U.S. energy use flow chart:

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‘WASHINGTON, September 15 (Reuters) – So far, 2010 is tied for the warmest year on record, and Arctic sea ice reached its third-lowest level, prompting thousands of walruses to haul themselves out of ice-starved waters, United States scientists said on Wednesday.’

via 2010 tied for warmest year as walruses flee ice melt – Technology – Technology – GREEN NEWS – ECOSEED Global Green News Portal.

‘Reuters – World leaders will next week consider a target for halting extinctions of animals and plants by 2020 that many experts rate impossibly ambitious given mounting threats such as climate change and loss of habitats.’

via World examines impossible goal to halt extinctions | Reuters.

‘Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday announced the start of a new website intended to help Californians find jobs in green industries.’

via Governor introduces green jobs website.

‘…The answer is that the build up of greenhouse gases would fall short of the level that many climate scientists say would trigger the most devastating effects of global warming, researchers reported on Thursday in the journal Science.’

via What if today’s CO2-emitting devices were the last? | Reuters.

‘HONG KONG — The United Steelworkers union plans to file a legal case with the Obama administration on Thursday, accusing China of violating World Trade Organization rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment, the union’s president and his advisers said.’

via Steelworkers Accuse China of Violating Trade Rules – NYTimes.com.

‘Fragmentation of the UN-overseen Clean Development Mechanism “is maybe unavoidable, but it’s not a scenario to which we look forward,” chief climate negotiator Christiana Figueres told a conference in New Delhi.’

via New Carbon Markets May Pose `Serious Challenge’ to UN Program, Envoy Says – Bloomberg.

‘Officials from the European Union, Brazil, China, France and the U.S. are trying to lay the groundwork to reinvigorate the next round of international climate negotiations later this year in Cancun, Mexico. Their agenda for the meeting that started today in Geneva includes a new climate fund, coordinating public financing and boosting private funding.’

via Climate Envoys Seek Consensus on $100 Million in Aid for Poorer Nations – Bloomberg.

‘Solar cells are intended to mimic the photosynthesis of plants — converting light into energy in the most efficient manner possible. But what other characteristics of plants could be handy for the renewable energy sector to mimic? How about the self-assembly of chloroplast, the component of plants that do all the vital photosynthesis.’

via MIT Creates Self-Assembling Solar Cells That Repair Themselves : TreeHugger.