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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:52 PM PST
Fracking seen by EPA as No. 2 emitter of greenhouse gases.
Natural gas and oil production is the
second-biggest source of U.S. greenhouse gases, the government said,
emboldening environmentalists who say tighter measures are needed to
curb the emissions from hydraulic fracturing.
Bloomberg News
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:51 PM PST
Study: Climate change could devastate U.S. agriculture.
Climate change could have a drastic and
harmful effect on U.S. agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to
alter where they grow crops and costing them millions of additional
dollars, a government report said on Tuesday.
Gannett News Service
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Glacially Slow: Solar PV Installations Hit 32 GW In 2012, 35 GW Projected For 2013, According To IHS
Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:43 PM PST
Solar PV Installations Hit 32 GW In 2012, 35 GW Projected For 2013, According To IHS
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:36 PM PST
Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Fall in U.S. Power Plants on Coal CutsBloombergGreenhouse-gas emissions
from U.S. power plants fell 4.5 percent in 2011 from the previous year
as those facilities burned less coal, the most-intense source of
carbon-dioxide pollution. In its second-annual accounting of
greenhouse-gases, the U.S. ...See all stories on this topic »
German Electricity for 2014 Advances
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:25 PM PST
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urchin nickel 'trick' could be key to capturing carbonBBC
NewsResearchers say that the natural ability of sea urchins to absorb
CO2 could be a model for an effective carbon capture and storage system.
Newcastle University scientists discovered by chance that urchins use
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:08 PM PST
Are mini-reactors the future of nuclear power?
The U.S. government is investing millions of
dollars in what it considers a promising new industry for American
manufacturing: nuclear reactors.
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:54 PM PST
Billions Of Animals Die Because Of Cats
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:44 AM PST
Branching out on climate.
The world's great forests have long been
recognised as the lungs of the earth, but the science establishment has
been rocked by claims that trees may also be the heart of its climate.
The Australian
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:38 AM PST
The future of energy: Batteries included?
Produce the right battery at the right price,
many engineers think, and you could make the internal-combustion engine
redundant and usher in a world in which free fuel, in the form of wind
and solar energy, was the norm. That really would be a revolution.
Economist
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:27 AM PST
Outgoing energy secretary’s parting warning on warming.
Steven Chu was the embodiment of an ideal:
that the truly best and the brightest could come to Washington to serve
the public at our moment of need. He ended his characteristically
detailed final memo with a reminder of the ethical need to fight climate
change.
Time Magazine
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:24 AM PST
US carbon emissions fall to lowest levels since 1994.
America's carbon dioxide emissions last year
fell to their lowest levels since 1994, according to a new report.
Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 13% in the past five years, because of
new energy-saving technologies and a doubling in the take-up of
renewable energy.
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:03 AM PST
Manmade Carbon Pollution Has Already Put Us On Track For 69 Feet Of Sea Level Rise
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:01 AM PST
Tribal members sign treaty calling for an end to Alberta oil sands development and Keystone XL.
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of
that state’s section of the disputed Keystone XL pipeline has united not
only indigenous from the U.S. and Canada but also non-Native ranchers,
farmers and concerned citizens who oppose the pipeline.
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:01 AM PST
Fisheries business threatened by ocean acidification.
Between 2005 and 2009, billions of oyster
larvae began dying at hatcheries around Washington state before anyone
knew what was going on or could do anything about it.
The reason, scientists learned, was ocean acidification.
Everett Herald
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:59 AM PST
US backs off goal of one million electric cars by 2015.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday
eased off President Barack Obama's stated goal of putting 1 million
electric cars on the road by 2015, and laid out what experts called a
more realistic strategy of promoting advanced-drive vehicles and
lowering their cost over the next nine years.
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:47 AM PST
US Missing Out On Its Share Of $1 Trillion In Total Global Solar Energy Revenue
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:38 AM PST
Biochar cookstoves boost health for people and crops.
Three billion people worldwide rely on
open-fire cookstoves. A recent study found that the fumes from those
stoves are the largest environmental health threat in the world.
Cookstoves that burn cleaner can help fight this epidemic, and when
configured to produce biochar, can become a prized asset for rural
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:37 AM PST
Report underscores vulnerabilities of U.S. coastlines.
No part of the U.S. will escape the harsh consequences of climate change,
which has already begun to cause trouble, and which will worsen as the
century goes on. But according to a new report, the nation’s coastlines —
Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific and Great Lakes — are likely to get the worst
of it.
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:35 AM PST
Wind Enegy Surpasses Nuclear As China’s 3rd Largest Source Of Electrical Power
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:26 AM PST
What Would Make an All-Electric Car Appeal to the Masses?TIMEIt's
widely assumed that the car of the future will be powered by gasoline.
At least partly powered by gas, that is, and at least for the near
future. When, if ever, will the pure electric car—one powered solely by
battery, without a drop of gas—go ...See all stories on this topic »
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:23 AM PST
China now burning as much coal as the rest of the world combinedWashington Post (blog)Coal,
of course, is the world's premier fossil fuel, a low-cost source of
electricity that kicks a lot of carbon-dioxide up into the atmosphere.
And China's growing appetite is a big reason why global greenhouse-gas
emissions have soared in recent ...See all stories on this topic »
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:05 AM PST
Smart Grid Spending Rost to $13.9 Billion Driven by ChinaBloombergInvestments in smart-grid
technologies that boost efficiency and curb energy waste rose 7 percent
last year to $13.9 billion, driven by spending in China, according to
Bloomberg New Energy Finance. China raised investments by 14 percent to
$3.2 billion ...See all stories on this topic »
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:03 AM PST
Smart Grid May be Shortest Route to Obama's Green Energy GoalsForbesA smart grid
could have profound implications on electric power markets, affecting
the whole utility supply chain — from the way power is generated to the
way it is delivered to customers, and ultimately how much energy is
consumed. At the moment ...See all stories on this topic »
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:55 AM PST
Protesters in Maine rally against tar sands oil.
More than 1,000 people rallied in Portland on
Saturday in what was billed as the largest protest yet against the
possibility of so-called tar sands oil being piped in from Montreal.
Associated Press
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Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:54 AM PST
Your biggest carbon sin may be air travel.
One round-trip flight from New York to Europe
or to San Francisco creates about 2 or 3 tons of carbon dioxide per
person. The average American generates about 19 tons of carbon dioxide a
year; the average European, 10.
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