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The report is an annual requirement, reporting on the impact of Michigan's Renewable Energy Standard (RES) to the state legislature.
3.03.2012
UK rises to fifth place in global renewable investment league Solar Power Portal
Solar Power Portal -
A report published by Ernst & Young shows that the UK has climbed up to fifth place in its global rankings of attractiveness for investment in renewable energy. However, the paper warns that the global outlook for the clean energy market is far less ...
2011 saw record levels of renewable energy investment – uncertainty for 2012 Renewable Energy Focus
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Despite the international economic crisis and the reduction of Government incentives, renewable energy is continuing to have a growing impact on the world energy market. Experts from Lahmeyer International and the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum ...
Study: Climate change threatens life in oceans with extinction Albany Times Union
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The change - known as ocean acidification - is associated with several massive extinctions of marine life in that period of Earth's history, and now presents a growing threat, said study lead author Barbel Honisch, a paleoceanographer at Columbia ...
Quitter! Tar Sand Employee Quits Over Damage Gas 2.0
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A few weeks ago, however, a Reddit user claiming to work for a tar sand oil extraction company says he quit his job over moral objections to the destruction his work was causing.
Obama warns on "false choice" between growth, environment Reuters
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Republicans, citing Democrat Obama's rejection of TransCanada's Keystone XL
Hightower: Keystone XL would feed exports, do nothing to ease high gas price LubbockOnline.com
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The dirty little secret that those pushing so urgently for building Keystone XL don't want you to know is the tar sands oil producers are in cahoots with Texas refineries to move the product onto the lucrative global export market, selling it to buyers ...
STUPID TRUTH-TELLER: Obama: Fuel-Efficient Cars an Answer to Gas Prices ABC News
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President Barack Obama says vehicle fuel economy standards set under his administration and better cars built by a resurgent US auto industry will save money at the gas pump over the long term, a counterpoint to Republican criticism of his energy ...
Beat the FiT Cuts: Solar Energy Now Available Day and Night ElectroIQ
ElectroIQ -
London, United Kingdom, March 03, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Engensa, the UK's fastest growing provider of solar and home energy solutions, today announced the availability of Solar24, a new, innovative way to store solar energy and increase the financial ...
High school students in San Mateo live on $2 a day San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News -
Calling attention to global poverty students about 15 students have camped out at the school for the past two days while trying to live on $2 a day .
South Africa to green its economy in 2013 with carbon tax SteelGuru
SteelGuru -
South Africa, among the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases worldwide, plans to introduce its own price on carbon next year.
Goodbye, Cap and Trade. Hello, Fee and Dividend? ecopolitology
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NASA scientist and climate activist, Dr. James Hansen, has thrown his considerable weight behind fee-and-dividend as the best policy course for addressing climate change in the US According to Hansen: "If we put a fee that we collected at a rate of $15 ...
3.02.2012
GOPig Poster Boy: Grand jury indicts Md. official for misuse of his protection squad for ... Washington Post
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A grand jury has indicted a Maryland official for misuse of his police protection squad, including making them wait while he had sex with a county employee in Annapolis parking lots and having officers drive him so he could remove ...
Oh, the Pedophile Guys, again: Teacher punishes student for saying 'hello' and 'I love you' in language of ...New York Daily News
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By The NBC26 News Team SHAWANO, WI - The Diocese of Green Bay and Sacred Heart Catholic School are apologizing to the people of the Menominee Nation.
Uh, c'ristian country? No. Students protest valedictorian's deportation order Boston.com
Boston.com -
By Christine Armario AP Education Writer / March 2, 2012 MIAMI—Students protested Friday in support of a Miami high school valedictorian who has been ordered by a federal immigration judge to leave the country.
Climate Change: Insurers Confirm Growing Risks, Costs - Insurance Networking
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The politics of global warming have typically involved much debate as to the role climate change plays in growing weather-related risk.
Obama awards eight Purple Hearts USA TODAY
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By David Jackson, USA TODAY In one of his more solemn duties, President Obama visited with more than two dozen wounded warriors today, and awarded eight Purple Hearts.
