Happy holidays!

Happy holidays from all of us at SCCG!

And good news- the Senate and House passed the Energy Bill. This includes:
- increased fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 for new cars and trucks.
-a new commitment to homegrown biofuels and updates the program to achieve strong greenhouse gas performance standards and includes significant protections for wildlife and biodiversity.
-a plug-in/electric vehicle tax credit for individuals and encourages the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
-requirements for more energy efficient appliances
-creates an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program to train a quality workforce for "green" collar jobs--such as solar panel manufacturer and green building construction worker--created by federal renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives. Major investments in renewable energy could create 3 million green jobs over 10 years.
-an initiative that takes aggressive steps on carbon capture and sequestration to take the carbon out of coal--authorizing a nationwide assessment of geological formations capable of sequestering carbon dioxide underground and expansive research and development, including large-volume sequestration tests in a variety of different geological formations. First time ever the incentives for more efficient coal use include a requirement for carbon sequestration.
(Text taken from the National Federation for Wildlife Blog)

Hopefully SCCG will have an event or two in January!