News Roundup
‘WASHINGTON Reuters – President Barack Obama, buoyed by a domestic victory on climate policy, faces his first foreign test on the issue next week at a forum that could boost the chances of reaching a U.N. global warming pact this year.’
via Obama’s climate leadership faces test at G8 forum | Green Business | Reuters.
‘LOS ANGELES Reuters – Solar panel makers from California to China are gearing up to capture a slice of the growing U.S. market for utility-scale solar power plants, but just a handful of players are expected to snap up most of the business in the coming years.’
via Handful of players seen ruling the solar roost | Green Business | Reuters.
‘Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a major study has found.’
‘The federal government is proposing to set aside 670,000 acres on public land and divide them into 24 energy zones to speed up solar energy development, said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Monday.’
via Greentech Media: Feds Propose 24 Solar Energy Zones, Promise Speedier Evaluations.
‘SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Venture capital investment in green technology worldwide jumped 43 percent in three months to $1.2 billion in the second quarter, Greentech reported on Tuesday.’
via Venture investment in green tech jumps: report | Green Business | Reuters.
‘NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will not sign up to targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions but will instead focus on fighting poverty and boosting economic growth, the environment minister said Tuesday.’
via India will reject greenhouse gas emission targets | Green Business | Reuters.
‘WASHINGTON — Dust in the wind is rewriting the cycle of life in the mountains. Throughout memory the warmth of spring has begun the mountain snowmelt, bringing life-giving water to greening plants so they can blossom and renew their species.’
via Dust From Global Warming Increasing Speed Of Mountain Snow Melt.
‘Scientists say between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometres of coastal land around New Orleans will go underwater due to rising sea levels and subsidence’
Humorous comparison of the Democrat vs. Republican perpectives of Obama’s energy bill.
‘June 29 Bloomberg — Carbon traders will buy more option contracts this year as a hedge against new climate laws and devaluation of credits for richer nations that help cut greenhouse gas in the developing world, RNK Capital LLC said.’
via CO2 Traders Hedging Against Climate Laws, RNK Says Update1 – Bloomberg.com.