China uses half the world's coal, but we still need to lead on climate change. New Statesman

China uses half the world's coal, but we still need to lead on climate changeNew Statesman

AVERTING ECOCIDE blog 01.27.13 Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM

Tracking Plan B - WAR ROOM 01.27.13

•     San Francisco on track to become zero-waste city. pbs
•     HUGE: V3Solar Spin Cell = 8 Cents/kWh (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
•     33% Of All Global PV Shipments Ended Up In China In The 4th Quarter. CleanTechnica
•     Due to Criminal US Apathy: China and Australia top list of 'carbon bomb' projects. Guardian
•     Australian coal mining #2 Threat of Ecocide.
•     How high could the tide go? NYT
•     Ecocide: Former Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missed.
•     vids - Clean Energy Revolution Is Critical, Do-Able, & Good For Jobs & The Economy
•     Mountaintop Removal Mining Proves Hard to Stop. EP Magazine
•     Smart Grid - $2 trillion or so in Efficiency Gains
•     Obama advisers call for halt to Arctic oil exploration. Guardian
•     China going Nuclear Power - Big. Economist
•     Sandy, is the Future. SF Chronicle
•     Soot, Carbon 1/3 of Warming's Cause [Diesel, Cooking Fuels]? Economist

San Francisco on track to become zero-waste city. pbs Posted: 26 Jan 2013 03:28 PM PST San Francisco on track to become zero-waste city. San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, the city has already reduced a huge amount of garbage from ending up in landfills, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

HUGE: V3Solar Spin Cell = 8 Cents/kWh (CleanTechnica Exclusive) Posted: 26 Jan 2013 03:14 PM PST HUGE: V3Solar Spin Cell = 8 Cents/kWh (CleanTechnica Exclusive) Posted: 24 Jan 2013 02:04 PM PST Quite frankly, if the company’s numbers are correct, this could be the biggest solar news of the decade, or even a greater timespan. (And CleanTechnica got the inside scoop — due to our sincere passion for helping the world, and probably also our status as the top cleantech or clean

33% Of All Global PV Shipments Ended Up In China In The 4th Quarter. CleanTechnica Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:52 PM PST 33% Of All Global PV Shipments Ended Up In China In The 4th Quarter Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST According to new research from the NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report, the Chinese end-market received 33% of global solar photovoltaic (PV) shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Due to Criminal US Apathy: China and Australia top list of 'carbon bomb' projects. Guardian Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:23 PM PST China and Australia top list of 'carbon bomb' projects. China and Australia top a global list of planned oil, gas and coal projects that will act as "carbon bombs" and push the planet towards catastrophic climate change, a Greenpeace report warned on Tuesday. The Guardian

Australian coal mining #2 Threat of Ecocide. Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST Australian coal mining threatens CO2 target. The forecast expansion of Australian coal mining and exports would be the world's second-largest contributor of new carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels if fully realised, research by Greenpeace International has found. Melbourne Age

How high could the tide go? NYT Posted: 26 Jan 2013 02:19 PM PST How high could the tide go? The question of just how high the oceans might rise in a warmer world has taken on new urgency in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which caused coastal flooding that scientists say was almost certainly worsened by the modest rise of sea level over the past century. New York Times

Ecocide: Former Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missed. Posted: 26 Jan 2013 01:56 PM PST Former Met Office chief says 2°C climate target missedResponding to Climate ChangeA former head of the UK's Met Office has dismissed any possibility of the world limiting global warming to 2°C. Speaking at the GLOBE International summit ...

vids - Clean Energy Revolution Is Critical, Do-Able, & Good For Jobs & The Economy Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:56 PM PST Connie Hedegaard: Clean Energy Revolution Is Critical, Do-Able, & Good For Jobs & The Economy (VIDEOS) Posted: 20 Jan 2013 06:45 AM PST Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission since February 2010, gave a great keynote speech at the World Future Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) a few days ago. Below are two videos

