Posted on October 10, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) US President hopeful Barack Obama said that he would spend $150 billion over 10 years on a push to develop new renewable fuel and clean coal technology. His aggressive strategy would require an 80% greenhouse gases reduction and require those who pollute to pay for that right on a per-ton of carbon basis. Those [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) Recent national surveys demonstrate that Americans are increasingly convinced that global warming is occurring (in this survey, 68% are “completely” or “mostly convinced”) and favor a wide range of national and international policies to slow it.
http://environment.yale.edu/news/5323/
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Posted on September 25, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) According to a Globe and Mail article, the Great Lakes, the larget body of fresh water on earth, is shrinking at an alarming rate. Global warming seems to be the culprit.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070924.LAKES24/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/
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Posted on September 24, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) Once again George Bush will sidestep the UN conference on climate change this week, and will only attend the gala dinner. This is in light of the ‘other climate change summit’ that he is organising on Thursday at the White House. Although it reflects an effort to acknowledge climate change, many see this as [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) A broad coalition of investors, state officials with regulatory and fiscal management responsibilities, and environmental groups today filed a landmark petition asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require publicly-traded companies to assess and fully disclose their financial risks from climate change. The 22 petitioners include leading institutional investors in the U.S. and [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) Day4Energy, a Vancouver-based company has secured $17m to expand its production of solar panels. Day4 Energy has developed new PV technology that will significantly reduce the cost of PV to the end-user, making future technology a reality.
www.day4energy.com
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Posted on September 23, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) “The first thing we have to do is destroy oil as a strategic commodity.” Former CIA director James Woolsey said at a renewable enrgy conference in Iowa, USA. Woolsey, is now a lawyer specializing in energy for the Booz Allen Hamilton consulting firm.
http://www.renewableonparade.com/
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Posted on September 22, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) A new American startup called ChooseRenewables.com, has launched, to help consumers choose green electricity, conserve energy, offset their emissions and generate their own renewable electricity.
http://www.chooserenewables.com/
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Posted on September 22, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) The Science and Public Policy Institute has uncovered a major flaw, or ‘intended mistake’, by Laurie David, in her children’s book ‘The Down-to-earth Guide to Global Warming’. In it, the study claims that “The more the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the higher the temperature climbed”. However, in order to illustrate that fact, they [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2007 by climateradar
(ClimateRadar.com) According to Blogger ‘The Cunctator’ the new legislative laws are being concocted by senators with strong links to the fossil fuel industry.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/19/183955/708
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