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Posted: 21 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT
Power Line (blog) A Modest Proposal to Create More “Green Jobs” Power Line (blog) - ‎Aug 19, 2012‎ Senator Barbara Boxer made much of a 2011 study by the Brookings Institution proclaiming that it showed there are more green jobs (in the Clean Economy) than jobs in the fossil fuel industry. Indeed, the study states there are 2.7 million jobs in the ...
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 04:52 PM PDT
Carbon farming: a solution to global land degradation and poverty? The Conversation - ‎Aug 19, 2012‎ First, one should be cautious about over-selling carbon farming as a panacea for controlling widespread land degradation and carbon emissions.
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:41 PM PDT
Biomass Magazine China's jet biofuels: ready for take off? Financial Times (blog) - ‎19 hours ago‎ China consumes about 29m tonnes of cooking oil a year, and much of it, when the frying is over, gets thrown away. Boeing believes this “gutter oil”, as it is locally known, could turn out to be liquid gold.
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:34 PM PDT
400-mile Electric Car Batteries Are Around the Corner, Or Not PluginCars.com - ‎5 hours ago‎ People tell me things, big things, about electric car batteries. The hard part is knowing whether to believe the claims, which suggest that low-cost, high-density lithium-ion batteries are just around the bend. GM's electric Spark: It's all about the batteriesPhys.Org
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:15 PM PDT
For How Long Can Society Bear the Costs of Industry's Toxic Pollution? OilPrice.com - ‎22 hours ago‎ If wells drilled to date for hazardous waste disposal are already poisoning drinking water, what will be the consequences of drilling hundreds of thousands of additional oil and natural gas wells around the world into newly accessible shale deposits--a
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:05 PM PDT
Life in the slow lane pushes turtles towards extinction The Conversation - ‎1 hour ago‎ Nearly half of all turtle fauna are threatened or extinct in the wild. Australia is not immune from these global trends: six of our freshwater turtle species are listed as nationally threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity ...
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 03:02 PM PDT
Sea life facing major extinction 'shock' ScienceBlog.com (blog) - ‎8 hours ago‎ Three of the five largest extinctions of the past 500 million years were associated with global warming and acidification of the oceans - trends which also apply today, the scientists say in a new article in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Earth's Oceans 'Facing A Man-Made Major Extinction
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:40 PM PDT
Solar grows over 100% in US in 2011, more in 2012 Clean Energy Authority - ‎9 hours ago‎ Last week among other news in solar the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) released any report showing that solar is going up across the U.S. Replicable Off-Grid Solar Business Models For IndiaGreener Ideal TTU GENERATING SOLAR ENERGY FOR COOKEVILLEPower Engineering Magazine See
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:33 PM PDT
Methane's Contribution to Global Warming is Worse than You Thought Earth Island Journal - ‎Aug 20, 2012‎ “Methane is 21 times more heat-trapping that carbon dioxide.” If you're a frequent reader of environmental websites, no doubt you've seen some version of that sentence many times.
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:32 PM PDT
EIA: 'Natural Gas, Renewables Dominate Electric Capacity Additions In First ... ThinkProgress - ‎4 hours ago‎ Most of the new generators built over the past 15 years are powered by natural gas or wind. In 2012, the addition of natural gas and renewable generators comes at a time when natural gas and renewable generation are contributing increasing amounts to ... Natural gas,
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:20 AM PDT
Independent assessment confirms drop in Amazon deforestation for 2011-2012 Mongabay.com - ‎12 hours ago‎ Independent analysis has confirmed a drop in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon for the year ended July 31, 2012. The assessment, released by Brazil-based Imazon, is consistent with a sharp decline in deforestation reported by the Brazilian ...
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT
LA's Pollution from Car Exhaust is Down 98% from the 60s Treehugger - ‎8 hours ago‎ So tax carbon emissions. Regulate them. Price them. Whatever. We'll get more efficient buildings, still-cleaner cars, breakthroughs in renewable energy sources, and new pollution-scrubbing technologies. And if we do it right, the next generation could ...
