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theenergycollective.com - 3/31/2009
Document alert: Annual Energy Review 2009
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The US Department of Energy has released the latest edition of their Annual Energy Review (from the Executive Summary): The projections in AEO2009 look beyond current economic and financial woes and focus on factors that drive U.S. energy markets in the longer term. Key issues highlighted ...
guardian.co.uk - 3/25/2009
James Lovelock on Biochar: let the Earth remove CO2 for us | Environment
— guardian.co.uk — I usually agree with George Monbiot and love the way he says it but this time – with his assertion that the latest miracle mass fuel cure, biochar, does not stand up – he has got it only half right. Yes, it is silly to rename charcoal as biochar and ... (more) James Lovelock on Biochar: let the Earth remove CO2 for ...

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Introduction to climate economics: Why even strong climate action has such a low total cost — one tenth of a penny on the dollar
climateprogress.org - 3/31/2009
Introduction to climate economics: Why even strong climate action has such a low total cost — ...
— climateprogress.org — Since the nation is about to launch into a long debate about the costs of climate action versus the cost of inaction, here is an overview of the major cost analyses of global climate action. In its definitive 2007 synthesis report of the scientific ... (more) Introduction to climate economics: Why even strong ...

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guardian.co.uk - 3/25/2009
We never said biochar is a miracle cure
— guardian.co.uk — George Monbiot's implication that we believe biochar is a miracle solution to CO2 reduction is grossly misunderstood It is unfortunate that George Monbiot has insinuated that one of us (Jim Hansen) is a believer in biochar as a "miracle" solution ... (more) We never said biochar is a miracle cure

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