Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM
- Coal exporters hit local opposition in the Northwest.
- Drought points up critical role of waterways. NYT
- Five US Coal Export Facilities to Asia Proposed.
- Lest you stop it, Global Warming may wipe out your Pension. Guardian
- 2012 Grain Consumption Exceeded Production
- China Targeting 10 GW of New Solar Capacity In 2013. CleanTechnica
- Wind farm nimbyism means we just handed 13000 jobs to Ireland New Statesman
- Climate change endangers elephants. Planet Earth
- ***** World Bank President Kim On Climate Crisis: ‘If There Is No Action Soon, The Future Will Become Bleak’
Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:30 PM PST
Whether by river or rail, coal exporters hit local opposition in the Northwest.
Rainier town is one of a score of communities
that lie between the Powder River Basin, home to 40 percent of U.S. coal
reserves, and five proposed export terminals in Oregon and Washington.
Kinder Morgan's Port Westward project would send 12 coal-packed trains
per day through here.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:28 PM PST
Drought points up critical role of waterways.
If drought does emerge as a more prominent
facet of life on the Mississippi and navigation is impeded, the effect
on national and even global commerce will undoubtedly be felt. If the
river got so low that navigation had to stop, grain exports and the
other commodities could get a lot more expensive very quickly.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:22 PM PST
Coal's 'lifeline to Asia' emerges as new front in global warming fight.
Five proposed export terminals for U.S. coal
offer a lifeline to an industry being squeezed by low natural gas prices
and tougher environmental rules, a combination that has eaten into
domestic demand.
ClimateWire
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:20 PM PST
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/climate-change-resource-scarcity-pension-industry-actuaries
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST
2012 Grain Consumption Exceeded Production
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 03:55 PM PST
China Targeting 10 GW of New Solar Capacity In 2013
Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:12 PM PST
We
are two weeks into the new year and China continues its march towards
clean energy dominance. The Asian giant is aiming to have up to 10
gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity this year.
According to PV Magazine, if successful, will more than double its total capacity currently at 7GW.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:07 PM PST
Wind farm nimbyism means we just handed 13000 jobs to Ireland
New Statesman - 5 hours ago
Yesterday the UK and Irish governments signed an agreement that could
see British businesses and consumers funding wind farm developments in
Ireland that will export electricity to the UK.
Ireland to build 'giant' wind turbines to power UK homesBBC News
Ireland and UK sign wind farm
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 10:41 AM PST
Planet Earth
Climate change endangers elephants
Planet Earth - 8 hours ago
Climate change endangers elephants. 25 January 2013, by Harriet Jarlett.
By making new use of historical records, scientists have shown that
climate change could have a greater impact on Myanmar's elephants'
dwindling numbers than previously thought.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013 10:32 AM PST
World Bank President Kim On Climate Crisis: ‘If There Is No Action Soon, The Future Will Become Bleak’
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