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Other NewsEditorialsCompost and climate change: how they are related.Amateur gardeners take note: your choice of compost could be contributing to climate change. Why? It's all to do with peat. London Guardian Energy usage in the 21st century.Energy generation and pricing are poised to undergo significant change in the coming decades. We think the PUC's move last week will serve as an introduction to that new world. Denver Post Go slow on push to cut 'footprint.'Even if you concede the contention that climate change is being caused by humans ---- and that debate will continue ---- we could eliminate our carbon output entirely yet have a minimal effect on the world's climate. San Diego North County Times OpinionThe trouble with trusting complex science.There is one question that no one who denies manmade climate change wants to answer: What would it take to persuade you? In most cases the answer seems to be nothing. London Guardian What Congressman Nick Rahall could be doing about mountaintop removal coal mining.Congressman Rahall is a smart guy, and he’s in a position — despite his support for coal — to make this industry be a far more responsible corporate neighbor in the region. Charleston Gazette Go natural, go nuclear.When properly understood, nuclear energy is as clean and natural as wind, sunshine or any of the supposedly more "natural" alternatives. The tremendous power that lies at the heart of the atom is part of nature as well. Washington Hill |
When goods get traded, who pays for the CO2?
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Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. But while China may be leading the world in carbon emissions, that output is in large part due to the fact that it is using energy to make clothes, cars and toys for the rest of us, a new study finds. Time Magazine World’s pall of black carbon can be eased with new stoves.
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With a single, concerted initiative, the world could save millions of people in poor nations from respiratory ailments and early death, while dealing a big blow to global warming - and all at a surprisingly small cost. Yale Environment 360 Solar industry learns lessons in Spanish sun.Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun. New York Times Making clean technology cheap as well as green is key to success.It’s called clean technology’s “competitive conundrum’’: how to get people to pay for cleaner energy when electricity produced from traditional sources like nuclear power, coal, or natural gas costs less. Boston Globe Tapping offshore wind.It’s been nine years since developers first proposed a wind farm off Cape Cod. You can now find offshore wind proposals in just about any state with a coastline. But these are still just proposals. Environment Report Counting outsourced emissions.
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One of the stickiest points in international climate change negotiations is how to account for CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions produced to make goods that are then sold for export. Should the producing country or the consuming country be held accountable for those emissions? New York Times The wrong kind of green.As we confront the biggest ecological crisis in human history, many of the green organizations meant to be leading the fight are busy shoveling up hard cash from the world's worst polluters--and burying science-based environmentalism in return. Here is the real Climategate, waiting to be exposed. Nation Cool it on efforts against new rules, EPA chief asks.The head of the EPA on Monday pushed back against lawmakers' attempts to halt the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases from power plants, refiners and other industrial facilities. Houston Chronicle California greenhouse gas law could cost some jobs.The Legislature's nonpartisan analyst says CA's landmark greenhouse gas reduction law could cost jobs in the near term, while its long-term impact is uncertain. Sacramento Bee |
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Top ConsequencesInt´l scientists to launch environmental studies on "Third Pole".International scientists are preparing to launch a joint study on the environment of the "Third Pole" region centered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a Chinese scientist said Monday. Xinhua News Agency Women hit by climate change to lobby Capitol Hill.Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Reuters Shellfish could supplant tree-ring climate data.Oxygen isotopes in clamshells may provide the most detailed record yet of global climate change, according to a team of scientists who studied a haul of ancient Icelandic molluscs. Nature Top SolutionsWorld’s pall of black carbon can be eased with new stoves.With a single, concerted initiative, the world could save millions of people in poor nations from respiratory ailments and early death, while dealing a big blow to global warming - and all at a surprisingly small cost. Yale Environment 360 Solar industry learns lessons in Spanish sun.Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun. New York Times Making clean technology cheap as well as green is key to success.It’s called clean technology’s “competitive conundrum’’: how to get people to pay for cleaner energy when electricity produced from traditional sources like nuclear power, coal, or natural gas costs less. Boston Globe Top CausesWhen goods get traded, who pays for the CO2?Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. But while China may be leading the world in carbon emissions, that output is in large part due to the fact that it is using energy to make clothes, cars and toys for the rest of us, a new study finds. Time Magazine Counting outsourced emissions.One of the stickiest points in international climate change negotiations is how to account for CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions produced to make goods that are then sold for export. Should the producing country or the consuming country be held accountable for those emissions? New York Times Gardeners urged to stop using peat-based compost.Yesterday the Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced a new target to phase out the use of peat compost in amateur gardens by 2020. Its extraction in the UK not only disturbs rare wildlife but also releases an estimated million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. London Independent Top PoliticsThe wrong kind of green.As we confront the biggest ecological crisis in human history, many of the green organizations meant to be leading the fight are busy shoveling up hard cash from the world's worst polluters--and burying science-based environmentalism in return. Here is the real Climategate, waiting to be exposed. Nation Cool it on efforts against new rules, EPA chief asks.The head of the EPA on Monday pushed back against lawmakers' attempts to halt the EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases from power plants, refiners and other industrial facilities. Houston Chronicle California greenhouse gas law could cost some jobs.The Legislature's nonpartisan analyst says CA's landmark greenhouse gas reduction law could cost jobs in the near term, while its long-term impact is uncertain. Sacramento Bee |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomCyber bullying rises as climate data are questioned.
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The e-mails come thick and fast every time NASA scientist Gavin Schmidt appears in the press. Rude and crass e-mails. E-mails calling him a fraud, a cheat, a scumbag and much worse. more Ethanol's contrasting carbon footprints.
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The federal government last week concluded corn-based biofuels help reduce emissions; California regulators say they don't. Who's right? Oddly enough, both may be. more US loses opportunity with home energy efficiency.
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Despite EPA gains with its Energy Star program, some 99 percent of American houses remain "sick" – damp, drafty, expensive to heat and cool – and could be made at least 30 percent more energy-efficient with "highly cost-effective, tried-and-true" improvements, according to experts. more Stern: Copenhagen Accord 'best way to make progress.'
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Lead U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern said Thursday the Copenhagen Accord represents the best way forward for a binding global climate deal but that success likely rests with a smaller group of countries working outside the unwieldy, multi-national United Nations process. more Disappearing options.
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Climate policy has a tipping point. Failure to set and meet strict emissions targets over the next 40 years puts long-term goals – such as limiting planetary warming to 2ºC by 2100 – permanently out of reach, according to a study published Monday. more |