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To Slow Warming, Tax Carbon

Source: The New York Times, Nov 11 2012, 7:49pm CST

ENVIRONMENT played only a modest role in the recent American presidential election. President Obama lauded his new fuel-efficiency standards and support for renewable energy sources, while Mitt Romney faulted the president for rising ...

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Shell Oil Ex-President: We Must Change How We Think About Energy

Source: Popular Mechanics  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:03am CDT

As president of Shell, I spoke out publicly against the unaffordability of oil and gasoline, and I spoke in support of alternative fuels . . . Starting Citizens for Affordable Energy was an evolutionary step for me. Yes. A ...

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Generating more savings

Source: Newark Advertiser  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:55am CDT

Profits generated by a community wind turbine are being used to help villagers pay for energy-saving measures. Residents of Hockerton are each being given £200 to pay for items such as warmer curtains, insulation ...

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Storing Data, Burning Carbon

Source: Dissident Voice  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:24am CDT

Continuing revelations from National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden have cast a spotlight on widespread U.S. government surveillance of Americans and others around the globe, just as the NSA completes a new data f ...

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Dear Jenny McCarthy and Bill McKibben: Coal Plants are causing Autism, Let’s Sue Them!

Source: Informed Comment  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:59am CDT

The situation comedy actress Jenny McCarthy has done great damage to public health by her wrong-headed thesis that vaccines cause autism. This is not true, as much research has confirmed. But now we have a scientific study that shows what really is c ...

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Top Aide to Obama Outlines Coming Climate Strategy

Source: National Journal  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:50am CDT

The climate-change policy President Obama is expected to roll out next month will focus on energy efficiency, renewable-energy development on public lands, and—most contentious of the three—regulations controlling greenhouse-gas emissions, a ...

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Bergstrom partners with solar energy provider eNow

Source: Fleet Owner  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:47am CDT

Bergstrom, maker of the NITE no-idle system, has partnered with eNow, a clean tech solar energy solutions company. As part of the agreement, both companies will market their complimentary products – which are both CARB approved ...

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Germany Energy Storage Incentive Could Push PV Market Further

Source: Renewable energy access  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:46am CDT

As more and more solar is installed and some countries, like Germany, are seeing consumers get an increasing amount of their electricity from intermittent sources, grid storage and batteries are sure to be hot topics at this year’s Intersol ...

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In the Heat of Berlin, Obama Signals He's Finally Ready to Act on Climate Change

Source: The Atlantic  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:31am CDT

"Due to public reports that the president will be announcing major action on climate change very soon, the Attorney General has decided to postpone a lawsuit on this matter for a short period," said Melissa Grace, a spo ...

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EU politicians back weakened rescue plan for carbon market

Source: Thomson Reuters News & Insight  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:21am CDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European politicians, meeting in committee, on Wednesday gave their backing to a compromise plan to boost the price of allowances on the European Union's carbon market. However, the proposal still needs to get backing from a p ...

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Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says

Source: AlertNet  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:36am CDT

* 97-98 scientific agreement on warming means it is real * China, U.S. 'serious' about climate change LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop danger ...

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