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By Jessica Robinson Nelson Kanuk, a 16 year old from Kipnuk, Alaska, has a lawsuit against the state of Alaska that aims to force the state to reduce carbon emissions.
3.05.2012
Climate change is a geopolitical "threat multiplier," UK climate envoy said 89.3 KPCC
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A senior official in the British Royal Navy came to Southern California last week with a message about how climate change can affect political stability.
Accident shuts down New Lenox Tar Sands pipeline Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune -
Line 14/64's capacity is equal to about 3 percent of total US oil imports. It carries a range of oil, including light synthetic derived from the Alberta tar sands as well as light, medium and heavy conventional oil. Several US Midwest refineries could ...
The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom. Rolling Stone
The Big Fracking Bubble: The Scam Behind the Gas Boom. It’s not only toxic – it’s driven by a right-wing billionaire who profits more from flipping land than drilling for gas. Aubrey McClendon
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-big-fracking-bubble-the-scam-behind-the-gas-boom-20120301#ixzz1oG2pdc8c
Why Obama Is Wrong About Natural Gas RollingStone.com
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3. It argues that switching to natural gas will reduce the risk of global warming. True, burning natural gas
The Natural Gas Fracking Bubble & Scam (Fracking Ponzi Scheme?) CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica -
Even worse, new studies suggest that because of fugitive emissions of methane from wellheads and pipelines, natural gas may actually be no better than coal when it comes to global warming. 'I was an early optimist about natural gas,' says Robert ...
2011, American renewable energy investment in solar energy and wind power technologies dominated the global market REVE
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In 2011, American renewable energy investment in solar energy and wind power technologies dominated the global market, propelling the United States past China into the leadership.
Fuel for thought - MIT Economist - STOP ARTIFICIALLY DEFLATING GAS PRICE PhysOrg.com
Note, YES, sLoving took liberties in the title incinerating some of the political correctness in the article.
Fuel for thought
PhysOrg.com -
You can point to this and say, 'Here is a more immediate, salient reason for a gas tax.'” According to Knittel and Sandler, 70 percent of the costs of a gas tax of $1 per gallon could be recouped by immediate health benefits from reduced pollution.
Must-Read: Economist William Nordhaus Slams Global Warming Deniers, Explains ... ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress -
By Joe Romm on Mar 2, 2012 at 11:42 am Yale economist William Nordhaus has eviscerated the 16 scientists who wrote a disinformation-filled Wall Street Journal piece in late January.
3.04.2012
Netanyahu says he appreciates Obama's positions on Iran Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem Post -
By HERB KEINON Ottawa -- Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said an hour after Obama's speech to AIPAC Sunday that "he very much appreciates that fact that [US President Barack] Obama reiterated the position that Iran must not be allowed to develop ...
STUNNING PEACE MAKER: Obama: I make no apologies for pursuing peace Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem Post -
COM STAFF US President Barack Obama said Sunday that he "make[s] no apologies for pursuing peace" between Israelis and Palestinians.
Insurers Confirm Global Warming Is Real, Continued Political Paralysis Costly The Moderate Voice
The Moderate Voice -
I.) on Friday, before the weekend's mayhem, see humans as a cause: “From our industry's perspective, the footprints of climate change are around us and the trend of increasing damage to property and threat to lives is clear,” said Franklin Nutter, ...
Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf Crack Shows Dramatic Calving Process (VIDEO) Huffington Post
Huffington Post -
The Pine Island Glacier ice shelf in western Antarctica is in the process of "calving" a massive iceberg that, when it breaks away, will have an area of about 350 square miles (900 square kilometers) -- 15 times the size of Manhattan.
Tree plantation campaign starts Pakistan Observer
Pakistan Observer -
As many as 9.820 million saplings of different species would be sown during the campaign in the province to offset the dangerous effects of challenges of climatic change, global warming and desertification. The province has been divided into six ...
Erosion initiative protects 750000 acres of US cropland Western Farm Press
Western Farm Press -
For 25 years, CRP has improved water and air quality, preserved habitat for wildlife, and prevented soil erosion. Programs such as CRP are important conservation safeguards.
Methane digester helps dairy farmer convert manure into moolah The Chesapeake Bay Journal
The Chesapeake Bay Journal -
Energy from the digester, which turns cow manure into methane, powers about 100 homes in the Central Pennsylvania valley where Reinford raises his 500 dairy cows.
The Pedophile Guys: Cardinal asks Catholics to become more political Tampabay.com
Tampabay.com -
HICKSVILLE, NY - Cardinal Timothy Dolan told Roman Catholics on Saturday that in an era when the church is fighting the government on several fronts, they need to make their voices heard in the political sphere.
Arizona - Home of Unlimited Guns: Shooting outside Arizona club leaves 14 wounded Boston.com
Boston.com -
Tempe police officer T. Williams secures the scene at the Clubhouse Music Venue, Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Tempe, Ariz. Police in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe say they've made one arrest and are looking for two other suspects after a shooting outside a ...
US must seize opportunity to support Palestinian non-violence Institute for Middle East Understanding
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Khader Adnan spent 66 days on hunger strike, a symbolic, self-denying act of non-violent resistance to Israel's practice of "administrative detention" or imprisonment without charge.
German wind power capacity stands at 29075 MW. REVE
REVE -
Germany's wind power market sales up to 2 GW. The 895 wind turbines installed added 2007.4 MW of wind farm capacity in 2011. The country's 2011 results were a huge improvement on those of 2010, when only 1551 MW of capacity was installed - the lowest ...
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