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May 13, 2008

World CO2 levels Highest for 650,000 Years (Guardian)

CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million, up 40% since the industrial revolution and the highest for at least the last 650,000 years, according to scientists at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii.

Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10 (NYT)

Nissan has pledged to bring a full electric car to American and Japanese markets by 2010, raising the stakes in the race for electric car stardom.

Democratic Candidates Play Up Clean Coal (Reuters)

Both Clinton and Obama keep talking up the unproven merits of clean coal, as they try to woo voters in the coal states of W. Virginia and Kentucky.

Anti-Wind McCain Delivers Climate Remarks at Foreign Wind Company (Climate Progress)

McCain had to go to a Danish wind turbine manufacturer to give his big climate speech yesterday -- namely because US lawmakers, including McCain, have choked domestic growth in the sector by repeatedly blocking efforts to extend a vital tax credit.

Next in Congress on Energy: Little but Rhetoric (Politico)

By all outward appearances, the US Senate will engage in a fierce debate this week over a legislative response to the energy challenge. But never mind all the rhetoric, the Senate is already done for the year.

Wind Turbines to Power Australian Desal Plant (Sydney Morning Herald)

The NSW government has agreed to a 20-year energy supply deal to ensure that wind turbines will power 100% of Sydney's desalination plant.

Kohl's East Coast Locations Going Solar (Solar Industry)

Kohl's Department Stores has announced it's converting more than 50 of its New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland stores to solar power, representing nearly 80% of its locations in these three states.