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:04 AM PDT
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Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:43 AM PDT
Action on climate change speeding up: Commission ABC Online - ‎13 hours ago‎ The Climate Commission has released its third major report, saying international efforts to tackle climate change are accelerating rapidly. New report says efforts to fight climate change have acceleratedRadio Australia As a carbon heavyweight, Australia needs to lift its gameBrisbane Times From
Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:19 AM PDT
Obama plan for high-speed rail, after hitting a bump, chugs forward again Christian Science Monitor - ‎1 hour ago‎ But the Obama plan to build high-speed rail corridors, conceived in 2009 and intended to catch America up to the sophisticated passenger rail systems in Asia and Europe, has lately been revived by two turns of events.
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8/21 Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM

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Posted: 20 Aug 2012 10:09 PM PDT
The Climate Change Limits of US Natural Gas Council on Foreign Relations (blog) - ‎11 hours ago‎ The Associated Press reported last week that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have dropped to a twenty-year low on the back of abundant natural gas. In Era of Climate Change, A Divided Path for Energy and Environmental Policy ...Circle of Blue WaterNews (blog) Can natural gas solve
Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT
Methane's Contribution to Global Warming is Worse than You Thought Earth Island Journal - ‎4 hours ago‎ When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had to come up with a way for comparing different greenhouse gases, it decided to use a century baseline to calculate a molecule's “global warming potential.” See this graph here: Table: Global ...
Posted: 20 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT
Can natural gas really help tackle global warming? A primer. Washington Post (blog) - ‎22 minutes ago‎ A recent PNAS study found that if the leakage rate from natural-gas production is roughly 6 percent, then a natural gas plant would contribute more to global warming than a coal plant would over the first 25 years of its lifespan. After that, the ...
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8/20 Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM

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Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:57 AM PDT
Tropical Diseases: The New Plague of Poverty New York Times - ‎22 hours ago‎ An additional 20 million Americans live in extreme poverty. In the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, poverty rates are near 20 percent. In some of the poorer counties of Texas, where I live, rates often approach 30 percent. In ...
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8/18 Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM

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Posted: 17 Aug 2012 06:12 PM PDT
Mother Nature Network New York Ranks Third In Green Jobs The Ithaca Independent - ‎21 hours ago‎ New York announced three projects with 1408 potential jobs, according to the latest quarterly Clean Energy Roundable released Thursday by Environmental Entrepreneurs. California announced 16 projects worth 20879 potential jobs, while Florida unveiled ...
Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:56 PM PDT
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How important is the two degree target? Energy Collective - ‎10 hours ago‎ But the 2°C objective is just the beginning of a long chain which must ultimately stretch down to the allowable emissions of a given power plant or the need to store a tonne of CO2 in a subsurface reservoir. This chain is riddled with uncertainty which ...
Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:40 PM PDT
Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Are Putting the Kabosh on Clean Energy Wired News (blog) - ‎12 hours ago‎ Sometimes the hydrocarbons take the form of oil, but mostly they exist as natural gas. Over the past 30 years, the technology needed to break up those rocks and get at this gas has steadily advanced. What's Reducing Carbon Emissions? Natural Gas.Daily Beast AP IMPACT: CO2
Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT
Conservative Energy Agency (IEA) Warning That 'Lock in' to Irreversible Climate Change Only 5 Years Away Far Too Optimistic; Reality Even More Dire
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Posted: 16 Aug 2012 05:28 PM PDT
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT
Carbonized Li-On Batteries Can Charge 100 Times Quicker Gizmodo - ‎4 hours ago‎ The new technique, though, developed by researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, makes batteries that are densely interwoven with conductors, so the entire battery can start charging at the same time. To do ...
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT
2018 Global Biofuels Consumption to Reach 135 Billion Gallons, Report Finds CleanTechnica - ‎9 hours ago‎ All the factors mentioned above have increased interest in advanced biofuels, including algae, palm oil, and jatropha seeds, according to the report.
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:39 AM PDT
Morning Whistle GM's Volt Continues to Shock and Awe Barron's - ‎1 hour ago‎ Total electric-vehicle (EV) sales (battery electric (BEV) and PHEV) were up 190% year-over-year in July to 3016, albeit falling 10% month-over-month, in line with seasonal softness in total U.S. US electric vehicles sales up 190pc YoY in JulyMorning Whistle
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 09:50 AM PDT
US Takes 9th Place in Energy Efficiency! (Out of 12). Energy Collective - ‎1 hour ago‎ A new report from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) ranked the energy efficiency of the world's 12 largest economies.
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 09:42 AM PDT
New Mäori marine reserves Fishnewseu - ‎6 hours ago‎ NEW Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries today announced the approval of five new marine reserves for local Mäori populations, which will come into effect on 13 September.