Mountaintop Removal Mining Proves Hard to Stop. EP Magazine Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST Mountaintop Removal Mining Proves Hard to StopEP MagazineMountaintop removal is a form of surface mining used extensively throughout Appalachia that uses explosives to remove the summits of mountains to expose coal seams. Excess rock and soil laden with toxic mining byproducts are often dumped into nearby ...See all stories on this topic »

Smart Grid - $2 trillion or so in Efficiency Gains Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST Is smart grid worth it? How does a $2 trillion efficiency benefit sound?Smart Grid NewsEvenly spread across the various grids? Or do the improvements help just ERCOT and PJM? $1 Trillion is a lot of savings, $2 Trillion is enough to buy more than a few StarBuck coffees -- it would really be interesting to here more and how the estimated ...See all stories on this topic »

Obama advisers call for halt to Arctic oil exploration. Guardian Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:07 AM PST Obama advisers call for halt to oil exploration. The entire future of Shell's drilling plans in the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama's most trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration. The Guardian

China going Nuclear Power - Big. Economist Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:03 AM PST Nuclear power: Back on the front burner. China wants more nuclear plants than anyone else. Will it build them safely? There are now more nuclear projects underway in China than in any other country. The sheer number raises worries about safety. Economist

Sandy, is the Future. SF Chronicle Posted: 26 Jan 2013 07:01 AM PST Is rebuilding in hurricane zones wise? Sandy is the future. As carbon dioxide emissions blast past worst-case scenarios, rising sea levels and storm surges will reshape every U.S. coastline. But it is only beginning to dawn on Americans, half of whom live on the coasts, that their future is a battle against the sea.

Soot, Carbon 1/3 of Warming's Cause [Diesel, Cooking Fuels]? Economist Posted: 26 Jan 2013 06:59 AM PST The new black. For years the institutions that focus on climate policy have played down the role of pollutants such as black carbon that stay in the atmosphere for a short time, and concentrated on carbon dioxide, which, once generated, tends to remain there. That may soon change. Economist

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•     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’

Coal exporters hit local opposition in the Northwest. 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.

Drought points up critical role of waterways. NYT 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.

Five US Coal Export Facilities to Asia Proposed. 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

Lest you stop it, Global Warming may wipe out your Pension. Guardian Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:20 PM PST http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/climate-change-resource-scarcity-pension-industry-actuaries

2012 Grain Consumption Exceeded Production Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST 2012 Grain Consumption Exceeded Production

China Targeting 10 GW of New Solar Capacity In 2013. CleanTechnica 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.

Wind farm nimbyism means we just handed 13000 jobs to Ireland New Statesman 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

Climate change endangers elephants. Planet Earth 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.

***** World Bank President Kim On Climate Crisis: ‘If There Is No Action Soon, The Future Will Become Bleak’ 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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Heat Waves, Storms, Flooding: Climate Change to Profoundly Affect US Midwest ... Science Daily Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:14 PM PST The Atlantic Heat Waves, Storms, Flooding: Climate Change to Profoundly Affect US Midwest ... Science Daily (press release) - ‎45 minutes ago‎ "Climate change impacts in the Midwest are expected to be as diverse as the landscape itself. Impacts are already being felt in the forests, in agriculture, in the Great Lakes and in our urban centers," said Scavia, director

Climate Change Hits the Mississippi River Daily Beast Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:07 PM PST Climate Change Hits the Mississippi River Daily Beast - ‎9 hours ago‎ Here on the east coast, global climate change means earlier springs. Who can object to that? But elsewhere, the costs are harsher. NYT Leaves Readers High and Dry on Causes of Mississippi DroughtFAIR (blog) See realtime coverage »

