Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT
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'The world starves for actionable info, leadership, and Joe Romm, Bill
McKibben, Lester Brown, Gaius Publious pander. Auth-whores. Only Jim
Hansen speaks what's needed.' Loving
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:19 AM PDT
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT
The Guardian
levels to reach record low within days
The Guardian - 4 hours ago
Arctic sea ice is set to reach its lowest ever recorded extent as early
as this weekend, in "dramatic changes" signalling that man-made global
warming is having a major impact on the polar region. With the melt
happening at an unprecedented rate of ...
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT
Coal-Plant CO2 Captured, Stored Underground In US First
EarthTechling - 3 hours ago
It ain't all solar panels, wind turbines and algae oil, people. Among
the clean-energy developments the Obama administration is encouraging -
part of the $90 billion that Mitt Romney says the president has
“invested in so-called green energy companies ...
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT
The Atlantic
Better Batteries: Charged Up Over Energy Storage
The Atlantic - 1 hour ago
Because of the high costs that go along with managing peak power
demands, the investments needed to keep the grid reliable, and the
integration of renewable energy sources, better batteries are seen as an
important solution. General Electric, which has ...
Momentum Building for
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT
MIT Creates Superbug that Squirts out Biofuel
CleanTechnica - 5 hours ago
A team of scientists at MIT has tweaked a common bacteria into
producing biofuel the way a cow produces milk: without having to be
squished.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:48 AM PDT
Providence Business News
Ethanol Stays in Gasoline Even If Mandate Ends
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
Still, the biofuel is 15 percent cheaper than gasoline with which it's
mixed, known as RBOB, or reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:42 AM PDT
Scientific American (blog)
US Battery Maker Says China May Lead the World in Electric Vehicles
Written by
Mark Fischetti
Scientific American (blog) - 20 hours ago
But a recent deal between a Boston-based battery maker and a major
Chinese auto company shows that a strong movement is underway that could
soon make China the center of the electric vehicle world.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:37 AM PDT
Scientific American (blog)
US Battery Maker Says China May Lead the World in Electric Vehicles
Written by
Mark Fischetti
Scientific American (blog) - 20 hours ago
But a recent deal between a Boston-based battery maker and a major
Chinese auto company shows that a strong movement is underway that could
soon make China the center of the electric vehicle world.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:15 AM PDT
BBC News
Science advisor warns climate target 'out the window'
BBC News - 8 hours ago
Professor Watson added the Chancellor, George Osborne, should back
efforts to cut the UK's CO2 emissions. He said: "I have to look back (on
the outcome of sucessive climate change summits) Copenhagen, Cancun and
Durban and say that I can't be overly ...
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:56 AM PDT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17847196
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:56 AM PDT
After a Wildfire, the Erosion Problem Begins
EarthFix - 13 hours ago
Extreme heat from wildfires destroys trees and groundcover. That means
plants no longer keep soil from sliding down hillsides and into streams.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:54 AM PDT
GE and Houweling's Tomatoes Unveil the First Greenhouse Combined Heat
and ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - 20 hours ago
GE (NYSE: GE) and its customer Houweling's Tomatoes, a leading North
American greenhouse grower, today unveiled the first combined heat and
power (CHP) greenhouse project in America that captures carbon dioxide
(CO2) for use in plant fertilization.
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:52 AM PDT
Carbon dioxide could be turned into fuel, say scientists
The Earth Times - 1 hour ago
The microbe has a tendency to stop growing and to use its energy to make
complex carbon compounds, so scientists are attempting to get it to use
carbon dioxide as its source, so it can be make fuel from emissions.
Research scientist Christopher Brigham ...
MIT Tweaks Microbe To Make Gasoline
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:40 AM PDT
Michael Vickerman: Debunking the myth of almost unlimited natural gas
Capital Times (blog) - 3 hours ago
With the development of shale gas wells, many consumers got the
impression that our nation's supply of natural gas is almost unlimited.
Shale gas failure offers rescue for EU green energy driveChicago Tribune
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:24 AM PDT
Romney Supportive of Coal Industry He Said 'Kills People'
Businessweek - 5 hours ago
Romney, who as Massachusetts governor vowed to close an aging coal-fired
power plant because it “kills people,” has embraced the coal industry
in his presidential bid, with Murray proving a key ally. He touts coal
development as central to his aim of ...
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Posted: 23 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT
First Solar to Build India Farms as Outages Propel Sun Power
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
First Solar Inc. (FSLR), the only profitable panel-maker among the 10
biggest in the world, plans to develop solar farms in India as chronic
outages drive demand for electricity derived from sun power. The target
is to take at least a 20 percent share ...
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