Obama: Conservation boosts the economy Politico
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The argument that environmental conservation stands in the way of economic growth is “a false choice,” President Barack Obama told conservation leaders Friday. On the contrary, Obama said in remarks at the Interior Department, conservation provides a ...
How do you spell Unqualified? Santorum walks back Obama 'snob' comment Politico
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By EMILY SCHULTHEIS | In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Rick Santorum said his "snob" comment about Obama on education was "a strong term" and "probably not the smartest thing." Here's the full exchange from CNN's transcript: WOLF BLITZER, ...
Obama: Limbaugh's name calling is 'reprehensible' USA TODAY
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By Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS President Obama called Georgetown student Sandra Fluke on Friday to offer words of encouragment after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a 'slut' for speaking to Congress about the need for birth ...
Legendary Investors Pritzker, Soros, Buffet... Step Up Investments in Clean, Renewable Energy CleanTechnica
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Signs that private sector investors of various stripes are willing to invest in renewable energy projects are being seen even as expiration of federal subsidies and other incentives for wind, solar and other clean energy resources threatens ...
10 Huge German Solar and Wind Energy Myths Bjørn Lomborg is Trumpeting CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica -
No doubt, you've heard about Germany's likely decision to quickly and severely cut its solar PV feed-in tariff policy, a world-leading solar policy that has made Germany a solar power hero of sorts. A friend recently shared a story by Bjørn Lomborg on ...
Support for wind energy remains strong The Guardian
The Guardian -
In a series of articles this week, you reported on some of the challenges faced by the wind energy industry (The wind war, 27 February-March 1).
DOE Launches 6-Year, $180mm Offshore Wind Development Initiative CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica -
The US has been slow to try and capitalize on the huge potential of offshore wind energy to reliably supply clean, renewable electricity to population centers all the US' extensive coasts.
Good bless: South Korea hunger striker collapses Independent Online
Independent Online -
A South Korean legislator staging a hunger strike outside China's embassy collapsed on Friday during a rally denouncing Beijing's repatriation of North Korean refugees.
sLoving comment: HufPo - Iran Is No Threat -- Unless We Stay On Our Current Course
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alton-lu/iran_1_b_1297532.html Alton Lu
-------- comment ------------ Wow friend. I've been stupid, oh, for so long. It's hard to find the path - the right is so committed to trampling justice, and the left, pathologically frightened of any personal responsibility. So like you, I fell into the seductive, but ridiculous trap you find yourself in, knee-jerk denial of the true threats here, and not facing the shades-of-gray, non-dogmatic path that sanity, courage and humanity demand.
The True threat is Not Pr. Obama. The True threats are right-wing-nut Israel and a fundamentalist, fanatical Religio-nut leadership in Iran. Either or both will, WILL bring an end to all life on earth if in their fanaticism that satisfies their egos.
Pr. Obama clearly sees the suicidal, genocidal insanity in both Israel and Iran. The only way to avoid otherwise certain war, which you don't want, neither do I, is if Pr. Obama can get Iran to be fully and completely open to IAEA inspectors. Why wouldn't Iran do that? Principal? Really? Iran is otherwise sane, moral, well intended... but on principal they won't let an international body verity their stated peaceful intentions? Really? Uh, no.
You need to find the moral courage to back Pr. Obama in his from-day-one strategy to PROTECT AND LEGITIMIZE Iran's pursuit of Peaceful Nuclear Power. Unless Iran takes his opening, with the help and encouragement of folks like you, and fully and reasonably allows the IAEA to assert that no bomb efforts are conceivably underway, ISRAEL, WILL, WILL, WILL... bomb Iran.
Iran Is No Threat -- Unless We Stay On Our Current Course
Wow friend. I've been stupid, oh, for so long. It's hard to find the path - the right is so committed to trampling justice, and the left, pathologically frightened of any personal responsibility. So like you, I fell into the seductive, but ridiculous trap you find yourself in, knee-jerk denial of the true threats here, and not facing the shades-of-gray, non-dogmatic path that sanity, courage and humanity demand.
