SustainableBusiness.com -
The report is an annual requirement, reporting on the impact of Michigan's Renewable Energy Standard (RES) to the state legislature.
3.03.2012
UK rises to fifth place in global renewable investment league Solar Power Portal
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A report published by Ernst & Young shows that the UK has climbed up to fifth place in its global rankings of attractiveness for investment in renewable energy. However, the paper warns that the global outlook for the clean energy market is far less ...
2011 saw record levels of renewable energy investment – uncertainty for 2012 Renewable Energy Focus
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Despite the international economic crisis and the reduction of Government incentives, renewable energy is continuing to have a growing impact on the world energy market. Experts from Lahmeyer International and the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum ...
Study: Climate change threatens life in oceans with extinction Albany Times Union
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The change - known as ocean acidification - is associated with several massive extinctions of marine life in that period of Earth's history, and now presents a growing threat, said study lead author Barbel Honisch, a paleoceanographer at Columbia ...
Quitter! Tar Sand Employee Quits Over Damage Gas 2.0
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A few weeks ago, however, a Reddit user claiming to work for a tar sand oil extraction company says he quit his job over moral objections to the destruction his work was causing.
Obama warns on "false choice" between growth, environment Reuters
Reuters -
Republicans, citing Democrat Obama's rejection of TransCanada's Keystone XL
Hightower: Keystone XL would feed exports, do nothing to ease high gas price LubbockOnline.com
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The dirty little secret that those pushing so urgently for building Keystone XL don't want you to know is the tar sands oil producers are in cahoots with Texas refineries to move the product onto the lucrative global export market, selling it to buyers ...
STUPID TRUTH-TELLER: Obama: Fuel-Efficient Cars an Answer to Gas Prices ABC News
ABC News -
President Barack Obama says vehicle fuel economy standards set under his administration and better cars built by a resurgent US auto industry will save money at the gas pump over the long term, a counterpoint to Republican criticism of his energy ...
Beat the FiT Cuts: Solar Energy Now Available Day and Night ElectroIQ
ElectroIQ -
London, United Kingdom, March 03, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Engensa, the UK's fastest growing provider of solar and home energy solutions, today announced the availability of Solar24, a new, innovative way to store solar energy and increase the financial ...
High school students in San Mateo live on $2 a day San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News -
Calling attention to global poverty students about 15 students have camped out at the school for the past two days while trying to live on $2 a day .
South Africa to green its economy in 2013 with carbon tax SteelGuru
SteelGuru -
South Africa, among the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases worldwide, plans to introduce its own price on carbon next year.
Goodbye, Cap and Trade. Hello, Fee and Dividend? ecopolitology
ecopolitology -
NASA scientist and climate activist, Dr. James Hansen, has thrown his considerable weight behind fee-and-dividend as the best policy course for addressing climate change in the US According to Hansen: "If we put a fee that we collected at a rate of $15 ...
3.02.2012
GOPig Poster Boy: Grand jury indicts Md. official for misuse of his protection squad for ... Washington Post
Washington Post -
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A grand jury has indicted a Maryland official for misuse of his police protection squad, including making them wait while he had sex with a county employee in Annapolis parking lots and having officers drive him so he could remove ...
Oh, the Pedophile Guys, again: Teacher punishes student for saying 'hello' and 'I love you' in language of ...New York Daily News
WGBA-TV -
By The NBC26 News Team SHAWANO, WI - The Diocese of Green Bay and Sacred Heart Catholic School are apologizing to the people of the Menominee Nation.
Uh, c'ristian country? No. Students protest valedictorian's deportation order Boston.com
Boston.com -
By Christine Armario AP Education Writer / March 2, 2012 MIAMI—Students protested Friday in support of a Miami high school valedictorian who has been ordered by a federal immigration judge to leave the country.
Climate Change: Insurers Confirm Growing Risks, Costs - Insurance Networking
Insurance Networking News -
The politics of global warming have typically involved much debate as to the role climate change plays in growing weather-related risk.
Obama awards eight Purple Hearts USA TODAY
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By David Jackson, USA TODAY In one of his more solemn duties, President Obama visited with more than two dozen wounded warriors today, and awarded eight Purple Hearts.
Obama: Conservation boosts the economy Politico
Politico -
The argument that environmental conservation stands in the way of economic growth is “a false choice,” President Barack Obama told conservation leaders Friday. On the contrary, Obama said in remarks at the Interior Department, conservation provides a ...
How do you spell Unqualified? Santorum walks back Obama 'snob' comment Politico
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By EMILY SCHULTHEIS | In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Rick Santorum said his "snob" comment about Obama on education was "a strong term" and "probably not the smartest thing." Here's the full exchange from CNN's transcript: WOLF BLITZER, ...
Obama: Limbaugh's name calling is 'reprehensible' USA TODAY
New York Daily News -
By Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS President Obama called Georgetown student Sandra Fluke on Friday to offer words of encouragment after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a 'slut' for speaking to Congress about the need for birth ...
Legendary Investors Pritzker, Soros, Buffet... Step Up Investments in Clean, Renewable Energy CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica -
Signs that private sector investors of various stripes are willing to invest in renewable energy projects are being seen even as expiration of federal subsidies and other incentives for wind, solar and other clean energy resources threatens ...
10 Huge German Solar and Wind Energy Myths Bjørn Lomborg is Trumpeting CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica -
No doubt, you've heard about Germany's likely decision to quickly and severely cut its solar PV feed-in tariff policy, a world-leading solar policy that has made Germany a solar power hero of sorts. A friend recently shared a story by Bjørn Lomborg on ...
Support for wind energy remains strong The Guardian
The Guardian -
In a series of articles this week, you reported on some of the challenges faced by the wind energy industry (The wind war, 27 February-March 1).
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