The following chart tells you everything you need to know about the United States’ trading relationship with China on green technology, an issue that you’ll be hearing about a lot during the next several months.
China this weekend directly challenged the United States for questioning its green technology trade rules. Following the Obama administration’s announcement last week that it would investigate the country’s clean energy trade practices, the Chinese government said Sunday that American politicians were simply using the issue to score points ahead More…
The Obama administration announced today that it is launching an investigation into China’s green technology trade policies. The investigation is in response to a lengthy petition filed last month by the United Steelworkers.
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said today that he would investigate the claims made in the petition More…
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is backing a petition filed to the Obama administration today by the United Steelworkers that accuses China of violating World Trade Organization rules by unfairly subsidizing exports of materials and equipment necessary to develop green energy technology.
Ed Brayton’s excellent investigative piece today for TWI’s sister site, The Michigan Messenger, raises a larger issue about how trade agreements often undercut domestic regulation of toxic industries, without the public ever really knowing about it.
It’s an issue that’s gotten lots of attention in other countries, such as More…
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under the Bush administration struck a secret deal with the European Union that could open the door for foreign ownership of liquefied natural gas terminals and other dangerous chemical and energy facilities. The agreement could also create conditions in which federal, state and More…
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