China Alleges Diplomatic Snub at Copenhagen Summit (AP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was snubbed at last year's Copenhagen climate conference and fired back Sunday at critics who accuse China of arrogance.
Japan Faces Rocky Path to Emissions Trading System (Reuters)
Japan faces a rocky path to launching an emissions trading system after the government approved legislation on Friday that was vague on how the scheme would set limits on emissions.
U.S. to Abstain From Voting on Eskom World Bank Loan (Bloomberg)
The U.S. will abstain from voting on a $3.75 billion World Bank loan requested by South Africa’s state-owned power utility to help fund a new coal-fired plant.
Kerry: Energy Bill More About Jobs (AP)
Sen. John Kerry, hoping to win over wavering senators, said he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along "for the ride."
Chu: Schumer Effort to Alter Stimulus Energy Grants Would Kill Jobs
(The Hill)
Energy Secretary Chu warned against a Senate effort to impose "buy American" requirements on certain renewable power projects funded with grants authorized in the 2009 stimulus law, saying he is "a little afraid" it will "kill a lot of jobs."
NOAA Director Urges Better Explanations of Climate (AP)
Climate change is here and scientists need to do a better job of explaining it to the public, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told reporters in a briefing.
UN Climate Claims on Rainforests Were Wrong, Study Suggests (Telegraph)
A new study, funded by NASA, has found that the most serious drought in the Amazon for more than a century had little impact on the rainforest's vegetation. The finding appears to contradict claims made by the UN IPCC.
UK: Government Adverts Banned for Overstating Climate Change (Sunday Times)
Two government advertisements that use nursery rhymes to warn people of the dangers of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for exaggerating the potential harm.
RGGI Auction Volume Up 42% (Environmental Leader)
Trading of carbon permits under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative rose 42% in the most recent trading session — the seventh such auction — bringing the total amount of proceeds generated to $582.38 million.
Made in the U.S.A.: Efficiency Materials (Green Inc.)
According to a recent study commissioned by efficiency advocates, equipment like caulking and insulation — basic tools for retrofitting the country's homes and businesses — is almost entirely made in the United States.
German State Premier Seehofer Objects to Solar Cuts (Reuters)
Bavaria state premier Horst Seehofer — one of three parties in Angela Merkel's center-right coalition — said that the German government's plans to cut state-mandated solar power incentives are excessive.
U.S. Beats Canada in Green Investments: Report (Canwest News Service)
The Obama administration is spending eight times more per person on new renewable energy, public transit and energy efficiency measures than Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government, concludes a new analysis.
State Support Key to U.S. Nuclear Revival (Reuters)
Full support from state regulators is viewed as critical to keep the U.S. nuclear revival moving forward, utility executives said last week at the IHS CERA energy conference in Houston.
Al-Qaida Suspect from NJ Worked at 6 Nuke Plants (AP)
An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.
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Coal is not the problem, at the rate the world uses it today it will soon be exhausted anyway, then we will see the problem! We must use remaining coal and oil and existing nuclear energy to build Solar, Wind, Wave, Tidal, Hydro, and geothermal power sources before it is too late, while we can, and for the near future! Nuclear fission waste remains a potentially resolvable proposition, Thorium bed reactors from India use waste from our reactors to operate, and the folly goes on! The fact is, America can save a full 40 % in imported fuel costs, just by going to Euro-Diesel engines with scrubbers attached! By using Algae based bio-diesel, the same engines run foreign, imported oil - free! Does America do this? Hell No! They go for the "Status Quo" and pay with the countries economy going down the tubes! Oslo, Norway, powers its city buses with bio-digested sewage gas, and saves on fuel oil bills for the effort! Americans know this, I've just told them so! They buy foreign oil because it is easy! they buy fertilizers from Chemical plants because it is the shortest route to a green lawn, no sludge work here! The EV-1 was the answer to the electric car question - proven, developed, running on American streets and roads! The batteries used were taken out of circulation by the oil barons - a recorded, provable fact of American life - paperwork killed them! Does America rebel? Does the government step in, make exception and chage to rules for the benefit of the people? Hell No! America suffers, and pays through the nose to pollute with gasoline atrocities! No battery cars allowed in America! Big Oil said so! They killed EV-1buy locking up the patents to the batteries! Does anybody care? is pollution all that important? Hell No! We laughingly breath unnecessary smog from internal combustion engines, buy nose sprays, pay at doctors offices, pay at pharmacies for medications, and carry on, knowing full well, in America, money talks loudest!, even over constitutional rights! Google can do handstands, naked in the streets and distribute AK-47's at support rallies, they can even stand in line til hell freezes over, then stand on the ice there, chanting and holding candles, it won't Change a damn thing! We are owned and operated like a bad little puppet by the Saudis, OPEC, and China, and nobody in his/her right mind breaks line!
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