‘The Chinese government is putting the finishing touches to a $440bn £272bn incentive package designed to boost use of solar and wind power in the country.’
via China ready to roll with $440bn green energy plan – 29 May 2009 – BusinessGreen.com.
News Roundup
U.S. could fall behind China in clean energy: Locke | Reuters
May 23rd, 2010‘Reuters – The United States could fall behind China and other countries in clean energy technology unless Congress passes energy legislation, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Saturday.’
via U.S. could fall behind China in clean energy: Locke | Reuters.
BP, Coast Guard Officers Block Journalists From Filming Oil-Covered Beach VIDEO
May 19th, 2010‘When CBS tried to film a beach with heavy oil on the shore in South Pass, Louisiana, a boat of BP contractors, and two Coast Guard officers, told them to turn around, or be arrested.’
via BP, Coast Guard Officers Block Journalists From Filming Oil-Covered Beach VIDEO.
2010 on track to be hottest ever: U.S. climate data | Reuters
May 19th, 2010‘Reuters – This year is on track to be the hottest ever after data published by America’s climate agency this week showed record global temperatures in April and the first four months of 2010.’
via 2010 on track to be hottest ever: U.S. climate data | Reuters.
Music Video: Condensed History of Oil set to Haley Sales “Not In His Garden”
May 17th, 2010From the Videographer: ‘See the history of how big oil is destroying our planet… set to Hayley Sales’ song “Not In His Garden”. Check her out at www.hayleysales.com and www.twitter.com/hayleysales‘
LED Bulbs for the Home Near the Marketplace – NYTimes.com
May 17th, 2010‘Two of the lighting industry’s three biggest manufacturers, Osram Sylvania and Philips, plan to sell energy-efficient LED bulbs this year that can replace a 60-watt bulb, the most commonly used incandescent lamp.’
via LED Bulbs for the Home Near the Marketplace – NYTimes.com.
BBC News – Barack Obama: No more cosying up to oil industry
May 14th, 2010‘US President Barack Obama has vowed to end the “cosy relationship” between oil companies and US regulators in the light of the Gulf of Mexico disaster.’
via BBC News – Barack Obama: No more cosying up to oil industry.
I.E.A. says 25% of power could come from PV and C.S.P.
May 14th, 2010‘Solar power could make up as much as a quarter of the world’s total electricity production by 2050 with the use of photovoltaic and concentrating solar power technologies, the International Energy Agency said.’
GMO Trees Approved for U.S. South : GJEP
May 13th, 2010‘Yesterday the USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service issued its decision to approve the mass-release of over a quarter of a million GE eucalyptus trees across seven states in the U.S. South Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, despite overwhelming public opposition.’
via Global Justice Ecology Project: GlobalJusticeEcology.org , Hinesburg, VT.
Senate Climate Bill Makes Its Debut – Green Blog – NYTimes.com
May 12th, 2010‘Senators John F. Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, and Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, presented their long-delayed proposal to address global warming and energy Wednesday afternoon. They are calling it the American Power Act.’
via Senate Climate Bill Makes Its Debut – Green Blog – NYTimes.com.