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If the United States focused on curbing climate change as soon as a new president took office — or sooner — it could help pull the world from the financial brink, environmental policy experts told Reuters.
Solar Connects You to the Seasons
Earlier this week I shared my experiences of installing solar water heating, and included a quote from Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins about the silliness of talking about payback times. Now Rob has written a follow up post about his own experiences with solar water heating in which he reveals that he is taking his solar exploits a little further, in that rather than setting the system up to provide top-up heat…
Interview w/ Richard Stuebi, BP Fellow for Energy and Environmental Advancement Cleveland Fdn talks about the value of conversations to build the networks for innovative entrepreneurial cultures in NEO and across the US. Live Show Tue May 13 2008 07:38:57 PM Learn more at MidtownBrews.net
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Reuters - Environmental damage such as desertification or flooding caused by climate change could force millions of peoples from their homes in the next few decades, experts said on Wednesday.
They can be recycled over and over again and are already the world’s most recycled drinks packaging item - but many steel and aluminium cans used outside of the home are not being recycled.
OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (OneWorld) - The global financial, food, and fuel crises and the negative impacts of climate change pose a severe threat to the world’s 37 million uprooted people, and will likely increase their numbers, warned the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Monday.Â
AFP - An elusive consensus on the best way to reduce forest carbon emissions took shape Wednesday with the release of a joint statement by forestry companies, green organisations and indigenous peoples.
Reuters - Plummeting car sales, climate change, high oil prices and the threat of global recession. The answer? Free electric cars.
AFP - Half to three-quarters of major Antarctic penguin colonies could be damaged or wiped out if global temperatures are allowed to climb by more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to a report released Wednesday.
So far mainly fed by fossil fuels, hydroelectric, and nuclear power, the Argentinean energy grid is now incorporating clean energy from the Antonio Moran wind park, located in the southern province of Chubut. The park was born in 1994 with only two windmills to feed a small town, and has grown up to become the largest in South America so far. It has a total of 26 windmills and an annual production of 60.9 million KWH.
Although Argentina has not been a champion in pushing wind power generation, this news and the fact that the country is producing large wind turbines might be showing a new trend. The country certainly ne…
AFP - Indigenous leaders in five Amazonian nations, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Wednesday demanded a larger say on how best to manage tropical forests to fight climate change.
Reuters, 6 October 2008 - Industrial innovation and a price on carbon emissions are needed to help mining firms on a long haul towards controlling climate change, Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese said on Monday.
Reuters - India’s raucous democracy, endemic poverty and soaring economic ambition make targetting greenhouse gas emissions cuts a hard sell, even as global pressure mounts on the government to do more on climate change.
Pinn Bros. Fine Homes, a progressive homebuilder in Northern California, changed history today with the opening of Palmilla in Brentwood, Calif.—the nation’s largest master-planned community to offer solar modules as a standard feature on every building.
Communications firm MasTec Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire renewable energy maintenance contractor Wanzek Construction Inc. for US $200 million in cash and the assumption of US $15 million in debt.
The Green Home Guide offers tips for a better, greener life.
The Greenguard Environmental Institute (GEI) is educating consumers on the difference between volatile organic compound (VOC) content and VOC emissions.
A massive purple robot has been unleashed on a poorly-performing borough to kick start recycling.
Cleanliness around Ireland has been on the rise and litter on the streets has decreased, according to new figures.
AFP - Indigenous leaders in five Amazonian nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Wednesday demanded a larger say on how best to manage tropical forests to fight climate change.
AP - With the presidential election less than a month away and the economy reeling, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to reduce the gases blamed for global warming from power plants, transportation and factories by 80 percent come 2050.
Reuters - A “deadly dozen” diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday.
AFP - A European parliamentary committee on Tuesday broadly approved ambitious proposals to tackle climate change, refusing to bow to industry pressure to water down the measures.
Reuters - Evidence is mounting day by day that mankind is to blame for climate change, and the financial crisis is a temporary setback in the hunt for solutions, the head of the U.N. Climate Panel said on Tuesday.
CQPolitics.com - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee released Tuesday their long-awaited draft legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions.
AP - A committee of EU lawmakers approved an ambitious climate change plan Tuesday, resisting heavy pressure from lobbyists who sought to water down the bill because of the financial crisis.