***** Severe droughts in Amazon linked to climate change, says study. CBS Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:01 PM PST » CBS News Severe droughts in Amazon linked to climate change, says study CBS News - ‎5 hours ago‎ The prolonged drought, which began in 2005, has caused widespread damage to the area and may possibly be a sign that the rainforest is showing the first signs of large-scale degradation due to climate change. A research team, led by NASA's Jet ... signs of

Extinction of river dolphin: What does it mean for the Yangtze River? People's Daily Online Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:37 PM PST Extinction of river dolphin: What does it mean for the Yangtze River?People's Daily OnlineThe extinction of river dolphin indicates the deteriorating environment and ecology of the Yangtze River. The disappearance of creatures in the river denotes the end of the river itself. The research aiming to find out the reasons of the decreasing ...See all stories on this topic »

5 reasons natural gas won't save us Salon Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:33 PM PST 5 reasons natural gas won't save usSalonBy Tara Lohan, Alternet If you're hoping the natural gas boom means we've ... but it still may be a significant contributor to global warming pollution ...

Car Exhaust Pollution World’s Fastest Growing Cause Of Death. CleanTechnica Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:26 PM PST Car Exhaust Pollution World’s Fastest Growing Cause Of Death Posted: 14 Jan 2013 07:11 AM PST A new study has found that, on top of all the other manner of ways our cars are trying to kill us, the pollution they emit is now one of the fastest growing causes of death in the world.

“Less Carbon, More Jobs” — Clean Energy Economic Development In 3 States. CleanTechnica Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:25 PM PST “Less Carbon, More Jobs” — Clean Energy Economic Development In 3 States

U.S. ‘Climate Assessment Reveals The Full Horror Of What’s Happening To Our Planet’. ClimateProgress Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:22 PM PST U.S. ‘Climate Assessment Reveals The Full Horror Of What’s Happening To Our Planet’

Bengali Forests Are Rapidly Disappearing, Research Finds. Planetsave Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:19 PM PST Bengali Forests Are Rapidly Disappearing, Research Finds Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:10 AM PST The rapid deforestation of the Sundarbans Mangroves is expected to intensify as human development in the area continues and climate change worsens, according to a new report from the Zoological Society of London. This will result in the extinction of a great many plants and animals,

Canadian oil sands pollute nearby lakes. Report is blow to Keystone pipeline. Christian Science Monitor Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:15 PM PST Deep In Canadian Lakes, Signs Of Tar Sands PollutionNPRCanadian researchers have used the mud at the bottom of lakes like a time machine to show that tar sands oil production in Alberta, Canada, is polluting remote regional lakes as far as 50 miles from the operations. An increasingly large share of U.S ...See all stories on this topic »NPR Canadian oil sands pollute nearby lakes. Report is

Climate Assessment Warns Of Devastating 9°-15°F Warming Over Most Of U.S. ClimateProgress Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:05 PM PST Climate Assessment Warns Of Devastating 9°-15°F Warming Over Most Of U.S. Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:34 PM PST The rule in Washington, DC is if you want to bury news, release it late on a Friday afternoon. So one can only assume the climate silence crowd prevailed in the release this afternoon of the draft U.S. Climate Assessment. Perhaps it’s this chart they don’t want folks talking about,

Ford EVs Spark A Revolution Linking Homes To Cars. CleanTechnica Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:53 PM PST Ford EVs Spark A Revolution Linking Homes To Cars Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:31 AM PST There they go again. Ford, the same car manufacturer that touched off a revolution in car ownership with the Model T more than 100 years ago, has just announced a new collaboration called MyEnergi Lifestyle®, which promises a whole new ownership concept based on electric vehicle technology. In

Coal Export Resistance Solidarity Actions. Wild Idaho Rising Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST Coal Export Resistance Solidarity Actions by WIRT In early May 2012, police arrested 13 concerned British Colombia residents along with scientists, when they blocked four Wyoming coal export trains (350.org photo). As the environmental impact statement (EIS) scoping period for the

