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Selling the blue sky.
The market for greenhouse gas emissions is a bazaar - dependent entirely on government regulation - selling various types of pollution. But can it reduce emissions? The answer so far: Not yet. Second of three parts. Daily Climate. 8 September 2010.
How innovation killed the lights.
The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s. Washington Post. 8 September 2010.
Global warming bill a lose-lose issue for GOP candidates.
A November ballot measure that would rescind California's landmark global warming bill until unemployment drops significantly has become an albatross for the Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate. Los Angeles Times, California. 8 September 2010.
Chinese offshore wind energy development blows past U.S.
As proposed American offshore wind-farm projects creep forward -- slowed by state legislative debates, due diligence and environmental impact assessments -- China has leapt past the United States, installing its first offshore wind farm. ClimateWire. 8 September 2010.
Forests vital to fighting climate change.
Viet Nam's forests need to be properly utilised with a changing climate to pursue sustainable development, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hua Duc Nhi yesterday. Vietnam News, Vietnam. 8 September 2010.
More ‘green’ power means big dividends elsewhere.
The inventors of radio and television and then the Internet had no idea their creations would provide humankind life-changing benefits. The change to new energy sources is bound to mean just as much good for the world, even more if the life of the planet is saved from human abuses. Idaho Mountain Express, Idaho. Editorial, 8 September 2010.
Making a market for pollution.
What does it take to trade in a commodity that cannot be seen or touched - and isn't even a commodity in the United States? Daily Climate. 7 September 2010.
Cape Wind power deal brings fight to utility panel.
The fight over whether the country's first offshore wind farm should be built off Cape Cod moves this week to a Boston hearing room, where the project's future turns on one question: Is the price of the electricity produced by the spinning turbines a good deal? Associated Press. 7 September 2010.
Kansas joins case to head off federal carbon regulation.
Attorney General Steve Six has joined Kansas with 10 other states in an effort to head off federal regulation of greenhouse gases. Wichita Eagle, Kansas. 5 September 2010.
Miliband accuses coalition of 'greenwash' over North Sea oil.
David Cameron's claim to lead the "greenest government ever" was thrown into the heart of the Labour leadership contest last night, amid concern about plans for a deep-sea drilling operation in the North Sea. London Independent, United Kingdom. 5 September 2010.
Prop. 23 will save businesses, consumers from environmental burdens.
Without Proposition 23, Silicon Valley's billionaire hedge fund managers and venture capitalists will become much richer indeed, while the majority of Californians will see their bank accounts decline. San Jose Mercury News, California. Opinion, 5 September 2010.
All consuming.
With population and per-capita consumption both on the rise, it's hard to believe humanity's impact on the Earth is sustainable. But what would happen if we ate less meat? Or gave women better education and more power? Seed Magazine. 4 September 2010.
Sugarcane's electrical potential goes to waste.
Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix. Inter Press Service. 4 September 2010.
EPA to issue more rules in climate fight.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. Reuters. 4 September 2010.
The greening of China.
The core of China's environmental paradox is that the vast country must do two things at once: Continue to industrialize while simultaneously sharply limiting carbon emissions. There are signs Beijing is starting to take the environmental challenges seriously. Nation. 3 September 2010.
EPA to issue more rules in climate fight.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. Reuters. 3 September 2010.
Energy in Brazil: Ethanol's mid-life crisis.
Sugar has been grown in Brazil for 500 years, and the country is by far the world’s biggest exporter of it. But sugar now also forms the nucleus of a new agro-industrial and renewable-energy complex. Economist. 3 September 2010.
Pelosi heads north to talk oilsands.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected in the Canadian capital Wednesday and Thursday for a summit of G8 Speakers. But the journey now will include several high-level meetings focusing on Alberta’s energy-intensive oilsands, sources on both sides of the border confirm. Toronto Star, Ontario. 3 September 2010.
Virginia AG speaks out against cap and trade.
Speaking to a town hall-style meeting at a community college Thursday, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said cap and trade, if passed by Congress, would send power rates through the roof. Bristol Herald Courier, Tennessee. 3 September 2010.
Call to protect estuary timely.
Despite concerns about the environmental impact caused by encroaching industry, public interest in the future of the Nanaimo Estuary has been negligible. But introduce the world-wide topics of climate change and carbon reduction, and people just might sit up and take notice. Nanaimo News Bulletin, British Columbia. Editorial, 2 September 2010.
Bill Gates on R&D, a carbon tax and China’s climate role.
Bill Gates, the software innovator and development philanthropist who has recently championed a big research push to advance non-polluting energy choices, weighs in with some new thoughts after reading a critique of his thesis by Richard Rosen of the Tellus Institute. New York Times. Opinion, 2 September 2010.
Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants.
As the nation moves closer to breaking ground on its first nuclear plant in decades, industry executives want to avoid the problems of the past by getting the government to designate a handful of reactor designs, then let companies choose from that list. Associated Press. 1 September 2010.
Mass. court rejects challenge to Cape Wind permit.
Developers of a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm were cleared to move forward Tuesday when Massachusetts' high court rejected a claim that the project sidestepped local opposition to win a key permit. Associated Press. 1 September 2010.
EPA's attempt to ban lead in hunting ammunition based on politics, not law.
Last week the news broke that a cadre of unelected bureaucrats were considering a petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity that would ban the use of lead in ammunition used by hunters and shooters and lead in weights used by fishermen. Lufkin Daily News, Texas. Editorial, 1 September 2010.
Litigating over the environment makes big bucks for trial lawyers.
Lawyers have long profited from "toxic tort" lawsuits. Some such litigation is founded on junk science, without solid evidence that supports even a general finding of causation. San Francisco Examiner, California. Opinion, 1 September 2010.
Banks make a shift toward greener lending.
After years of legal entanglements arising from environmental messes and increased scrutiny of banks that finance the dirtiest industries, several large commercial lenders are taking a stand on industry practices that they regard as risky to their reputations and bottom lines. New York Times. 31 August 2010.
Coal crackdown will not reduce emissions.
Labor's promised emissions standards for new coal electricity generators would not cut greenhouse gas emissions from any of the 12 coal power plants proposed in Australia, an analysis of the carbon profiles of each project shows. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 31 August 2010.
White house argues against global-warming suit., White House argues against global-warming suit.
The Obama administration has weighed in on the global-warming lawsuit that has advanced farthest in the courts — and told the judicial branch to back off., Obama to the judicial branch: Back off. Forbes. Opinion, 31 August 2010.
Tapping into the electric power of heat.
A young venture based in San Francisco, California, called Alphabet Energy aims to take the decades-old idea of generating electricity from captured heat, and deploy it at massive scale on the cheap with a little help from nanotechnology and the semiconductor industry. National Geographic News. 30 August 2010.
Merkel wants to extend nuclear power plant lifespans.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has for the first time provided concrete numbers in her vision of the future of nuclear power in the country. Der Spiegel. 30 August 2010.
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