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Other NewsEditorialsFace facts: Climate change is unfolding as predicted.The wildfires in Russia, the floods in Pakistan and the record heat this summer in New Jersey have one thing in common: They are exactly the kind of symptoms scientists predicted we’d experience as global warming occurs. Newark Star-Ledger 03 Sep The EPA's new gas-mileage labels are good but not perfect.The EPA is asking for comments on its proposed new gas mileage stickers for automobiles -- so here's ours. On the whole, both of the agency's two suggested alternative stickers represent much-needed improvement over current fuel-economy labeling. Washington Post 03 Sep Somebody been drinking ethanol?An ethanol manufacturing company that filed bankruptcy last year is ready to reopen two plants as soon as California's energy commission comes across with millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies. Orange County Register 01 Sep TVA takes a bold step toward a cleaner future.The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking a step in the right direction by reducing its reliance on coal-fired plants to produce electricity. Knoxville News Sentinel 31 Aug Let more sun shine in.The entire state would benefit from cleaner air with the increased use of nonpolluting and renewable energy. More solar-generated power could provide a cushion against outages on peak-demand days and electricity consumers, in particular, would gain. Philadelphia Inquirer 31 Aug Behind the energy failure in Congress.In the Senate, the bill ran into two industries that see alternative energy as a threat - and the senators whose first loyalty is to those industries. Markey cited two states in particular: Kentucky, where coal is king, and Oklahoma, an oil state with two GOP senators wedded to Big Oil's agenda. Framingham MetroWest Daily News 29 Aug Nation must harness renewable energy.The government must also educate the public about the importance of cutting our addiction to fossil fuels, no matter how painful that may be. Without the public’s support, the government cannot succeed in this endeavor. Jakarta Globe 25 Aug Writing rules for renewable energy compliance.Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved a renewable-energy mandate known as Proposition C two years ago that was meant to encourage renewable energy in Missouri, not subsidize it for electric customers in other states. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 24 Aug OpinionUS falling behind China in creating green economy.China’s policymakers understand that serious pollution remediation and energy efficiency policies will create jobs, new businesses and increase business profits and GDP growth. People's Daily 03 Sep The dirty topic of peak oil: Get ready to reduce your reliance.Wouldn’t it be funny if we spent so long arguing about what to do about climate change that we ran out of cheap oil first? No, it wouldn’t really; it would be catastrophic. Melbourne Crikey 02 Sep West Virginia can seize energy opportunity.West Virginia is at a defining moment for determining what its energy future will be. Charleston State Journal 02 Sep Getting geothermal energy from the earth.The heat in the upper six miles of the earth’s crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world’s oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity generating capacity have been harnessed worldwide. Inter Press Service 01 Sep Our obsession with private automobiles is unsustainable.Are we driving ourselves into oblivion? Or will new automobile technology save us from the environmental impact of the fossil-fueled tanks we use to get around? Automobile technology has improved a lot over the past few years. But is it enough? Georgia Straight 01 Sep Saving deep water requires digging deep into our habits.If I shorten the length of my shower, I won't change a thing. But if 18 million people in Florida commit to doing at least one thing in their daily lives that will lessen their dependence on fossil fuel consumption, we might stand a chance at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Santa Rosa Press Gazette 01 Sep Victoria takes leading steps on climate change.As environmentalists, our job is to look at the coming climate crisis and demand action commensurate to the problem we all face. We are painfully aware of the need for deeper cuts in greenhouse pollution. Sydney Morning Herald 01 Sep Let's hope council doesn't waffle on wind power.t will hardly come as a shock that Halifax regional council has been kicking around the issue of wind power for two years and has yet to make any policy decisions. Halifax Chronicle Herald 01 Sep |
Gas cars could get 74 m.p.g. by 2035, researcher says.A new report from a University of Michigan researcher estimates that, even without going electric, U.S. cars and trucks could achieve an average efficiency of 74 miles per gallon by 2035. New York Times 04 Sep Sugarcane's electrical potential goes to waste.Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix. Inter Press Service 04 Sep Wind power's health debate rages.Two University of Western Ontario academics are clashing over wind farms and their link to health, each accusing the other's followers of demonizing their cause and bastardizing science. Toronto Sun 04 Sep Alex Salmond says renewables will help beat the recession.Investment in renewable energy and low-carbon projects will help Scotland get out of the economic downturn, First Minister Alex Salmond has claimed, adding that "Global climate change is the most pressing issue of our generation." Edinburgh Scotsman 04 Sep Green revolution comes to urban 'hoods.Some 200 local residents are taking part in an innovative program designed to help bridge a green divide in L.A. Many residents of low-income neighborhoods say they've been left out of the environmental movement and that clean-tech businesses are avoiding urban neighborhoods. Los Angeles Times 03 Sep Germany's energy policy: Nuclear power? Um, maybe.Aiming to draw attention to Germany’s dilemmas in deciding how much and what sort of power to produce and consume in the coming decades, Angela Merkel will bundle her answers into a comprehensive "energy concept," to be unveiled at the end of September. Economist 03 Sep Hot rocks and high hopes.Deriving energy from subterranean heat, or geothermal energy, is no longer limited to volcanic regions. By drilling deep wells into the