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The CRU hack

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

As many of you will be aware, a large number of emails from the University of East Anglia webmail server were hacked recently (Despite some confusion generated by Anthony Watts, this has absolutely nothing to do with the Hadley Centre which is a completely separate institution). As people are ...

Only In It For The Gold found this 6 hours ago on realclimate.org

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Environmental Capital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000

Environmental Capital provides daily news and analysis of the shifting energy and environmental landscape. The Wall Street Journal's Keith Johnson is the lead writer. Environmental Capital is led by Journal energy reporter Russell Gold, and includes contributions from other writers at the ...

Peak Energy found this 15 hours ago on blogs.wsj.com

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U.S.-China Joint Statement

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:50:36 +0000

At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, President Barack Obama of the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15–18, 2009. The Presidents held in-depth, productive and candid discussions on U.S.-China ...

Dot Earth found this 3 days ago on whitehouse.gov

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U.S.-China Clean Energy Announcements

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:42:33 +0000

Beijing, China - Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy.

Yale Environment 360 found this 3 days ago on energy.gov

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Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:00 +0000

Aptera Motors has ousted founders Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony, sources told Wired, painting a picture of a boardroom confrontation between the original founders and the auto industry veterans the company brought in last fall. Rumors that Aptera Motors was letting them go and laying off an ...

Autoblog Green found this 4 days ago on wired.com

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Tofurky® Holiday Products

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:21:32 +0000

Holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas in particular, can be a lonely time for vegetarians. For years, people who choose not to eat meat have been pretty much left out of the celebration with only side dishes to consume. In 1995, with the introduction of the first Tofurky Roast, all that changed.

ecofabulous found this 3 days ago on tofurky.com

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Global temperatures will rise 6C by end of century, say scientists

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:47:35 +0000

Most comprehensive CO2 study to date is expected to give greater urgency to diplomatic manoeuvring before Copenhagen Global temperatures are on a path to rise by an average of 6C by the end of the century as CO2 emissions increase and the Earth's natural ability to absorb the gas declines, ...

BES Ecology & Policy Blog found this 2 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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'Road trains' get ready to roll

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:04 +0000

road train image The driver's sat-nav indicates that there is a road train ahead that is following some of his/her planned journey. road train image The driver approaches the road train, which is controlled by a professional driver at the front, and indicates that he/she wishes to join. road ...

GoodCleanTech found this 10 days ago on news.bbc.co.uk

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Booz Allen Hamilton: A Strategy and Technology Consulting Firm

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:15:00 +0000

Thwarting Cyber Attack on the US Infrastructure Mitigating the Impact of a Pandemic on the Workplace. Booz Allen's Mike McConnell appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss whether nation states or others with ill intent could get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the US ...

Green Building : Jetson Green found this 8 days ago on boozallen.com

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Business of Green

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:45 +0000

UNDAUNTED Thomas Donohue leads the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's biggest, oldest business group.

The Oil Drum found this 35 hours ago on nytimes.com

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Locust Storage Home

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:10:58 +0000

Locust Storage is developing a new category of enterprise-class networked storage that offers fundamental breakthroughs in terms of price/performance, capacity, and system intelligence. These advancements, based on a unique architecture that leverages industry-standard technology, dramatically ...

Greentech Media: All Content found this 28 hours ago on locust-storage.com

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Electrification Coalition

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:49 +0000

Timothy E. Conver Timothy E. Conver Chairman, President & CEO AeroVironment, Inc. Peter L. Corsell Peter L. Corsell CEO GridPoint, Inc. David W. Crane David W. Crane President & CEO NRG Energy, Inc. Kevin Czinger Kevin Czinger President & CEO Coda Automotive Peter A. Darbee Peter A. Darbee ...

Earth2Tech found this 4 days ago on electrificationcoalition.org

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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 ...

Grist - the Latest from Grist found this 2 days ago on thebreakthrough.org

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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 ...

Peak Oil News found this 11 days ago on guardian.co.uk

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Mr. President: Time to Quit Fibbing and Spinning

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:46:29 +0000

I’ll always knock on doors for Obama. But on the climate, we need more than rhetoric and excuses.

It's Getting Hot In Here found this 4 days ago on motherjones.com

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Electrification Coalition

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

"Electrification of our transport sector is, of course, not just a major step forward in our effort to decarbonize American society, it means much more in terms of the enhancement of national security and the preservation of national wealth." David W. Crane President & CEO, NRG Energy, Inc. ...

Switchboard, from NRDC found this 4 days ago on ElectrificationCoalition.org

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Hopenhagen Ambassador Contest: HuffPost Citizen Journalist Will Win A Trip To Copenhagen

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Most people don't know it, but the fate of the world is at stake this December. The UN is holding a Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark where the world's leaders will decide whether there will be any framework at all on limiting carbon emissions before the Kyoto protocol expires and the before the amount of carbon in the atmosphere climbs to even higher, and harder to reverse levels. While this might sound abstract, bureaucratic or boring, this global gathering will determine the future of ...

Green Daily found this 3 days ago on huffingtonpost.com

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Energy Positive House to Supply Power to Grid in Sweden

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:00:04 +0000

We’ve seen some pretty energy efficient homes here at Inhabitat, but houses that actually give back to the grid seemed to be a thing of the future — until now. Swedish designers are currently constructing Villa Akarp , a residence that aims to combine energy conservation, energy ...

Ecofriend found this 3 days ago on inhabitat.com

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President Obama delivers joint press statement with President Hu Jintao of China

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:01:02 +0000

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Climate Progress found this 3 days ago on washingtonpost.com

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80% of Amazon Deforestation Stems from Cattle Ranching

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:18:34 +0000

Greenpeace Brazil has released a report at the World Social Forum in Belém showing that up to 80 percent of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is due to an increase in raising cattle for human consumption. Brazil has quickly become the largest exporter of beef in the world, but they ...

Green Options found this 3 days ago on planetsave.com

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