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Canada steps up oil sands push in United States

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:49:16 +0000

CALGARY -- Canada has mounted its biggest campaign yet to sell the United States on the energy security benefits of the oil sands as Washington debates new environmental policy, the country's energy minister said on Friday. Canadian Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said she and her staff ...

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Natural gas should be the vehicle fuel of the immediate future

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:50:26 +0000

Friday, November 06, 2009 Too often in Congress, and in our political debate, people stake out a position and, in the course of defending that position, refuse to credit anything their opponent is saying. We ve all seen that. When it comes to passing a clean energy plan for the United States, we ...

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Harman Kardon

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:45:29 +0000

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Civil unrest has a role in stopping climate change, says Gore

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:08:34 +0000

Ahead of Copenhagen summit, former US vice-president says 'non-violent lawbreaking' is legitimate in persuading governments to cut emissions Al Gore has sought to inject fresh momentum into the Copenhagen build-up, saying he is certain Barack Obama will attend and predicting a rise in civil ...

Ramsay Home found this 20 hours ago on guardian.co.uk

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Study: Managing Emissions Intensity

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:21:36 +0000

A new World Bank study finds that some countries have managed to de-link economic growth and CO2 emissions.

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Al Gore urges Philly group to fight climate change

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:44:08 +0000

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APEC seeks sweeping world emission cuts by 2050

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:53:50 +0000

Agence France-Presse: Asia-Pacific leaders plan to call for sweeping cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at a summit here next week, according to a draft communique obtained by AFP Friday. "We believe that global emissions will need to peak over the next few years, and be ...

Climate Progress found this 21 hours ago on news.yahoo.com

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Statement on Fort Hood Tragedy

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:25:09 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2009 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement about the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas: "Our deepest sympathies go to the families who lost loved ones or are ...

Rover found this 21 hours ago on commondreams.org

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Interactive: The World's Dirtiest Power Plants

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:00:29 +0000

Energy Interactive: The World's Dirtiest Power Plants Jon Bruner , 11.03.09, 06:00 PM EST Sixty percent of the world's electricity comes from plants burning fossil fuels and releasing carbon. Many of the highest-emission plants are concentrated in the United States and East Asia. Here, a look at ...

EarthFirst.com found this 2 days ago on forbes.com

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Restrictive laws wall off hemp bricks

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Assess for us, if you would, the qualities of this sustainable construction material: Bio-negative manufacturing (more carbon dioxide is locked up in the process of growing and harvesting the component materials than is released during the production of the binding ingredient) 100% ...

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Compost Your Pumpkin This Year

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:12:00 +0000

Every year, one billion pounds of pumpkins are produced in the United States alone, including at least 100 million pounds in every state. Unlike many other aspects of your Halloween experience, pumpkins don’t come in difficult to recycle packaging, which should make proper disposal a no-brainer. ...

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BP eyes output of new biofuels from next year

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0000

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Oil major BP ( BP.L ) may start commercial production of new types of biofuels from next year, the head of the group's biofuels division said on Tuesday. BP could launch commercial production of grass-based ethanol in the United States in 2010 with partner Verenium, ...

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Groups Push U.S. and China on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:59:38 +0000

Three prominent American research organizations that are pushing for greater cooperation between the U.S. and China on developing carbon capture technology and the creation of a market for carbon.

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US Senate Democrats push through climate bill

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:46:00 +0000

Agence France-Presse: US Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed a sweeping climate change bill through a key committee, shrugging off a boycott by Republicans who oppose the measure and mostly shunned the debate. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the legislation by an ...

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Peak Oil

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:30:39 +0000

What if, as a result of efforts to fight climate change and boost energy efficiency, global oil demand peaked in the foreseeable future? You could argue that such an achievement would be one of the most historic accomplishments of human civilization to date, proof, indeed, that we are civilized. ...

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China’s Suntech signs 115 MW supply deal with enXco

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:43:03 +0000

California-based enXco plans to use the modules in its rooftop and ground mounted utility-scale projects in the U.S. and Canada.

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EPA Tests Porous Pavement, Greener Gardens

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:24:37 +0000

rainylot As stormwater runoff endangers the world’s water supply, the EPA is busy planting gardens and repaving its parking lots. Don’t worry — it’s not just an attempt to beautify the agency’s field offices in Edison, New Jersey. The renovations are being done in the name of science, with a ...

Ramsay Home found this 4 days ago on wired.com

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The 100-Mile Diet for Electricity? The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Argues for Decentralization

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Image: ILSR Well, Not Literally 100 Miles... The Insitute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) has released a second version of its study titled Energy Self-Reliant States . In it they look at various ways that U.S. states could generate clean electricity locally (rooftop solar PV, onshore ...

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Warren Buffett Makes a $44 Billion (!) Bet on Trains, Buys BNSF

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:12:00 +0000

That's Quite a Nice New Toy You Got There, and It's Not Even Xmas Has the Oracle of Omaha seen the future? If so, it seems to include more trains, because Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's investment vehicle, decided to buy the remaining 77.4% of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) ...

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US puts climate debate on hold for five weeks despite plea by Merkel

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:14:35 +0000

• Senate delay means no bill likely before Copenhagen • German leader makes historic Congress address International negotiators lost one of the key elements to a successful deal on global warming today after Democratic leaders in the US Congress ruled out passing a climate change law before ...

TreeHugger found this 2 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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