The True threat is Not Pr. Obama. The True threats are right-wing-nut Israel and a fundamentalist, fanatical Religio-nut leadership in Iran. Either or both will, WILL bring an end to all life on earth if in their fanaticism that satisfies their egos.
Pr. Obama clearly sees the suicidal, genocidal insanity in both Israel and Iran. The only way to avoid otherwise certain war, which you don't want, neither do I, is if Pr. Obama can get Iran to be fully and completely open to IAEA inspectors. Why wouldn't Iran do that? Principal? Really? Iran is otherwise sane, moral, well intended... but on principal they won't let an international body verity their stated peaceful intentions? Really? Uh, no.
You need to find the moral courage to back Pr. Obama in his from-day-one strategy to PROTECT AND LEGITIMIZE Iran's pursuit of Peaceful Nuclear Power. Unless Iran takes his opening, with the encouragement of folks like you, and fully and reasonably allows the IAEA to assert that no bomb efforts are underway, ISRAEL WILL, bomb Iran.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
The True threat is Not Pr. Obama. The True threats are right-wing-nut Israel and a fundamentalist, fanatical Religio-nut leadership in Iran. Either or both will, WILL bring an end to all life on earth if in their fanaticism that satisfies their egos.
Pr. Obama clearly sees the suicidal, genocidal insanity in both Israel and Iran. The only way to avoid otherwise certain war, which you don't want, neither do I, is if Pr. Obama can get Iran to be fully and completely open to IAEA inspectors. Why wouldn't Iran do that? Principal? Really? Iran is otherwise sane, moral, well intended... but on principal they won't let an international body verity their stated peaceful intentions? Really? Uh, no.
You need to find the moral courage to back Pr. Obama in his from-day-one strategy to PROTECT AND LEGITIMIZE Iran's pursuit of Peaceful Nuclear Power. Unless Iran takes his opening, with the encouragement of folks like you, and fully and reasonably allows the IAEA to assert that no bomb efforts are underway, ISRAEL WILL, bomb Iran.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Obama heckled over Iran war threat . He Politely Addresses this Lib-Driod. USA TODAY
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By David Jackson, USA TODAY Worry about a possible Israel attack on Iran's nuclear facilities -- and perhaps US involvement in another war -- boiled over last night at one of President Obama's fundraisers.
Grandmother hosts exhibition on joining Palestinian fight Your Local Guardian - 5 hours ago A 69-year-old grandmother who travelled to the West Bank to help Palestinian families has helped curate a new exhibition. Doris Richards, gave the young people of Yanoun - a small community of Palestinian farmers and shepherds - a disposable camera ...
Your Local Guardian -
A 69-year-old grandmother who travelled to the West Bank to help Palestinian families has helped curate a new exhibition. Doris Richards, gave the young people of Yanoun - a small community of Palestinian farmers and shepherds - a disposable camera ...
Obama on Iran: 'I don't bluff' Los Angeles Times
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By Christi Parsons President Obama's goal in upcoming talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to persuade him that the United States "has Israel's back" so that Israel has no need to rush toward air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, ...
Economist Nordhaus Corrects WSJ Global Warming Nonsense PlanetSave.com
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By Zachary Shahan On March 2, 2012 In my Green News roundup yesterday, I quickly linked to a piece on economist William Nordhaus' recent response to yet another horrid Wall Street Journal (WSJ) op-ed on global warming (another global warming denier ...
Obama: I've Proven Democrats Not 'Weak on Defense' ABC News
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MANHATTAN - President Obama says his administration's foreign policy over the past three years effectively neutralizes longstanding Republican criticism that Democratic presidents are “weak on defense.
Peres: Obama is a great president, security ties are 'the best we've ever had' Haaretz
Haaretz -
In interview with Charlie Rose in New York, President Shimon Peres says he does not want to interfere in US politics, but is stating his opinion on Obama 'because it's true.' By Haaretz Tags: Shimon Peres Barack Obama Israel US Israeli President Shimon ...
