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Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:11:31 +0000

Exclusive: Watchdog's estimates of reserves inflated says top official The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of ...

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Al Gore: Super grid is critical to combating the climate crisis

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:57 +0000

An effective smart grid could help keep the United States competitive in the international marketplace, the former U.S. vice president says.

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Naomi Klein

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:37 +0000

Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. Thrilling and revelatory, The Shock Doctrine cracks ...

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Prince Charles announces funding scheme to protect rainforests

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:37 +0000

A global emergency funding scheme to drastically reduce the destruction of tropical rainforests over the next five years was announced by the Prince of Wales today, with the US pledging $275m (£165m) towards rainforest protection. The plan relies on developed countries paying rainforest ...

Yale Environment 360 found this 29 hours ago on guardian.co.uk

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Summary Statistics for the United States

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:56:49 +0000

[1] Includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite coal. Waste and synthetic coal are included starting in 2002. [2] Distillate fuel oil (all diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils), residual fuel oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oils and bunker C fuel oil), jet fuel, kerosene, ...

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U.S. Senate puts off action on climate bill to 2010

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

by Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate will act in early 2010 on legislation to battle climate change, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday, ending hopes of a breakthrough by next month’s global talks. “We are going to try to do that sometime in the ...

Conservation Value Notes found this 26 hours ago on grist.org

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Economists Concur on Threat of Warming

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:14:10 +0000

More than 140 top economists agreed that global warming threatens the United States economy, and that a cap-and-trade system is needed.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:06:21 +0000

Analysis CAFOs Uncovered: The Untold Costs of Confined Animal Feeding Operations When it comes to most of the meat, dairy, and eggs produced in the United States, there's truly no such thing as a free lunch. In this new report, UCS exposes the billions of dollars in environmental, health, and ...

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Asia Beats U.S. 3-1: Major New Report on US vs. Asian Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technology

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:15:53 +0000

Asia is poised to dominate the fast-growing clean energy industry by outspending the United States by at least three-to-one on infrastructure and technology, according to a new report, Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant, which was released today by the Breakthrough Institute and Information ...

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Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant - Overview

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:20:00 +0000

Asian Nations Set to Dominate Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States - New Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Innovation Institute report. " Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Asian Nations Set to Dominate Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States ...

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Don't blame U.S. for standoff in international climate talks, senators say

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:49 +0000

New York Times: The Senate's failure to approve sweeping global warming legislation should not be blamed for a failure to reach a global agreement on greenhouse gas emissions at U.N. talks in Copenhagen, two key senators said today. "You know what, we'd get blamed at Copenhagen if we acted ...

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Asia Beats U.S. 3-1: Major New Report on US vs. Asian Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technology

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:00 +0000

By Michael Shellenberger, originally at the Breakthrough Institute Asia is poised to dominate the fast-growing clean energy industry by outspending the United States by at least three-to-one on infrastructure and technology, according to a new report, Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant, which was ...

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Norway electric carmaker to build in Indiana

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Norwegian electric car maker Think Global is gearing up to launch its vehicles in the United States and has picked a site in Indiana for its U.S. manufacturing facility, a major investor in the company said on Tuesday. The exact location and other details ...

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Barack Obama and Hu Jintao aim to agree greenhouse gas targets

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:02 +0000

Statement by leaders of world's two biggest polluters could breathe new life into Copenhagen climate change talks The US and China, the world's two biggest polluters, today said they aimed to set targets for easing greenhouse gases emissions next month, potentially breathing new life into the ...

Energy Bulletin - found this 3 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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China and US poised to break new ground in green technology partnership

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:17 +0000

Barack Obama's trip to Beijing expected to yield cooperation on 'clean coal' and smart grids and rejuvenate stalling climate talks Barack Obama said the US and China will break new ground in their partnership on clean energy technology during a summit in Beijing tomorrow that will also seek ...

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Environmental groups at odds over new tack in climate fight

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:42:00 +0000

Washington Post: A curious debate has broken out among American environmental groups, as the Senate balkily starts to focus on the threat of climate change. Now, some groups have muted their alarms about wildfires, shrinking glaciers and rising seas. Not because they've stopped caring about them ...

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Climate change bill to backburner

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:53:09 +0000

Politico: An aggressive White House push on jobs and deficit reduction in 2010 may be yet another sign that climate-change legislation will stay on the back burner next year. "There is a growing chorus in the party that thinks we should be doing more to spur job creation and not necessarily ...

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Climate catastrophe: Rapid climate change was the subject of the Hollywood ... -

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:16:03 +0000

Daily mail: Climate catastrophe: Rapid climate change was the subject of the Hollywood blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow It took just six months for a warm and sunny Europe to be engulfed in ice, according to new research. Previous studies have suggested the arrival of the last Ice Age nearly ...

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United States: Gore's presentation on climate change draws 800 as 200 protestors gather outside

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:09:22 +0000

Palm Beach Post: Confused Palm Beach County voters helped thwart Al Gore's 2000 bid to become president of the United States, but he was introduced as "president of the planet" when he returned here Saturday night to deliver an environmental lecture. The former vice president spoke on ...

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Copenhagen climate talks: US refusal to rush gives Obama time to get Senate onside

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:45 +0000

• Ratification of new treaty needs two-thirds majority • Delay could win big prize: bringing China on board Barack Obama's admission that next month's crucial climate talks in Copenhagen will not provide a legally binding treaty is the best thing – and the worst thing – the world needed to ...

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