Mayors making energy news
As an Oil & Gas Journal writer, I generally don’t report on city politics. However, this week, a couple of mayors deserve mention when it comes to energy-related news—Houston for taking on air emissions and San Diego for its renewable financing initiatives.
Houston Mayor Bill White received a favorable response from the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding his request for EPA to revamp the system that is used to calculate air emissions from petrochemical plants and refineries.
In July 2008, White filed a formal Request for Correction under the EPA’s Information Quality Guidelines. White long has questioned the level of toxic pollutants in Houston’s air, particularly benzene emissions. The EPA recently agreed to develop a comprehensive protocol from emission inventions.
In San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders is working to make solar panels more affordable for residents. The San Diego Clean Generation Program was announced in December and becomes effective July 1.
The city of San Diego pays the up-front installation costs for solar panels, and then homeowners and business repay the city over 20 years.
Sanders emphasizes the financing is tied to the property rather than an individual. Residents who install solar panels only pay for it while they own the property. Once they sell the house having these solar panels, the remaining cost passes onto the new owner.
While the general public might not understand most operating logistics of the oil and gas industry, people tend to notice efforts by their local politicians toward achieving cleaner air and providing green-financing initiatives.
Houston Mayor Bill White received a favorable response from the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding his request for EPA to revamp the system that is used to calculate air emissions from petrochemical plants and refineries.
In July 2008, White filed a formal Request for Correction under the EPA’s Information Quality Guidelines. White long has questioned the level of toxic pollutants in Houston’s air, particularly benzene emissions. The EPA recently agreed to develop a comprehensive protocol from emission inventions.
In San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders is working to make solar panels more affordable for residents. The San Diego Clean Generation Program was announced in December and becomes effective July 1.
The city of San Diego pays the up-front installation costs for solar panels, and then homeowners and business repay the city over 20 years.
Sanders emphasizes the financing is tied to the property rather than an individual. Residents who install solar panels only pay for it while they own the property. Once they sell the house having these solar panels, the remaining cost passes onto the new owner.
While the general public might not understand most operating logistics of the oil and gas industry, people tend to notice efforts by their local politicians toward achieving cleaner air and providing green-financing initiatives.
Labels: air emissions, Bill White, EPA, Houston, Jerry Sanders, mayors, renewals, San Diego
posted by Paula Dittrick, OGJ Senior Staff Writer at
12:28 PM
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