"NAACP Resolves To Fight Climate Change"
The NAACP last week adopted a resolution supporting clean energy development, curbs on greenhouse gas emissions, and policies to foster green collar jobs.
Source: Grist, 07/23/2009
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Grist Grades Senate Websites on Climate Transparency; Flunks Some
The online environmental magazine Grist combed the Web sites of 99 senators and graded them on how well they explained the Senators' positions on climate change and energy. "The results aren’t pretty. We found a distinct lack of information among Democrats and Republicans alike, senators with and without strong environmental voting records, and from all regions of the country," Grist told parents.
Source: Grist, 07/23/2009
"Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread"
Policies that allow small producers of alternative energy to sell it to utilities at or above market rates art catching on in the U.S. They could help revolutionize energy production.
Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2009
"Onion Power: Tops, Tails and Skins Become Electricity"
"Tops and tails are becoming much more than garbage at Gills Onions, an onion processor in Oxnard, Calif. Today marks the unveiling of the company's onion-powered electrical system, a first-of-its-kind initiative to turn onion waste into energy."
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2009
"World's First Solar City?"
A former NFL player wants to build the world’s first 100-percent solar-powered city in southern Florida.
Source: Environment Report, 07/21/2009
"Colorado Guv Cozies up To Natural Gas"
"Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, is not known for being a friend of fossil fuels. ...So it was a bit of a surprise this month when Ritter told oil and gas executives that natural gas should not be seen as simply a bridge fuel."
Source: High Country News, 07/21/2009
"Government Rejects Oil Drilling Deal in Alaska Refuge"
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rejected a controversial land trade that would have allowed oil and gas drilling in part of a national wildlife refuge in Alaska."
Source: Reuters, 07/21/2009
"Senate Agriculture Panel Begins to Stake Its Claim in Climate Bill"
"Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee will vet options this week for the sweeping energy and climate bill, which they are expected to play a significant role in shaping."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/21/2009
"UN's Shipping Agency IMO Agrees to CO2-Cutting Proposals"
The UN-based International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which regulates ocean shipping, agreed Friday to voluntary proposals aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
Source: Reuters, 07/20/2009
"43 New Coal Plants Would Escape Climate Bill CO2 Standards"
"A new burst of coal-fired power plant construction now underway -- the largest in decades -- will put 43 new coal plants on American soil in the next five years, and all of them will escape the performance standards written into the climate bill now moving through Congress."
Source: SolveClimate, 07/17/2009
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