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Fight global warming, get $1,100/year
Source: CNN

A new proposal to curb global warming could jump start stalled Senate greenhouse gas discussions and put an average of $1,100 a year back into the pockets of American consumers.

Do the right thing
Source: odemagazine.com

the widespread resistance within governments and industry to seriously tackle global warming reminds me of the resistance to the abolition of slavery. It is the same fear.

Carbonhagen: World Leaders Drive to Climate Summit in Gas-Guzzling Luxury Fleet
Source: FOXNews.com

World leaders and VIPs began pouring into Copenhagen Monday morning for the city's long-awaited climate summit, arriving in style in a fleet of gas-guzzling limos and luxury cars. What a joke.....if you think it's just FOX News driven, watch the video.

Fossil-fuel emissions up 2% in 2008 - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

PARIS (AFP) – Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday.

An Oil Driven Economy; The American Dream!

What I do not get is all the hoop-la to save a misguided out-dated toxic fossil fuel economy?

World clean energy investment outstrips that in fossil fuel technology - Australia lags last
Source: The Age

Key pre-Copenhagen international climate emergency economics report - AUSTRALIA ranks last among wealthy countries in being ready to compete in a clean energy future or play its part in a strong climate treaty

Cap & Tax: America's No-energy & In-security Act Of 2009

On June 26th the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 219 yeas to 212 nays what can only be described as the most massive tax increase and bureaucratic power grab ever. I just downloaded a PDF version of the ''American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009'' (H. R.

The race is on: 100 miles on just 1 gallon - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

As part of the second Boston GreenFest, seven teams will attempt to drive their homemade cars from Greenfield to Boston City Hall Plaza, a distance of 100 miles, using just 1 gallon of gasoline.

The Black Liquor War
Source: Wall Street Journal

Congress's unrelenting efforts to rid the world of fossil fuel have now produced a North American trade war over an obscure substance called "black liquor." Let us explain. This story begins with Congress's 2005 highway bill.

FactCheck.org Needs To Check Their Facts
Source: FactCheck.org

(comment below originally submitted to factcheck.org on July 27, 2008).

Congress, Interest Groups Gear Up for Highway Bill
Source: The New York Times

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar completely missed a news conference on innovative transit programs Thursday because his car was stuck in traffic, behind an accident in a congested commuter tunnel. More Articles

California Utility to Capture Solar Power in Space
Source: FOXNews.com

Solar power beamed down from space will generate electricity for California homes as soon as 2016, under a new plan by a utility company to ramp up renewable energy technology far beyond solar panels on roofs. More Articles

The Shining Prize: Solar Power
Source: asiasentinel.com

It is starting to appear that a Moore's Law of endlessly doubling technological innovation may be just around the corner for the solar power industry, along with drastically falling prices for photovoltaic cells.

Paper Companies Get Paid to Waste Fossil Fuel
Source: The Nation

Thanks to an obscure tax provision, the United States government stands to pay out as much as $8 billion this year to the ten largest paper companies.

New Hopes For Cold Fusion at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Source: newscientist.com

Pamela Mosier-Boss and colleagues at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego, California, are claiming to have made a "significant" discovery – clear evidence of the products of cold fusion. More Articles

Team Battles Arctic Winter, Hiking 600+ Miles to Measure Melting Ice Cap
Source: CNN

It could be the ultimate test of human endurance: Three British explorers are risking their lives in subzero temperatures to measure the melting Arctic ice cap. More Articles

MIT Develops Battery That Recharges In Seconds
Source: crn.com

A new battery technology developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could lead to small, lightweight batteries for cell phones and other mobile devices that recharge in seconds instead of hours.

Are Big Oil and Big Coal Climate Criminals?
Source: The New York Times

"These CEO's, these captains of industry, in my opinion, if they don't change their tactics they're guilty of crimes against humanity and nature", said Dr. James E. Hansen in a briefing to House Democrats.

Manhattan Towers Gather Their Own Heat for Power
Source: The New York Times

Unlike conventional power stations, which let excess heat dissipate into the air as exhaust, cogens reuse that cast-off energy for heating and cooling.

Weathering Climate Change
Source: Technology Review

Ralph J. Cicerone, one of the nation's leading experts on climate change, is an atmospheric chemist who has made major contributions to understanding ozone depletion and the behavior of greenhouse gases.

Google Power Meter Gives Detailed Analysis of Home Energy Consumption
Source: PC World

Google is trying to impact electrical energy consumption by developing a Web service that will let users track electricity usage in a very detailed way. More Articles

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu's Latest Experiment
Source: spectrum.ieee.org

The newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, is settling into his new job in Washington, D.C., but he's still making waves in his old job as a physicist.

Bacteria Biofuels: Alcohols, Hydrogen and Solar Energy O My!
Source: Scientific Blogging

Rising gas prices and dependency upon oil and fossil fuel sources have created a metaphysical energy crisis. The ensuing chaos has caused everyone to evaluate possible energy alternatives from solar, wind, nuclear and biological.

Economic Downturn: A Green Downfall or Salvation?
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Many in the green movement are concerned that the current downfall of the World economy spells the end of investment in capital projects and in global warming prevention.

Is small the future of nuclear power generation?
Source: Toronto Star

Hyperion Power Generation Inc. has developed a garden shed-sized nuclear reactor that can produce enough heat to generate 25 megawatts of electricity for up to 10 years. That's enough energy to power 20,000 homes.

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