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Entries from January 2014

Will the SEC investigate State Department’s Climate Bomb?

January 31st, 2014 · 1 Comment

A typical Washington ploy — release late on Friday afternoon material that you hope disappears into the dustbin of weekend inattention to serious matters. The State Department’s release, earlier today, of a flawed look at the Keystone XL pipeline’s climate impact derived from a highly questionable (highly questioned with Inspector General investigations ongoing) process is […]

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The Solar Photovoltaic Price Evolution Revolution

January 29th, 2014 · 1 Comment

This guest post comes from BruceMcF. In early December, the Guardian covered ALEC’s latest corporate-written attack on freedom, an effort to penalize households that place solar panels on their roof: An alliance of corporations and conservative activists is mobilising to penalise homeowners who install their own solar panels – casting them as “freeriders” – in a […]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy

Governor Bill Richardson powerfully opens “Building Climate Solutions Conference”

January 28th, 2014 · Comments Off on Governor Bill Richardson powerfully opens “Building Climate Solutions Conference”

Governor Bill Richardson and Professor Richard Alley powerfully opened The National Council on Science and the Environment‘s three-day conference Building Climate Solutions. This is a rich environment, tens of interesting panels with over 1000 attendees. Governor Richardson’s message to this science-heavy audience: Scientists have to become more engaged. You are so respected by media, leaders, […]

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EDF’s Climate Corps at State of the Union

January 28th, 2014 · Comments Off on EDF’s Climate Corps at State of the Union

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) program to put people impassioned about clean energy within major Corporations and institutions to help drive energy efficiency and clean energy projects that will save money while reducing pollution is about to get a lot better known. This evening, sitting alongside the First Lady of the United States, will be: […]

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