ground, it can be made to work almost anywhere. Just watch out for the earthquakes. Economist 03 Sep Plant in the frame as firm goes for coal.Southeast Northumberland could become the base for a pioneering bid to produce almost emission-free electricity from coal without having to mine it first. Blyth News Post Leader 03 Sep Electric car upswing would crash grid: Toronto Hydro chief.The CEO of Toronto Hydro looks toward the imminent arrival of the electric car with enthusiasm and apprehension. Why? He has to oversee electrical distribution that, in a few years, will charge up the batteries of thousands of cars across the city. And he knows that right now, he can’t do it. Toronto Star 03 Sep Few B.C. homeowners eager to convert to solar power.British Columbians may know that green power is good power, but homeowners are shying away from alternative sources such as solar panels because of high installation costs and the inexpensive option of hydro electricity. Vancouver Sun 03 Sep Energy in Brazil: Ethanol's mid-life crisis.Sugar has been grown in Brazil for 500 years, and the country is by far the world’s biggest exporter of it. But sugar now also forms the nucleus of a new agro-industrial and renewable-energy complex. Economist 03 Sep Idaho farmers growing vegetables with geothermal energy.Most people know about the geothermal system in Boise's Downtown and Warm Springs area. But one group of local farmers uses geothermal water to enhance their growing season - and folks enjoy the fruits of their efforts at one of the 40 local restaurants they supply. McClatchy Newspapers 03 Sep Powerful smell of fuel.Sunset View Farm intends to get off the grid by building a heat recovery system, which when finished, will harness the energy created by decomposing manure to provide heat and hot water while also reducing overall greenhouse gas production. Glens Falls Post Star 03 Sep WVU to lead new carbon capture project.West Virginia University will lead a new effort to help develop technology to capture greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants, as part of a U.S.-China partnership focused on clean energy. Charleston Gazette 03 Sep Shell pulls out of CO2 injection project.Shell has abandoned plans to truck CO2 into the Montezuma Hills near Rio Vista, for which it had joined with the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB). The intent was to demonstrate the viability of pumping excess CO2 emissions more than two miles under ground. Martinez News-Gazette 03 Sep Feds fail to use land for solar power.Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. Associated Press 02 Sep Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy.In one of the web's fastest-growing environmental campaigns, Greenpeace international says at least 500,000 people have now protested Facebook's intention to run its giant new data centre mainly on electricity produced by burning coal power. London Guardian 02 Sep Can nuclear waste spark an energy solution?A new generation of nuclear power technology seeks to transform one of the industry’s most enduring problems - its radioactive waste - into an energy solution. National Geographic News 02 Sep Salt Palace solar array paying off before it's built.A Salt Palace solar array that would outshine any other rooftop grid in the nation is brightening the Beehive State’s bottom line — even before the first panel is in place. Although the installation is months away, word of it helped Salt Lake County win a National Association of Home Builders convention. Salt Lake Tribune 02 Sep Will Texas oil firms succeed in undoing California greenhouse gas law?Texas oil firms are backing a ballot initiative that would repeal the state's landmark 2006 greenhouse-gas reduction law. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is rallying Hispanic groups against the initiative. Christian Science Monitor 02 Sep Cheaper fuel ahead.The use of E85 - a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline - is about to get more exposure, as Valero Energy Corp. announced it will add E85 pumps to all its new Valero Corner Stores as they're built throughout its system, as well as to some existing stores when they undergo major renovations. San Antonio Express-News 02 Sep Exelon to buy Deere's wind power unit.Exelon, the US’s biggest nuclear generator, has announced it will buy John Deere Renewables for as much as $900m to gain a foothold in the wind power industry. London Financial Times 02 Sep First users of Oregon solar pilot program up and running.Jeff Ramp is the first PGE customer to generate electricity under a pilot program in which utilities pay homeowners for power produced from solar panels. Portland Oregonian 02 Sep Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants.As the nation moves closer to breaking ground on its first nuclear plant in decades, industry executives want to avoid the problems of the past by getting the government to designate a handful of reactor designs, then let companies choose from that list. Associated Press 01 Sep Clean-coal group backs new carbon capture and storage project.The FutureGen Alliance of coal and power companies said Tuesday that it has decided to stick with a government-backed project to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from a coal-fired power plant despite a significant change in plan. Dow Jones Newswires 01 Sep Drilling for shale gas unearths environmental risks, Ottawa warned.The Conservative government has been warned that drilling for shale gas could boost carbon-dioxide emissions, encroach on wildlife habitat and sap freshwater resources. Canadian Press 01 Sep UK biofuels 'falling short' on environmental standards.The Renewable Fuels Agency says it is disappointed that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards. BBC 01 Sep Mass. court rejects challenge to Cape Wind permit.Developers of a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm were cleared to move forward Tuesday when Massachusetts' high court rejected a claim that the project sidestepped local opposition to win a key permit. Associated Press 01 Sep Solar power traveling from Maine to Washington.A solar panel installed by then-President Jimmy Carter will return to the White House next week, traveling from Unity College. Augusta Kennebec Journal 01 Sep Green machine: Perfecting the plant way to power.Take sunlight, add water, and there you have it: free energy. New Scientist 01 Sep |