Off-The-Charts Heat Wave Brings Australia Its Hottest Average Temperature And New Map Colors For Temps Above 122°F! ClimateProgress Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:39 PM PST Off-The-Charts Heat Wave Brings Australia Its Hottest Average Temperature And New Map Colors For Temps Above 122°F! Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:44 AM PST Global warming has given new meaning to “off-the-charts” heat wave in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald reports: The Bureau of Meteorology’s interactive weather forecasting chart has added new colours – deep purple and pink – to extend its

70,000 sq miles destroyed, so far - Why Bark Beetles are Chewing Through U.S. Forests. Climate Central Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:29 PM PST Why Bark Beetles are Chewing Through U.S. ForestsClimate CentralThe conifer forests of the North American west have been under a massive assault over the past decade by bark beetles: one species alone, the mountain pine beetle, has killed more than 70,000 square miles' worth of trees, equivalent to the area of ...See all stories on this topic »

West African lions on verge of extinction, report says. The Guardian Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:27 PM PST West African lions on verge of extinction, report saysThe GuardianIt is known for its vibrant culture, oil wealth and huge human population, but few people associate Nigeria with lions. Now a report says the almost forgotten species of west African lions found in countries such as Nigeria are on the verge of ...See all stories on this topic »

High costs and poor policy delaying Carbon capture technology – IEA Responding to Climate Change Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:13 PM PST High costs and poor policy delaying Carbon capture technology – IEAResponding to Climate Change“For the IEA, carbon capture and storage is not a substitute, but a necessary addition to other low-carbon energy technologies and energy efficiency improvements,” Juho Lipponen, head of the IEA Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Unit said.See all stories on this topic »

How U.S. Biofuel Policy Is Destroying Guatemala's Food Supply. ThinkProgress Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:22 PM PST How U.S. Biofuel Policy Is Destroying Guatemala's Food Supply ThinkProgressA new report in The New York Times highlights how biofuel policy in the United States and Europe has produced a rolling food catastrophe in Guatemala. The country once enjoyed a nearly self-sufficient level of corn production, but domestic producers ...See all stories on this topic » As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do

Cost of combating climate change surges [cost to our children of our delay Tsunamis] as world delays -study. Reuters Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:08 PM PST Seems hugely low... $240/ton at the LEAST unless conclusive evidence to the contrary, however, interesting - Carbon price of $30 needed to avoid 2°C climate targetResponding to Climate ChangeRiahi told RTCC their research indicates a $30 price signal would give a 60% chance of limiting warming below the agreed UN limit of 2°C warming above ... Delaying Climate Action To Later Is More Costly:

China, Inc. Locked In on World Solar, Wind Manufacturing Domination. CleanTechnica Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:08 PM PST China, Inc. Locked In on World Solar, Wind Manufacturing Domination China’s Largest Solar Power Farm Approved China Continues to Dominate Global Renewable Energy Market Chinese President Looks To Cut Energy Consumption

Cryogenic Wind Farms May Be On The Way. CleanTechnica Posted: 18 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST Cryogenic Wind Farms May Be On The Way

Solar Electricity Now Under Half The Cost Of Grid Power For Australian Households. Cleantechnica Posted: 18 Jan 2013 02:49 PM PST Solar Electricity Now Under Half The Cost Of Grid Power For Australian Households Posted: 07 Jan 2013 01:34 PM PST Over the holiday season, I asked one of our dedicated readers, a solar energy expert from Australia, a few questions about the solar situation in Australia. What I got in return was a full post! Check it out:

Sea Levels Could Rise Substantially More Than Previous IPCC Reports Have Predicted. Planetsave Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:22 PM PST Sea Levels Could Rise Substantially More Than Previous IPCC Reports Have Predicted Posted: 07 Jan 2013 12:54 AM PST The seas of the world could rise substantially more in the future than has been previously predicted in IPCC reports. This is primarily because the the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are likely going to melt considerably more than was previously estimated by

