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Wyoming research effort could help fuel West.
A public-private effort to research cleaner ways of using Wyoming coal could be key in addressing the growing energy needs of the West, a coal gasification industry official said. Associated Press. 4 July 2009.
House climate bill wouldn't cut U.S. oil dependence much.
Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. McClatchy Newspapers. 4 July 2009.
Arctic oil, gas kept on hold by lawsuits, economy.
The global recession and lawsuits from environmental groups have slowed the scramble for previously unattainable oil and gas reserves and shipping routes in the Arctic caused by climate change, providing a window to resolve complicated ecological concerns, specialists say. Washington Times. 4 July 2009.
Funding boost for waste methane processor.
Landfills, coal beds and cattle feedlots all produce methane, which is often either burned off or released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas. Prometheus Energy has developed a technology to turn that waste methane into liquid natural gas. New York Times. 4 July 2009.
Coal plant 'will hit African poor.'
Anti-poverty campaigners at the World Development Movement said the controversial plan to creat a new coal plant in Kent could be responsible for up to 60,000 more people suffering from drought in Africa. Press Association. 4 July 2009.
Done correctly, ethanol is nearly carbon neutral.
It's time for Minnesotans, and their Congressional representatives, to realize there's good ethanol and bad ethanol. Rochester Post-Bulletin, Minnesota. Opinion, 4 July 2009.
Drax trial held in a climate of injustice.
The outcome of the trial of the Drax protesters was determined the minute the judge banned the consideration of climate change. London Guardian, England. Opinion, 4 July 2009.
How we discovered global warming.
Most people know that global warming is the result of excessive emissions of greenhouse gases and that it has dire consequences for the planet. This understanding of global warming and climate change is the result of accumulated discoveries in disparate fields of research. Shanghai Daily, China. Opinion, 4 July 2009.
A Tasmanian tragedy?
Tasmanian industrial foresters and environmentalists have been fighting over the issue of clearcutting the island’s forests for decades. The battle is over nothing less than the future of Tasmania, and an important resource for mitigating climate change. Mongabay. 3 July 2009.
What the future of the auto industry will look like.
Surging demand for cars in rapidly growing nations will mean a robust car industry in 20 years. The US will have a piece of it--though smaller than today--and the models it turns out will be much greener as the iconic industry reinvents itself. Christian Science Monitor. 3 July 2009.
Reappraising aerosols.
Atmospheric aerosols may be offsetting greenhouse warming to a lesser extent than previously thought, suggests a new study. Nature. 3 July 2009.
The summer BBQ: Gas or charcoal?
Summertime and the grilling is easy...but how environmentally friendly is it? Environment Report, Michigan. 3 July 2009.
Mixed results for green IT goals.
A majority of public sector employees do not know about environmentally friendly IT targets set out in government's Greening ICT Strategy. The strategy calls for government IT to be carbon neutral by 2012, with office carbon emissions down 11.5% by 2011. BBC. 3 July 2009.
Burning coal means pollution and death, Drax hijack defendant tells court.
The jury in a case involving the ambush of a coal train by climate campaigners is expected to retire later today after the 22 defendants decided to not to call the remainder of their witnesses. London Guardian, England. 3 July 2009.
Start over on coal plant proposal.
A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that Gov. Mark Parkinson had endorsed. Associated Press. 3 July 2009.
The coal question.
Coal is at the epicenter of America's tug-of-war between pollution and affordable energy, and nowhere does the conflict play out better than in Virginia. Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, Virginia. Editorial, 3 July 2009.
Still a long way from a coal plant.
Gov. Mark Parkinson already got what he wanted out of his deal to allow a new coal-fired power plant near Holcomb. But there are reasons to wonder whether the deal will deliver a coal plant. Wichita Eagle, Kansas. Editorial, 3 July 2009.
The EPA silences a climate skeptic.
Alan Carlin, a 35-year EPA veteran, is an explanation for why the science debate is little reported in this country. The professional penalty for offering a contrary view to elites like Al Gore is a smear campaign. Wall Street Journal. Opinion, 3 July 2009.
Climate's smoky spectre.
Recent research suggests that lowly soot particles--black carbon-- could be responsible for a large fraction of Arctic warming. In SE Asia, studies suggest that it is choking the moisture supply for the Indian monsoons and contributing to the retreat of mountain glaciers that provide fresh water for more than a billion people. Nature. 2 July 2009.
Fallow fields.
Farming on river-fed floodplains cuts their carbon storage, suggests a new study. These floodplains are highly productive ecosystems covering more than 1.3% of the Earth's surface, but little is known about the quantities of carbon cycling through them. Nature. 2 July 2009.
U.S. gives up to $408 million to "clean coal" projects.
This is the third round of funding from the Clean Coal Power Initiative, which was created to increase investment in low-emission coal technology through a cost-sharing partnership between the federal government and private industry. Reuters. 2 July 2009.
Drax protesters plead climate change cause to jury.
Climate change protesters accused of hijacking a power station coal train managed to mount a vigorous political defence of their actions in court yesterday during hours of cat-and-mouse negotiations with a judge. London Guardian, England. 2 July 2009.
Plant life saved the Earth from an icy fate.
We owe our very existence to plants, which – thanks to their relationship with CO2 – have prevented the Earth from freezing over New Scientist, England. 2 July 2009.
Abnormal nitrogen.
Nitrate concentrations in Greenland ice have almost doubled since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, according to scientists. The rise in nitrate is accompanied by a sharp drop in the isotopic signature of the nitrogen just as greenhouse gas concentrations were starting to rise in response to the widespread burning of fossil fuels. Nature. 2 July 2009.
Biogeochemistry: Climatic plant power.
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide constrain vegetation types and thus also non-biological uptake during rock weathering. That's the reasoning used to explain why CO2 levels did not fall below a certain point in the Miocene. Nature. 2 July 2009.
North Dakota co-op to get $100M to research CO2 reduction.
A North Dakota utility cooperative will receive up to $100 million in federal stimulus funds for research into an experimental process to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday. Associated Press. 2 July 2009.
State must conduct review, hold hearings on latest coal-plant proposal.
The federal EPA has essentially told the state and Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to start over in considering a permit to build a coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas. Lawrence Journal, Kansas. 2 July 2009.
EPA to Kansas: Start over on coal plant proposal.
A federal official has told Kansas to start over its review process for a proposed coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas that Governor Mark Parkinson had endorsed. Associated Press. 2 July 2009.
Time for an early action climate agenda.
Some fear that even talking about HFCs could distract from the main problem, which is CO2. The opposite is true. Providing workable solutions in other areas will build momentum and simultaneously ease the burden that remains. What is there to lose? Nature. Editorial, 2 July 2009.
UAE to host international renewable energy agency.
The United Arab Emirates has the largest per capita carbon footprint of any country in the world. In general, the country relies on cheap oil for its continued growth. Yet the International Renewable Energy Association has announced that it will make its home in Abu Dhabi. Fast Company. Opinion, 2 July 2009.
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