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There is great news (sort of) coming out of Congress re a deal on an Energy Bill.  As per the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, there will be an Energy Bill put to the floor next week, a bill including many important measures: “CAFE will serve as the cornerstone of the energy legislation that […]

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Australia’s incoming prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has named a singer from Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, to be the new environmental minister.  For those for whom the band name doesn’t ring the bell, there can’t be many who won’t recognize the music. The time has come To say fair’s fair To pay the rent To pay our share […]

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The Center for American Progress just released its 10-step plan to a Low-Carbon Economy.  Based on an early look at the summary pages, great stuff and, well, ho-hum, and well, missing elements.  But, looking forward to seeing the full report.

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Monday’s Washington Post business section has an excellent set of articles examining local green businesses.   They provide a window on those pursuing green productivity for, it seems, ethical/moral issues first (and financial as corollary) as per Honest Tea and those who started entirely with financial reasons (with any environmental/ethical/moral issues secondary, a corollary) as per Marriott (article […]

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The saga continues.  As it stands now, the Liberman-Warner Climate Security Act provides a secure financial environment for historic polluters and secures little else. It has inadequate targets to prevent catastrophic climate change.  It hands away $100s of billions, impoverishing the average American for the favor of giving handouts to polluters. And, in giving away […]

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A research team at the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara is conducting a survey about buying habits, focusing on questions related to environmentally friendly products. … to help understand consumer preferences and behaviors regarding environmentally-friendly product selection. Well, time to go take that survey and […]

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We face a perfect storm when it comes to Global Warming and energy issues. There are solution paths that can help us navigate these dangerous seas, yet often the technology seems to be the least of our challenges. On October 30th, the Brookings Institution Hamilton Project had a forum entitled:  A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to […]

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As noted in Dingell: A dingbat proposal re Global Warming?, Representative John Dingell (D-auto industry?) has put out his thoughts re a potential carbon tax and is asking for comments.   After the fold are the comments that I have submitted (so far) for committee consideration.

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Representative John Dingell (D-auto industry?) has put out his thoughts re a potential carbon tax and is asking for comments.  Dingell stated that Because of the complexity and importance of the issue, this is the right time to open up a public discourse on a carbon emissions fee bill. Representative Dingell has, well, been far […]

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And, well, that includes America and Americans. World Public Opinion just released a poll(full report, pdf, here)  that show that large majorities around the world: Understand that “human activity IS a significant cause” of Climate Change Agree that is is “Necessary to take major steps very soon to Address Climate Change” Believe taht wealthy countries […]

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