August 19, 2008

Anti-regulation Aide to Cheney is Up for Energy Post (Washington Post)
A senior Cheney aide is the leading contender to become a top official at the Energy Dept. This would put one of the administration's most ardent opponents of environmental regulation in charge of forming department policies on climate change.

Converging Pathways: The Chemical Industry and Environmentalists (Chemical and Engineering News)
Could the chemical industry, the people who brought us DDT, Bhopal, the ozone hole, and plastic bag litter, become the source of more sustainable manufacturing, commerce, and lifestyles? That's what chemical company executives would have us believe.

Q-Cells signs 800MW Module Deal with SunEdison (PV Tech)
In a joint development to operate PV solar power plants in North America, Q-Cells International USA and SunEdison have signed an 800MW module supply deal over 5-years.

House Majority Leader: “Let’s Invest in Clean Energy” (Wall Street Journal)
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) opines in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today on what he’d do with a hypothetical $10 billion dollars.

Coal's Toxic Legacy to the Arctic (BBC News)
Coal burning in western Europe and North America has been a prime source of heavy metal pollution in the Arctic.Scientists plotted levels of thallium, cadmium and lead in a Greenland ice core and linked them to other chemicals indicating coal as the main origin.

Bill Clinton: 10 Things the U.S. Government Should Do For Clean Power (Earth2Tech)
The 42 U.S. President, Bill Clinton delivered a top-10 laundry list of actions that the U.S. government should take to help solve the energy crisis during a speech to kick off the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas on Monday night.

DfID Pours Cold Water on 'River Wars' Warning (Politics.co.uk)
The British government has sought to dampen down concern from conservation groups that "water wars" are a growing threat to global security following the WWF’s call on states to vote in favor of a UN convention on international waterways to prevent future conflicts based around competition for water resources.

Octillion Researching Development Of PV Window Technologies (Solar Daily)
Octillion has announced that it has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with scientists at Oakland University to further the development of its NanoPower Window technology.

Big Blue Launches “Green Sigma” (CNET)
IBM has launched Green Sigma, a new consulting practice focused on reducing energy and water usage by using networked sensors and data analysis software.