentioned in CI are available at CarbonIssues.com.

Carbon Issues 11- Ted & Paul talk about Kyoto, China and the international politics of climate change.  Sorry Canadians for Paul's behavior.

RTed wraps up the Jan 2008  ASHRAE Show in NYC.  R-22 Pricing and The Presidential Campaign are also topics in the latest podcast.  Check out the new site at WWW.Carbonissues.com for the latest links and show notes.

Ted talks briefly about the IPCC 4th Assessment.

Keilly Witman from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Stratospheric Protection Division joins Ted to discuss the successful "GreenChill" supermarket industry outreach program.  Click the link below to navigate to the EPA GreenChill page.
http://www.epa.gov/media/greenchill/index.html

Carbon News & Climate Change Science

In this podcast Ted goes through recent environmental news and explains the theory of Global Climate Change in a way that is easy to understand.

Here are the Links:
Pew Climate
YouTube Video on Global Climate Change
Verisae (Where I work)

The 7th installment of the Carbon Issues Podcast welcomes back Paul Hepperla.  We discuss in detail demand response and energy procurement.  I also talk about the recent US change in the HCFC cap that was announced a few weeks ago. 

Ci 6- Ted discusses the Montreal Protocol 20th anniversary and the United States proposal to move HCFC phase-out dates up by 10 years. 
He also speaks about a $15 per Metric Ton tax and how it would impact the bottom line at home and at work.

Ted discusses current  topics including what to expect from the Montreal  Protocol 20th anniversary gathering, selecting a new refrigerant for home use and general climate change topics.