The Fairtrade Foundation has launched its annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign today until 11 March with news that sales continue to out-perform overall commercial trends with double digit growth in 2011, and look set to grow further in 2012 as businesses continue to expand and deepen commitments to Fairtrade’s model of ethical sourcing.

The extensive emissions controls required for coal-based generating units under Environmental Protection Agency rulemakings entail significant challenges for utilities, and electric cooperatives in particular, NRECA cautioned federal regulators. EPA’s proposed Electric Utility Generating Unit Hazardous Air Pollution Rule, combined with its final Cross State Air Pollution Rule, “pose serious implications for electric reliability and/or affordable wholesale power,” the association ...