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‘Bubbling cauldrons of gas’ – The Globe and Mail
Unimaginable quantities of methane — a greenhouse gas 20 to 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide — are stored underground in the Arctic. Some of it is leaking out
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Senator Susan Collins on Offshore Wind Energy for Maine | The Exception Magazine
Senator Susan Collins discusses how Maine could become “the national center for deep-water, offshore wind energy” in the video above.
According to University of Maine Professor Dr. Habib Dagher, an academic involved in the wind center proposal, there are “14 nuclear power plants worth of wind within 15 nautical miles off the shore” of Maine
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Massey Energy CEO blasts climate bill at WVa rally – Yahoo! News
Massey Energy chief executive Don Blankenship blasted supporters of climate-change legislation and other environmental issues affecting the coal industry at a corporate-sponsored Labor Day concert and rally in southern West Virginia.
Seriously, this guy should be charged with crimes against the planet!
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Eco Tech: Metal Reflector To Make Concentrated Solar Power Affordable – Ecofriend
New technique replaces glass reflectors with a metal one to reduce weight and cost.
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Duke Leaves Coal Group Over Anti-Climate Bill Stance | GreenBiz.com
Citing a rift with other member companies hostile to U.S. climate change legislation, Duke Energy left a business coalition linked to a recent scandal over forged letters sent to members of Congress opposing the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.
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Introducing the inaugural UtiliQ ranking of U.S. electric utilities – a list of the top 25 intelligent utilities based on a detailed analysis by IDC Energy Insights and Intelligent Utility magazine. This ranking was developed in response to a number of issues and challenges in the rapidly evolving electric utility industry.
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Worst climate change offenders to escape effects, report claims – Times Online
Countries which are contributing most to climate change, including Britain, will be shielded from its worst effects, according to a study which ranks nations according to their vulnerability to global warming.
The poorest countries, including most of Africa and much of south Asia, face “extreme risk” from climate change despite having very low greenhouse gas emissions.
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Greentech Media: Defense Contractors Pursue the Smart Grid
Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon have been making an under-the-radar push into smart grid cybersecurity projects of late – especially when it comes to slapping their security badges on smart grid projects seeking federal stimulus funds.
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TheStar.com | Ontario | Ontario to cut back coal power 40 per cent
Ontario plans to shut down four coal-fuelled power units in late 2010, a move environmentalists say will make the province a leader in the fight against climate change.
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Photo: Next Ice Age Delayed by Global Warming, Study Says
Humans are essentially putting the brakes on the next ice age, according to a September 2009 study that represents the most extensive work to date on Arctic climate change.
Arctic temperatures (seen in blue, above) have cooled over the past 2,000 years due to a natural tilt in Earth’s axis. But human-caused global warming reversed that trend in the mid-1990s (seen in red).
Analysis of records from lake sediments, ice cores, and tree rings found the same results as computer models, strengthening the researchers’ conclusions.
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Drax coal train hijackers sentenced | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Environmental protesters who hijacked a freight train carrying coal to one of Europe’s largest power stations were today sentenced to community service and ordered to pay costs and compensation to Network Rail.
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Japan vows big climate change cut
Japan’s next leader has promised a big cut in greenhouse gas emissions, saying he will aim for a 25% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
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Talkingenergy – e.on’s YouTube Channel
“We need low carbon energy, it needs to be from reliable sources, and it needs to be affordable. E.ON believes that everyone should be involved and have the chance to ask questions, and be informed and consulted. That’s what this Talking Energy channel is for. ”
e.on has created a YouTube channel to discuss our energy future
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Eco Gadgets: Uganda Telecom Debuts Its First Solar-powered Cellphone – Ecofriend
Uganda Telecom has launched the country’s first solar powered cellphone. Dubbed “Kasana”, the phone is designed to harness the East African sun for a sustainable recharge after an initially charging from the conventional AC socket.
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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Seas ‘threaten 20m in Bangladesh’
Up to 20 million people in low-lying Bangladesh are at risk from sea-level rise in the coming decades, according to new research.
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BP’s Tiber Find: Fodder for Oil Optimists or Pessimists? – Environmental Capital – WSJ
What’s really interesting about BP’s “giant” Tiber discovery in the Gulf of Mexico is how it provides ammunition for both people optimistic about the future of the oil business and those that are a lot gloomier.
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