News: ‘Climate & Energy’ Archive
‘The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped last year by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are at slowing man-made global warming.’
via Global warming emissions increase by largest amount on record – latimes.com.
‘(Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday he sees overwhelming U.S. support for TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL oil pipeline to Texas from Canada’s oil sands, despite recent signs of reticence in Washington.’
via Canada’s PM says oil pipeline still has U.S. support | Reuters.
‘WASHINGTON — The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are at slowing man-made global warming.’
via Jump In Greenhouse Gases Is Biggest Ever Seen, U.S. Department Of Energy Calculates.
‘Reuters – Stung by months of protests, President Barack Obama’s advisers are worried that administration approval for a planned oil pipeline from Canada could cost him political support from Democrats in 2012.’
via Obama advisers fret over pipeline’s political risks | Reuters.
‘KORIYAMA, Japan—Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident scattered radioactive material over surrounding communities, Japan still is struggling to figure out how to clean up the mess, exacerbating fears about health risks and fanning mistrust of the government.’
via Cleanup of Fukushima Radiation Confounds Japan – WSJ.com.
‘…California’s Solar Gold Rush is under way, fueled by billions of dollars of federal stimulus funding and a new state law that requires utilities to buy a third of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020. While the collapse of Fremont, Calif., solar manufacturer Solyndra Inc. has dominated the news in recent weeks because it received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, several other solar companies that got loan guarantees appear to be thriving.’
via Solar firms’ flight to Mojave Desert sparks environmental friction | McClatchy.
‘(Reuters) – Beacon Power Corp filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, just a year after the energy storage company received a $43 million loan guarantee from a controversial Department of Energy program.’
via Beacon Power bankrupt; had U.S. backing like Solyndra | Reuters.
‘After five years of preparation, China has officially opened a clean-energy research centre that will spearhead the country’s efforts to develop new ways to reduce its carbon emissions.’
‘A group of University of Kentucky students and Lexington residents has asked the UK Board of Trustees to consider getting rid of two coal-fired boilers that provide heat to much of campus. Student Patrick Johnson asked the board to conduct a feasibility study on moving UK toward geothermal and solar energy, two sustainable forms of energy that don’t pollute the atmosphere.’
via Students ask University of Kentucky to stop using coal on campus | McClatchy.
‘LOS ANGELES — The Obama administration on Thursday announced its plan for solar energy development, directing large-scale industrial projects to 285,000 acres of desert in the Western U.S. while opening 20 million acres of the Mojave for development.’