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Podcast: How Equity and Economics Will Drive Climate and Energy Stories in 2012
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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In 2011, two deeply intertwined themes dominated international climate and energy stories: equity and the intersection of the economy and the environment. “These two themes – equity and economy versus environment – will continue to shape stories in 2012,” says Manish Bapna, a... (original story)
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McKibben on Keystone Victory and Tuesday’s ‘Whistleblowing’ Protest in DC
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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Obama rejects Keystone XL – but we can’t stop here. Bill McKibben sent this email to 350.org supporters on Friday Dear Friends We wanted to share with you the news: this afternoon the Obama Administration announced that they are denying the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. You did good wor... (original story)
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Wired Pulls a Charlie Sheen on Clean Energy: Experts Easily Debunk Absurd Hit-Job on Solar and Wind Power
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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In 2011, global investment in renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for the first time. And the U.S. surged back into the lead in clean investment ahead of China by about $8 billion. So what, other than bad journalism, explains this nonsensical headline and image from the top tech magazine Wir... (original story)
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Carbon Dioxide Is “Driving Fish Crazy” and Threatening Their Survival, Study Finds
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found. Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the ocean by the end of this century will ... (original story)
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Thermoelectric Materials Advance Could Drop the Cost of Waste-Heat Harvesting
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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by Zachary Rybarczyk New research could lead to more cost-effective materials for using waste heat for electricity and cooling – opening up innovation in a new class of waste heat conversion technologies. High-efficiency thermoelectric materials – technologies that allow excess heat to be conver... (original story)
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“Vision Prize”, an online poll of scientists about climate risk
Posted from RealClimate 3 days ago
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A group of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University is trying to get a better understanding of the views of earth scientists regarding various climate change topics. They have set up an ongoing poll to do this, called Vision Prize. It’s a short (10 question) poll, covering topics like the ra... (original story)
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Rick Mercer's Hilarious Takedown of the "Radical Foreign Interests" Echo Chamber
Posted from DeSmogBlog 3 days ago
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This Rick Mercer video started making the rounds several days ago, but in case you missed it, it's a hilarious skewering of the "radical foreign interests" talking point that the 'ethical oil' crowd is trying to inject into the debate over the Enbridge Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline... (original story)
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Breaking: Clean Energy Defunder Wins South Carolina Primary
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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No single politician since Ronald Reagan has done more to set back America’s leadership in clean technology than Newt Gingrich. National Zoo plaque [click to enlarge, credit: J. Maskit] Emperor Newt is pro-poison, that’s for sure (see “Gingrich proposes abolishing EPA” and Repo... (original story)
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Time for a Massive U.S. Investment in Energy Efficiency
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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The Best “Austerity” is Cutting Energy Costs by Trevor Winnie, reposted from Clean Edge A rising attitude of austerity has been sweeping the nation for some time now, with the loudest voices putting near term deficit concerns in front of commitment to long term economic growth. But a ... (original story)
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Video: How Bainbridge Island Cut Peak Power Consumption 10 MW
Posted from ThinkProgress » Climate Pr... 3 days ago
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The 23,000 citizens of Bainbridge Island in Washington State are showing how a combination of transparent price signals, online social networking and old fashioned community organizing can make a big difference in reducing energy consumption. Located in Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island has been a majo... (original story)
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