‘After a tense debate, in which the margin of success or failure never moved beyond a handful of votes, the House of Representatives passed the most sweeping climate change policy ever considered by Congress early Friday evening.’
News Roundup
House Passes Historic Climate Change Bill
June 26th, 2009Brazil's Lula signs Amazon bill | BBC NEWS
June 26th, 2009‘Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a controversial bill allowing Amazon farmers to acquire an area of public land larger than France.’
Worldchanging: Bright Green: China Reports 66 Percent Drop in Plastic Bag Use
June 26th, 2009‘A strict Chinese limit on ultra-thin plastic bags significantly reduced bag-related pollution nationwide during the past year. The country avoided the use of 40 billion bags, according to government estimates’
via Worldchanging: Bright Green: China Reports 66 Percent Drop in Plastic Bag Use.
U.S. to spend $3.9 billion on smart power grid: Chu | Green Business | Reuters
June 26th, 2009‘SAN FRANCISCO Reuters – Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on Thursday $3.9 billion in “smart grid” funding aimed at making power transmission around the country more flexible.’
via U.S. to spend $3.9 billion on smart power grid: Chu | Green Business | Reuters.
House Democrats push for Friday climate vote | Reuters
June 26th, 2009‘WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on Friday on one of the most significant environmental bills in history — a sprawling measure that aims to wean industry off of carbon-emitting fuels blamed for global warming.’
via House Democrats push for Friday climate vote | Green Business | Reuters.
The Climate Bill Explained
June 26th, 2009‘Cap-and-trade? Offsets? Pollution credits? The climate bill under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives tackles global warming with new limits on pollution and a market-based approach to encourage more environmentally friendly business practices. But what exactly do the proposed rules mean, and how would they work?’
Obama makes 11th-hour climate change push – Yahoo News
June 25th, 2009‘WASHINGTON AFP – US President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to pass a historic global warming bill, amid down-to-the-wire campaigning on the eve of a tense vote in the House of Representatives.’
Controversial deals behind climate bill – Climate Change- msnbc.com
June 25th, 2009‘WASHINGTON – Concessions to farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill before the House but divided environmentalists, some of whom now oppose the legislation.’
via Controversial deals behind climate bill – Climate Change- msnbc.com.
EU to help China bury carbon in climate fight | Green Business | Reuters
June 25th, 2009‘LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Europe has started moves to help China develop technology to trap and bury carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in the fight against global warming.’
via EU to help China bury carbon in climate fight | Green Business | Reuters.
Hybrid Thermal Plant Provides Constant Power | Green Business | Reuters
June 25th, 2009‘The AORA formerly EDIG Solar hybrid solar power station will be up and running as of today, with enough capacity to power 70 homes continuously — through the night and cloud cover. Thirty heliostats will track and reflect the sun towards the nearly hundred-foot tall turbine tower, where the concentrated sunlight heats compressed air, which then drives a gas turbine.’
via Hybrid Thermal Plant Provides Constant Power | Green Business | Reuters.