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 09:39 AM PDT
Burkina Faso - The Man Who Stopped the Desert (HD) Journeyman Weekly - ‎7 hours ago‎ In Burkina Faso, the rapid desertification of the once fertile plains of the Sahel caused droughts and ruined harvests, sparking a mass exodus of village inhabitants and famines that decimated populations.
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 09:33 AM PDT
Scientists breed the burps out of sheep Stock and Land - ‎11 hours ago‎ “Methane production is largely dependent on diet quality and feed intake, but research in cattle shows that animals selected for higher feed efficiency produce less methane per kilogram of dry matter intake than cattle selected for lower efficiency ...
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 08:36 AM PDT
The White House team likes Oregon's wind energy Statesman Journal (blog) - ‎14 hours ago‎ WASHINGTON - The Energy Department released a new report
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT
Gates Foundation gives big grant for solar toilet research Clean Energy Authority - ‎1 hour ago‎ His team uses solar energy delivered through fiber-optic cables to heat and decompose a container of fecal matter inside a latrine to more than 200 degrees Celsius and transform it into a charcoal material for reuse in improving agricultural soil. Solar Power to Fulfill Dream of Bill
Posted: 16 Aug 2012 08:30 AM PDT
Climate change threatens New Mexico ski season Santa Fe New Mexican.com - ‎9 hours ago‎ “Climate change will have serious adverse effects on the tourist industry,” the Demos study states. “Warmer winter weather, reduced snowpack and earlier melting will shorten the ski season and force ski areas to spend more money on snow-making
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8/16 Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM

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Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:14 PM PDT
US electric vehicles market to grow at a CAGR of 43.39% OfficialWire - ‎8 hours ago‎ The electric vehicles market has been forecast to witness phenomenal growth in the upcoming years, having recorded a turnover close to US$54 billion in 2011.
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:13 PM PDT
Mother Nature Network (blog) Envia Brings Us One Step Closer to Game-Changing Electric Car Battery EV World - ‎10 hours ago‎ In contrast, conventional electric vehicle batteries possess substantially lower densities - the battery of the high-end Tesla roadster, for example, has an energy density of 121 Wh/kg, while the Nissan Leaf's is 79 Wh/kg. GM's electric Spark: It's
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:10 PM PDT
Electric-car industry faces headwinds MSN Money - ‎8 hours ago‎ Electric vehicles can be broadly divided into three categories based on the mechanism of motor propulsion. These are HybridElectric Vehicles (HEVs), Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). Without getting into the specifics of...
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:05 PM PDT
Mongabay.com United States ranks near bottom on first ever energy efficiency scorecard Mongabay.com - ‎9 hours ago‎ Last month, the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy released its first ever international energy efficiency scorecard, which gave the United Kingdom the top score. Using data points honed over years of rating U.S. states, the organization ...
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:03 PM PDT
Responding to Climate Change Analysis: Despite soaring emissions is China the world's new green superpower? Responding to Climate Change - ‎17 hours ago‎ While Europe and the US's growth figures continue to limp along, China's economic expansion remains remarkably resilient in the face of the global economic crisis. Chinese economic growth is reflected both in its growing 
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:51 PM PDT
US decreases energy-related carbon emmissions U-T San Diego - ‎11 hours ago‎ Carbon-dioxide emissions from energy use in the United States fell by 2.4 percent in 2011 despite positive U.S. economic growth, the Energy Department announced on Tuesday.
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:50 PM PDT
Carbon reporting: Measure It, report it, reduce it Economic Times - ‎16 minutes ago‎ Like most global companies, Logica always knew that air travel accounted for a large portion of its carbon dioxide emissions.
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:41 PM PDT
Michigan Renewable Energy Ballot Initiative Would Double State's Green Jobs ... ThinkProgress - ‎9 hours ago‎ Increasing Michigan's renewable energy standard (RES) to 25 percent by 2025 would be a “job-creating machine” that doubles the number of green jobs in the state, according to a new Michigan State University (MSU) study. Consumers Energy will have to raise renewable energy
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:39 PM PDT
Are Deep Sea Methane Hydrates Melting? Green Building Elements - ‎22 hours ago‎ If record-setting temperatures, drought, and food shortages aren't enough in troubling news, we hope this German research effort to find if methane hydrates deep in the ocean is melting due to rising water temperatures - potentially emitting massive ...
