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News Analysis – With Call to Arms, Obama Seeks to Shift Arc of Oil Crisis – NYTimes.com

June 16th, 2010

‘WASHINGTON — Fifty-six days, millions of gallons of oil and countless hours of cable television second-guessing later, President Obama finally addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday night to declare war.’

via News Analysis – With Call to Arms, Obama Seeks to Shift Arc of Oil Crisis – NYTimes.com.

EPA: Climate bill costs less than postage stamp – Yahoo! News

June 16th, 2010

‘WASHINGTON – A climate and energy bill being pushed in the Senate would cost American households 22 to 40 cents a day — less than the cost of a first-class postage stamp, the Obama administration said Tuesday.’

via EPA: Climate bill costs less than postage stamp – Yahoo! News.

Op-Ed Contributor – The Climate Majority – NYTimes.com

June 15th, 2010

‘Fully 86 percent of our respondents said they wanted the federal government to limit the amount of air pollution that businesses emit, and 76 percent favored government limiting business’s emissions of greenhouse gases in particular. Not a majority of 55 or 60 percent — but 76 percent.’

via Op-Ed Contributor – The Climate Majority – NYTimes.com.

EU wind power grows steadily, funding issue looms | Reuters

June 15th, 2010

‘Reuters – Investment in new European wind farms is likely to hold steady in 2010, adding a further 13 percent to capacity, but funding problems cloud the outlook, the European Wind Energy Association EWEA said on Monday.’

via EU wind power grows steadily, funding issue looms | Reuters.

U.S. East carbon prices hit record low in auction | Reuters

June 13th, 2010

‘Reuters – Prices for permits allowing power plants to emit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the U.S. East fell to a record low in a quarterly auction, the regional market said on Friday, reflecting low demand for electricity.’

via U.S. East carbon prices hit record low in auction | Reuters.

White House eyes veto if Senate curbs EPA climate power | Reuters

June 9th, 2010

‘Reuters – The White House on Tuesday threatened a presidential veto if Congress passes a measure to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.’

via White House eyes veto if Senate curbs EPA climate power | Reuters.

Chinese cleantech firms outperforming U.S. and Europe | Reuters

June 7th, 2010

‘Reuters – China has outperformed Western countries in new energy and other clean technologies thanks to its focus on commercialization, rather than the technology itself, said Melissa Guzy, China managing director of VantagePoint Venture Partners VPVP.’

via Chinese cleantech firms outperforming U.S. and Europe | Reuters.

Exclusive: EU to overhaul GM crop system | Reuters

June 5th, 2010

‘Reuters – The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified GM crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals seen by Reuters on Friday showed.’

via Exclusive: EU to overhaul GM crop system | Reuters.

Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership

June 1st, 2010

‘It’s time for the federal government to put BP under temporary receivership, which gives the government authority to take over BP’s operations in the Gulf of Mexico until the gusher is stopped. This is the only way the public will know what’s going on, be confident enough resources are being put to stopping the gusher, ensure BP’s strategy is correct, know the government has enough clout to force BP to use a different one if necessary, and be sure the president is ultimately in charge.’

via Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership.

Can California Lead the Nation on Feed-In Tariffs? | SolveClimate.com

June 1st, 2010

‘California legislators have struggled to pass a “feed-in tariff” for renewable power that actually works. But a new push looks to fix past mistakes and make California a national model for a financing technique that has helped to turn Germany and Spain into world leaders in solar energy.’

via Can California Lead the Nation on Feed-In Tariffs? | SolveClimate.com.