global warming news - Global Warming Bills Meet With Limited Success - The Morning News

LITTLE ROCK — Supporters hopeful that the 2009 regular session would usher in sweeping changes in Arkansas energy policy were disappointed by session's end that only a handful of bills recommended by the Arkansas Governor's Commission on Global Warming passed the Legislature. Hobson, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Arkansas, said the biggest disappointment of the session was the failure of House Bill 1903 by Rep. The bill would have established an energy savings goal for utility companies and would have allowed utilities to be reimbursed through the state Public Service Commission for money they spend to reduce the amount of power they need to serve their customers. Also unsuccessful during the session were bills to create a revolving loan fund for home weatherization projects; provide an income tax credit to encourage contractors to increase energy efficiency; provide an income tax credit to encourage the use of landfill gas as fuel; and to create an income tax deduction for the purchase and installation of a solar energy system.

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