money.cnn.com
Google and rooftop solar power company SolarCity announced a $280 million investment deal Thursday, the largest such deal for home-based solar power systems in the United States.
6.14.2011
Italy's Voters Scrap Nuclear Energy www.huffingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
The outcome of this weekend's referendum sends a strong signal to the nuclear energy industry as Italy joins Switzerland and Germany in shelving plans for nuclear energy. The role of the people was critical in each country.
IEA: Geothermal Energy Could Expand Tenfold By 2050 www.nasdaq.com
www.nasdaq.com
NASDAQ News: IEA: Geothermal Energy Could Expand Tenfold By 2050
Cap and trade sparks renewed political debate www.sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com
California is the leader in the fight against climate change in the United States, instituting groundbreaking measures as the federal government's efforts have floundered. But a central piece of the plan to reduce...
Worst Drought /Water Shortage in More Than a Century Threatens Texas Oil, Natural Gas Boom www.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
Qaddafi Coddled by U.S. Oil Producers www.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com
The week after U.S. oil executives in Libya received tongue-lashings from Muammar Qaddafi and one of his lieutenants in February 2008, Occidental Petroleum Corp . hired an additional lobbyist.
Earless rabbit born near Fukushima nuclear plant www.telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk
A rabbit has been born without ears close to Japan's leaking Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, triggering new health fears about radiation released since March 11.
Turkey arrests Anonymous members www.bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk
Turkish police have arrested 32 people believed to be members of hacker collective Anonymous.
Pilot Mr Nerandzic sacrificed himself by ordering his passengers from the airship.
www.heraldsun.com.au
THE Australian pilot of a Goodyear blimp who died in a fireball after crashing the zeppelin in a German airfield screamed "I crashed the airship" before it burst into flames, a passenger who leapt to safety says.
Climate change to affect Australian wine industry - Drinks Business Review wine.drinks-business-review.com
wine.drinks-business-review.com
A recent study has revealed that climate change is going to affect Australia's $5.5bn wine industry and threatens some of its favourite wines with ext
Can the Insurance Industry Survive Climate Change? www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
by Francesca RheannonThe weather just seems to be getting crazier and crazier. First, the Mississippi River caused record flooding in several communities. Now, it's the turn of communities along the Missouri
It’s not just CO2: Cutting soot and smog will limit climate change quickly, says new UN report www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com
AMSTERDAM — The struggle to contain climate change usually focuses on reducing carbon dioxide. But black carbon and ozone, the main ingredients of soot and smog, also add to global warming, and controlling them will act quickly to slow rising temperatures, a U.N. agency said Tuesday.
6.13.2011
OBAMA'S RISKY BET IS, UH, US. Is Obama's Bet On Green Jobs Risky? : NPR www.npr.org
www.npr.org
The administration is betting that green technologies will create the jobs of the future. But despite reason for optimism, critics doubt whether the White House or anyone can see into the future with confidence or prevent such jobs from going overseas.
Climate science deniers team up with Islamophobes, creationists: American Freedom Alliance event f
thinkprogress.org
The UK Guardian had this remarkable story, Friday: Climate sceptics flirt with intelligent design and Islamophobic group American Freedom Alliance invites prominent climate sceptics to Los Angeles to debate 'green tyranny' I'll repost their whole story below. What may be even more remarkable than th
Boosting energy efficiency in buildings will create 114,000 jobs, new report finds thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
This cross-post is by Lane Burt, Technical Policy Director, U.S. Green Building Council. Today USGBC, with our partners at the Real Estate Roundtable and the Natural Resources Defense Council, released an analysis conducted by the Political Economy Research Institute that concludes that President Ob
Scrap biofuel support to curb food costs: agencies www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Governments should scrap policies to support biofuels because they are forcing up global food prices, according to a report by 10 international agencies including the World Bank and
HUGE. LOOK. SHARE. In the future, the only jobs left will be green thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
"WIRED asked LinkedIn to analyze the 7 million US members who have switched industries during the past five years." The growth in "Renewables and The Environment" was 56.8% — almost off the chart [click to enlarge]. In the future, the only jobs left will be green. Last year, the NY Times reported,
Feeding a Growing World Population www.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com
Readers respond to a recent article about the projected increase in world population and resulting food shortages.
Climate change moves up the agenda www.ft.com
6.12.2011
WOW Netanyahu's tidings of destruction www.haaretz.com
www.haaretz.com
Indeed, the right wing considers recognition of the reality created in 1949 to be the chief enemy of Zionism. The dynamic of a conquering nationalism can never recognize that any situation created at any given time is final.
A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never. www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
an op-ed by Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org, narrated and illustrated by Plomomedia http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-link-between-climat ...
The New Scramble for Africa Threatens Water Resources www.treehugger.com
www.treehugger.com
Photo credit: Dale Gillard/Creative Commons A new scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea,
Turning toward the sun for energy www.grist.org
www.grist.org
Moving fast to harness the world's enormous solar potential would bring a clear win for local economies and for the climate.
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