As world leaders descended upon Copenhagen this past December for energy talks, here in America the EPA signaled that the time for talking was over. In their December 2009 endangerment finding, they determined that there is now compelling scientific evidence indicating that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations. So, as the legislative debate over cap and trade rages on, the EPA has stepped in and given Congress a clear sign: if new legislation is not forthcoming regarding greenhouse gases, then make way for new EPA regulation. Whatever these new limits on greenhouse gases or the legislative or regulatory authority controlling them, this regulation will have a major impact on the cost of energy for both industry and consumers; however, this also opens the door for innovation and an emerging green power industry. Read full article