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:38 PM PDT
Humans Causing Tianshan Glacier to Melt CRIENGLISH.com - ‎10 hours ago‎ China has 46377 glaciers with 18311 located in Xinjiang. Xinjiang's glacier melt water takes about 25 to 30 percent of its surface run-off, and the thawing of the glaciers can have a disastrous effect on the region, according to Chinese Academy of ...
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:34 PM PDT
No more glaciers? Imagine that The Seattle Times - ‎20 hours ago‎ No more glaciers? Imagine that. Eight years until "Glacier National Park" is just "National Park." The ice had been the lure to get the family to go see the great glaciers before they're gone. But I misjudged how far gone they already are. As did the ...
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:29 PM PDT
Coal seam gas emissions estimate may be too low: report Herald Sun - ‎11 hours ago‎ AUSTRALIA could have drastically underestimated the CO2 emissions from the coal seam gas industry and could be missing out on more than $1.5 billion in carbon tax from the industry, according to a new paper.
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:27 PM PDT
RailAmerica Shelves Plans to Export Coal From Washington Bloomberg - ‎4 hours ago‎ “It's an indicator that these companies are questioning the wisdom of exporting coal through the Pacific Northwest,” said Cesia Kearns, senior campaign representative for the Sierra Club's Coal Exports Campaign. “It's going to continue to be an uphill ... Rail company shelving Washington coal export
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:25 PM PDT
Exports of coal and fuels on track to set record Businessweek - ‎5 hours ago‎ Coal shipments are rising because U.S. demand for coal is falling as electric utilities burn more natural gas, which has plummeted in price, instead of coal. At the same time, demand for coal is rising in developing countries such as China and India as ... Appalachian Coal Exports: 9 Million Tons To Be
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:15 PM PDT
Dallas mayor declares emergency over West Nile virus Chicago Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎ (Updates with more details, additional death in Texas, explanation of disease) By Marice Richter DALLAS, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The mayor of Dallas declared a state of emergency in the ninth largest US city on Wednesday to combat the spread of West Nile ... Conditions ripe for West NileCTV News
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:55 PM PDT
China Urged to Impose 'Green' Taxes Environment News Service - ‎5 hours ago‎ “This would tax resource extraction and pollutant and carbon dioxide emissions, and allow tax deductions to offset investments in pollution control equipment,” the ADB said today in a statement. Bank analysts suggest that China could raise resource ... ADB urges China to impose "green" tax vs air, water
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:52 PM PDT
Oklahoma wind power ranks in top 10, federal report says NewsOK.com - ‎18 hours ago‎ A federal report puts Oklahoma in 8th place for wind power capacity. New development is expected to help the state meet a renewable-energy goal three years ahead of schedule.
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:49 PM PDT
US wind energy production, manufacturing grows Electric Light & Power - ‎2 hours ago‎ Washington, D.C., August 15, 2012 - According to the 2011 Wind Technologies Market Report, the U.S. remained one of the world's largest and fastest growing wind markets in 2011, with wind power representing a remarkable 32 percent of all new electric ... Report: Iowa still second in wind energy
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:39 PM PDT
Methane from fracking triggers climate change Syracuse.com (blog) - ‎10 hours ago‎ A recent United Nations Environment Program report shows that it is more urgent to reduce methane than CO2, given that methane is so much more powerful, has quicker climate impacts and will trigger runaway climate change sooner. According to the ...
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:36 PM PDT
TV Media Ignore Climate Change In Coverage Of Record July Heat Media Matters for America
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:34 AM PDT
Widespread local extinctions in tropical forest 'remnants' Phys.Org - ‎15 hours ago‎ Publishing today in the journal PLoS ONE, the researchers carried out a comprehensive assessment to estimate the long-term impact of forest fragmentation and hunting on tropical biodiversity in Brazil. Brazil's Coastal Rainforest Suffers Widespread Species ExtinctionVoice of America Jaguars among
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:33 AM PDT
Study proves that one extinction leads to another Phys.Org - ‎5 hours ago‎ When a carnivore becomes extinct, other predatory species could soon follow, according to new research. Scientists have previously put forward this theory, but a University of Exeter team has now carried out the first experiment to prove it. Scientists prove carnivore extinction theoryThe Independent
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