Today's Climate: December 11, 2008
by Stacy Feldman - Dec 11th, 2008
Officials: Obama Chooses Energy, Enviro Posts (AP)
President-elect Obama has selected Steven Chu for energy secretary, Lisa Jackson for EPA administrator, Carol Browner as his energy "czar," and Nancy Sutley to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Democratic officials have said.
Murky Future for Auto Rescue Amid GOP Opposition (AP)
A House-passed bill to speed $14 billion in loans to Detroit's automakers stands on shaky ground in a bailout-weary Congress, undermined by Republican opposition that could derail the emergency aid in the Senate.
California Air Board to Vote on Plan to Slash Emissions (Sacramento Bee)
The state Air Resources Board is set to vote today on a sweeping 12-year strategy for slashing emissions that would affect the type of cars Californians drive, the electricity they use to light their homes and even the location of future homes and jobs.
EPA Drops Rules Easing Controls on Power Plants (AP)
The Bush administration is giving up on a controversial effort to ease restrictions on pollution from coal-burning power plants, after the EPA conceded it didn't have enough time to complete the rules changes.
UN Envoys Drop Plan to Back Carbon-Capture Projects (Bloomberg)
UN negotiators have dropped plans to back the use of devices that capture CO2 emissions from power plants in developing countries and pump it underground for storage.
Before Summit, E.U. Debates Limits on Carbon Emissions (Washington Post)
The EU is locked in a contentious debate over whether to finalize plans to cut CO2 emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, while also reducing energy use by 20% and obtaining 20% of their energy supply from renewable sources.
Despite Downturn, Is German Energy A Model for Obama? (Reuters)
While the rest of the economy plunges into recession, Germany's solar power industry is full of optimism, fat order books and factories humming at full capacity -- in stark contrast to the surrounding economic gloom.
1/5 of Coral Reefs Already Lost, Much More Feared (AP)
The world has lost nearly one-fifth of its coral reefs and much of the rest could be destroyed by increasingly acidic seas if climate change continues unchecked, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has warned.
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