Study: Natural Gas No Bridge to Zero Fossil Fuel Future StateImpact Pennsylvania Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:22 PM PST New research questions climate benefits of natural gasTheTyee.caPowering western society with natural gas instead of coal has immediate ... At that rate, gas may actually accelerate dangerous global warming faster than ...Study: Natural Gas No Bridge to Zero Fossil Fuel FutureStateImpact PennsylvaniaProponents of natural gas tout new shale deposits, ... when lowering emissions to halt climate

Major Cuts to Surging Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Needed Now, Not Down ... Science Daily Posted: 18 Jan 2013 02:43 PM PST Major Cuts to Surging Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Needed Now, Not Down ...Science Daily (press release)Jan. 7, 2013 — Halting climate change will require "a fundamental and disruptive overhaul of the global energy system" to eradicate harmful carbon dioxide emissions, not just stabilize them, according to new findings by UC Irvine and other scientists.See all stories on this topic »

 

Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in China Amid Protests Voice of America

Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in China Amid Protests

Voice of America

- ‎Nov 26, 2012‎

Four Tibetans have set themselves on fire across western China in the last two days, while a Tibetan student protest against the Beijing government drew a security crackdown.

Dalai Lama visit: The smile that cast a magic spellTimes of India

Tibetan dies in fiery China protestAFP

Tibetan Dies in Self-Immolation Voice of America

Tibetan Dies in Self-Immolation

Voice of America (blog) - ‎11 hours ago‎

Chinese state media reports a Tibet man has died after setting himself on fire, raising the total of self-immolation protests to seven in a week.

China's leaders begin battle for powerIrish Times

Tibetan teenager dies, protests in DharamsalaNewstrack India

Your preferred source:Tibetans in SF protest Chinese repressionSan Francisco Chronicle

From China:Teenage Tibetan in self-immolation protest: XinhuaPhayul

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Tibetan man, 4th in a week, sets self on fire as protests against China intensify

Tibetan man, 4th in a week, sets self on fire as protests against China intensify

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Romney's China-Bashing Is 100% Correct ... But 5 Years Late The Atlantic

Romney's China-Bashing Is 100% Correct ... But 5 Years Late

The Atlantic - ‎34 minutes ago‎

If it's election season, then it must be time to bash China for currency manipulation. Right on cue, Mitt Romney has promised to label our second-largest trade partner a currency manipulator from "day one" -- which Alan Beattie of the Financial Times points out ...

WOW: New Chinese Nobel Laureate Calls for Fellow Nobel Winner's Freedom New York Times

New Chinese Nobel Laureate Calls for Fellow Nobel Winner's Freedom

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎

BEIJING - Mo Yan, the new Nobel laureate who has strenuously avoided antagonizing the Communist Party during much of his career, stepped into a political minefield on Friday by calling for the release of Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned writer and fellow ...

Mo Yan's Nobel win celebrated -- and panned -- in ChinaNBCNews.com (blog)

Nobel winner Mo urges China dissident's freedomThe Seattle Times

Your preferred source:Mo Yan, Nobel literature prize-winner, calls for release of Chinese dissidentThe Guardian

Opinion:True to his schoolNew York Daily News

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Sea Shepherd Partners with Nation... Beach Caro... Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:39 PM PDT Sea Shepherd Partners with Nation... Beach Caro...

Climate Scientists Face Organized Harassment in U.S. Bloomberg Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:28 AM PDT Climate Scientists Face Organized Harassment in U.S. Bloomberg - ‎46 minutes ago‎ While outspoken scientists of human-caused climate change in the United States endure torrents of freedom of information requests, hate mail and even death threats from skeptics, their counterparts abroad have been free to do their work without fear.

