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5.27.2011
Low U.S. corn supplies www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A bidding war is heating up among users of corn in the United States as livestock feeders and ethanol makers scramble to lock in supplies before extremely low stocks run dry by this
U.S. Electric Car Revolution to Go Forward, With or Without Congress www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
New federal legislation encouraging mass adoption of electric vehicles will only help 'to catalyze the change that is coming,' says Hertz executive By Elizabeth McGowan, SolveClimate News WASHINGTON—Jack
Secreting bacteria eliminate cost barriers for renewable biofuel production | R&D Mag www.rdmag.com
www.rdmag.com
A Biodesign Institute at Arizona State Univ. research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing low-cost, renewable biofuels from bacteria. The team has reprogrammed photosynthetic microbes to secrete high-energy fats, making byproduct recovery and conversion to biofuels
GOP DARLING Chris Christie: Global warming is 'real.' - Darren Samuelsohn www.politico.com
www.politico.com
But he says cap and trade programs are ineffective.
Smart Grid Benefits ‘Could Top $2 Trillion’ · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental www.environmentalleader.com
Smart Grid Benefits 'Could Top $2 Trillion' · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental
www.environmentalleader.comSmart grid technologies could deliver between $1.3 trillion and $2 trillion in benefits over the next 20 years, according to a study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), reported in the ...
5.26.2011
Obama Scores Points With the Iranian People www.huffingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
Under a single-entry policy, Iranian students studying in the United States could not leave without their visas expiring. But a newly revised policy allows Iranian students to enter and leave the US multiple times.
Bombshell: High and rising price for carbon pollution emerges as credible deficit reduction strateg climateprogress.org
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"The Web's most influential climate-change blogger" — Time Magazine A Project of Center for American Progress Action Fund
GE sees solar cheaper than fossil fuels in 5 years « Climate Progress climateprogress.org
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"The Web's most influential climate-change blogger" — Time Magazine A Project of Center for American Progress Action Fund
Killing Millions with Coal Fine, but Greenpeace activists handed felony charges in smokestack protest www.chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com
Eight Greenpeace activists who were arrested Wednesday after climbing down a smokestack of a Pilsen coal-fired plant were charged this morning with felony criminal damage to property.
In US-Pakistan relations stability means obedience: Chomsky tribune.com.pk
tribune.com.pk
Discusses US-Pak relations, Middle East and being a Taliban sympathiser.
NZ in great position to ditch coal - scientists, activists www.3news.co.nz
www.3news.co.nz
Ex-Greens MP Nandor Tanczos gave out Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee's phone number to activists on the weekend. NZ in great position to ditch coal - scientists, activists
Obama throws the weight of the west behind freedom in the Middle East | World news | The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
The president redefines the role of the US and its allies with a stirring speech to both houses of parliament in Westminster Hall
Distributed geothermal could supply 7 percent of California’s electricity www.grist.org
www.grist.org
Small, geographically dispersed geothermal power plants could play an active role in reaching California's renewable energy goals.
How to Quit Coal in 30 Seconds www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
Beautiful time-lapse footage of activists painting "Quit Coal" on the smokestack of Chicago's Fisk coal-fired power plant. The activists occupied the smokest...
5.25.2011
Barack Obama: Leadership is about deeds, not words | Editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
Editorial: The challenge of declining influence is not the relationship between America and Britain, but that of both countries to the non-western world
ACT NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW Appoint Elizabeth Warren to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau act.boldprogressives.org
act.boldprogressives.org
Republicans are threatening to block ANY appointment to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Join top progressive voices on a letter urging President Obama to give a "recess appointment" to Elizabeth Warren -- add your name here!
Netanyahu's Boorish Performance Gives Obama the Edge | The Nation www.thenation.com
www.thenation.com
The president can corner the prime minister now—if he wants to.
US Extreme Weather Consistent with Climate Change | USA | English www.voanews.com
www.voanews.com
The powerful tornadoes and other extreme weather events that have cut swaths of destruction across the United States over the past month have prompted many to wonder if they are part of a new trend. Are these violent storms the result of climate change, or can they be explained as normal weather var
Mountain Justice Summer Fights Back in the Heart of MTR Country - Scrapbook sierraclub.typepad.com
sierraclub.typepad.com
On Friday, May 20, Cumberland Chapter volunteer leader Rick Clewett and Water Sentinels Deputy Director Tim Guilfoile, below, traveled to the mountains of eastern Kentucky to spend the weekend sampling water quality in local streams and training other volunteers to...
Japan eyes solar panels on all new buildings news.cnet.com
news.cnet.com
Grappling with strained power supplies, Japan may require all new buildings, including homes, to come equipped with rooftop solar panels by 2030, the Nikkei newspaper reports. Read this blog post by Tim Hornyak on Crave.
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