College aspirations are good for everyone Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer -
ERIC GAY / AP Rick Santorum sent the wrong message by suggesting it was elitist for President Obama to wish every young American could go to college.
3.01.2012
Climate change to cost Bangladesh $5.7bn Gulf Times
Gulf Times -
By Mizan Rahman/Dhaka The cost of managing the increased risk of cyclones and inland monsoon floods due to changing climate will be approximately $5.7bn by 2050, according to a World Bank (WB) estimate. “Bangladesh will require climate-smart policies ...
The rate of poverty is rapidly increasing in Pakistan Pakistan Observer
Pakistan Observer -
The rate of poverty is rapidly increasing in Pakistan notwithstanding the measures being taken by the government to curtail the menace.
Global Extreme Poverty Reduction Efforts a Failure Bloomberg
Global Extreme Poverty Dropped in 2005-2008
Bloomberg -
Analysis since 2008 shows that, “while the food, fuel and financial crises over the past four years had at times sharp negative impacts on vulnerable populations and slowed the rate of poverty reduction in some countries, global poverty overall kept ...
Cha-Ching!! Tesla Motors Model X Smokes $40 Million In A Day EarthTechling
Cha-Ching!! Tesla Motors Model X Smokes $40 Million In A Day
Tesla says its new Model X crossover SUV is faster than a Porsche Carrera. The seven-seater is said to clock a 0-to-60 time of 4.4 seconds. That’s a pretty quick mover and according to a recent release from the company, it’s not the only thing that’s moving fast.
On energy, Obama avoiding ghost of Jimmy Carter Politico
Politico -
In 2010, environmentalist Bill McKibben tried in vain to get the Obama administration to take the symbolic step of reinstalling one of Carter's solar panels on the White House - the panels the Reagan administration removed after taking over in 1981.
DON'T MISS!!!! BILL MCKIBBEN SHOWING BACKBONE! Bill McKibben: Beyond Keystone ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress -
By Climate Guest Blogger on Feb 27, 2012 at 10:52 am by Bill McKibben, reposted from HuffPost There were two scientific studies this week that set the ongoing Keystone pipeline battle in sharp relief.
UVA Students Living Wage Campaign Stretches Strike Into March WINA AM 1070
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The Living Wage Campaign has extended its hunger strike into March. The State Senate has refused to adopt an amended version of Governor McDonnell's two-year $85 billion budget.
Poll: 63 pct of voters back Obama birth control policy The Sun Daily
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WASHINGTON (March 1, 2012): Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama's policy requiring birth control coverage for female employees, including clear majorities of Roman Catholic, Protestant evangelical and independent voters, a poll ...
Israel's Rape and Plunder of Palestinians: Israel legalizes unsanctioned settler enclave The Associated Press
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to stop construction and the Palestinians say they won't negotiate while Israel unilaterally determines the borders of their state through settlement-building.
Obama Peace Maker: Vow to journalist boosts Myanmar reform hopes Financial Times
Financial Times -
By Gwen Robinson in Bangkok The visit to Myanmar of a prominent dissident journalist underscored a pledge by President Thein Sein on Thursday to push on with democratic reforms and hold “all-inclusive democratic elections” on April 1.
Gaza children run marathon to raise funds for UN summer camps Haaretz
Haaretz -
The event, which kicked off at Beit Hanoun in the north and ended at Rafah, 42 kilometres away, is held to raise funds for the summer camps UNRWA organizes every year.
Obama Peace Maker: NKorea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal The Associated Press - 49 minutes ago SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and ... North Korea nuclear deal raises disarmament hopesNational Post Third time lucky for nuclear watchdog in North Korea?Chicago Tribune Your preferred source:Aid groups welcome US nuclear deal with North KoreaLos Angeles Times Opinion:North Korea's Nuclear ActivityNew York Times
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and ...
WOW: Mapping Tool Analyzes How Climate Change, Conflict and Aid Intersect in Africa University of Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas - Researchers have developed a new dynamic mapping tool that will help policymakers and other groups determine a country's vulnerabilities to climate change and conflicts and show how these two issues intersect in Africa.
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