Green jobs: Turns out red and swing states are showing the most growth Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT Green jobs: Turns out red and swing states are showing the most growth Written by Katie Fehrenbacher in 812 Google+ circles GigaOM - ‎1 hour ago‎ While negativity about green jobs, and the zombie that is Solyndra, are being used as political fodder for the election year, it turns out that traditionally Republican and swing states are actually showing some of the most growth

China to subsidize energy-saving desktops, air conditioners Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:08 AM PDT China to subsidize energy-saving desktops, air conditioners Global Times - ‎10 hours ago‎ The country will earmark 14 billion yuan (2.22 billion US dollars) in subsidies to encourage the purchases of six types of energy-saving products, including desktop computers, air-conditioners, fans, water pumps, compressors and transformers.

MUST READ: ARPA-E and the Future of Power Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:05 AM PDT ARPA-E and the Future of Power The Atlantic - ‎26 minutes ago‎ ARPA-E is financing projects to test better and cheaper batteries, more efficient air conditioners, new carbon capture and sequestration technologies, alternatives to rare-earth materials, and so on. Maybe electrofuels that bypass photosynthesis will ...

Biofuel Industry Will Produce up to 2.6bn Gallons by 2015 Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT Environmental Leader E2 Report: Biofuel Industry Will Produce up to 2.6bn Gallons by 2015 Environmental Leader - ‎1 hour ago‎ Biofuel production capacity has increased from 437 million gallons in 2011 to more than 685 million gallons in 2012, according to a new report from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2).

Elec Vehicle chg time 10 min in 5-10 years Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT The race to make an electric car that charges as quickly as a petrol one The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎ When it comes to electric vehicles, topping up the "tank" does indeed take a long time, one of the primary barriers to more widespread adoption of EVs

The race to make an electric car that charges as quickly as a petrol one The Guardian Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:55 AM PDT The race to make an electric car that charges as quickly as a petrol one The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎ When it comes to electric vehicles, topping up the "tank" does indeed take a long time, one of the primary barriers to more widespread adoption of EVs.

Endangered Species Act is failing Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT New research shows Endangered Species Act is failing Examiner.com - ‎1 hour ago‎ Goble contends that while “The ESA was intended to interact with state and local regulations to prevent extinction” the reality is that “these regulations are often insufficient to maintain a species' population, and the ESA itself may hinder the ...

Sudan Inflation Accelerated to 42.1% in August on Food Cost Businessweek Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:31 AM PDT Sudan Inflation Accelerated to 42.1% in August on Food Cost Businessweek - ‎3 hours ago‎ Prices of food and drinks, the biggest component in the consumer price index, rose 3.9 percent in the month as the cost of meat, beans and vegetables increased as much as 11.8 percent, the Khartoum-based agency said today in an e-mailed statement.

Global Carbon Trading Takes a Big Step Forward Triple Pundi Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:22 AM PDT Global Carbon Trading Takes a Big Step Forward Triple Pundit - ‎4 hours ago‎ It has often been pointed out that our modern world could quickly become cleaner, safer, and more sustainable if only externalities, such as air pollution or carbon emissions, were internalized, so that they could be captured and factored into the ...

LEDs Surging Ahead in Energy Efficiency Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:04 AM PDT LEDs Surging Ahead in Energy Efficiency

120X 18TW World Energy - Enough wind to power global energy demand ScienceBlog.com Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:57 AM PDT Enough wind to power global energy demand ScienceBlog.com (blog) - ‎13 minutes ago‎ New research from Carnegie's Ken Caldeira examines the limits of the amount of power that could be harvested from winds, as well as the effects high-altitude wind power could have on the climate as a whole. Their work is published September 9 by Nature ... Wind power can meet global energy

China Gov - Expand wind from 65GW to 200GW 2020 Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:50 AM PDT China pushes wind power, but no quick payoff for producers Reuters - ‎4 hours ago‎ HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will order its dominant electricity distributors to source up to 15 percent of their power from renewable energy including wind, but slow compliance means it may be years before the country's struggling wind power developers ... Chinese utilities ordered to buy up to

German solar panels reaching grid parity Energy Live News Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:38 AM PDT German solar panels reaching grid parity Energy Live News