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• Global Energy Use to Soar if No CO2 Deal

  
  Celebrity Paycut Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. — Authority: 163
  PARIS/LONDON,–World energy use will rise rapidly over the next 20 years, increasing costs and greenhouse gases unless a deal is reached to curb carbon dioxide emissions, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
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• Climate change: Fiddling the books on the ETS

  
  No Right Turn — Authority: 599
  Who pays for the ETS? The goal of any such system, for both moral and economic reasons, is to ensure that polluters pay. But according to a new report [PDF] from the Sustainability Council, the governments modified ETS does exactly the opposite, dumping most of the immediate burden onto taxpayers and households ...
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• Veterans Call For Clean Energy And Climate Legislation (Video)

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  A few months ago I wrote about Operation Free , a growing group of U.S. veterans advocating for a clean energy future and climate legislation, so in honor of Veteran’s Day I wanted to share with you a video of some of the organization’s members touring the country by bus to raise awareness of the threat that ...
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• U.S. urged to set greenhouse cuts to help UN deal

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 542
  * U.S. should set 2020 cuts even if Senate has not set goal * UN, EU say urge U.S. to do more to help Copenhagen pact * U.S. says working hard, with Congress BARCELONA, Spain, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States should set a 2020 goal for cutting greenhouse gases to help rescue a U.N. climate deal due next month ...
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• World’s First Carbon Neutral Digital Radiography Panel to be Unveiled at RSNA 2009

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 542
  | Sourced From PRweb.com | In a move set to revolutionise modern radiography technology development, Germany based Schaef Systemtechnik GMBH will be using the Radiological Society of North America’s 2009 Scientific Assembly and General Meeting as the launching platform for the world’s first carbon neutral ...
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• NYT > World: Gloomy Energy Report Sets the Stage for Climate Talks

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 467
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . The revised forecast by the International Energy Agency came with a warning that governments must soon tackle climate change by curbing energy demand.
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• That Was Then. This Is Now.

  
  QandO — Authority: 141
  S o, the deal was supposed to work like this: The government takes over Chrysler, then sells a big chunk of it to Fiat.  In return, Chrysler would give us all these cool, American-made electric cars that would turn the planet sparkly, and make the unicorns smile. 6 April 2009 : If you’re tooling around in a ...
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• Green Up Your Turkey Day

  
  College Candy — Authority: 664
  With Thanksgiving around the corner, there is no doubt that most of us are more than ready for the holidays.  Although you’re taking a mental break from school, be sure to stay mindful when it comes to your environmental impact. There are some easy ways to stay green over the holidays without having to ruin your ...
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• With tax break, a big carbon footprint

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 542
  | Sourced From Boston.com | ENVIRONMENTALISTS who are worried about global warming should pay attention to the congressional debate about extending the home buyers tax credit. Federal tax policies toward housing have long encouraged Americans to emit more carbon. President Obama could do the country, and the ...
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• International Greenland Ice Coring Effort Sets New Drilling Record In 2009

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 428
  The topic of climate change is a hot subject.  This is an important topic because as the climate changes it has drastic effects on the environment and can negatively affect many of the ecosystems that currently exist including that of humans.   The United States as well as researchers from 14 other nations have all ...
  13 hours ago

• Power Shift: Winners and Losers In the Energy Future, From the IEA

  
  WSJ.com: Environmental Capital — Authority: 704
  The IEA says the world needs to take climate change seriously. In that case, what would the power sector look like?
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• Whose Atmosphere Is It Anyway?

  
  The Disaffected Lib — Authority: 471
  Thats the question, the issue, the argument thats going to bedevil and quite likely scuttle any meaningful pact to fight global warming. Whose atmosphere is it anyway? Well, if you look at those nations that have been dumping massive greenhouse gas emissions there for the past two centuries, you might think that ...
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• Carbon has no place in global trade rules

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 542
  | Sourced From FT.com | Crunch time for an international agreement to tackle global warming is only weeks away. In December, the world will meet in Copenhagen to negotiate a new agreement on cutting global emissions of greenhouse gases, with prospects for a meeting of minds still far from certain. Developed ...
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• Literal Tree Houses: Amazing Homes Built with Whole Trees

  
  Life within me — Authority: 137
  There’s something truly primitive about the sophisticated homes designed and built by Whole Trees Architecture and Construction . The buildings are beautiful in a raw and natural way because Whole Trees believes in using whole, young-growth trees in their projects. The idea is to get back to the roots of ...
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• Trucks, Trains and Trees

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 437
  Image via Wikipedia THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Tapajós National Forest, Brazil No matter how many times you hear them, there are some statistics that just bowl you over. The one that always stuns me is this: Imagine if you took all the cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships in the world and added up their exhaust ...
  17 hours ago

• Deadly Heat Waves are Becoming More Frequent in California

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 428
  The United States has made history in the past few years due to certain areas reaching record high temperatures. Heat waves throughout various cities have become a normal occurrence and many people wonder when it will end. California has been hit hard in many different ways and there seems to be no end in the [...]
  20 hours ago

• The future of oil

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  New market dynamics created by climate change, geological and geopolitical pressures will transform our hydrocarbon economies, write John Elkington and Gary Kendall. From ChinaDialogue , part of the Guardian Environment Network The race for the worlds remaining oil reserves could get very nasty. Recently, ...
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• YKK Group’s Recycling Rate Hits Nearly 98%

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 625
  The YKK Group, based in Japan, is targeting zero emissions at all its global production sites by recycling, according to its Social and Environmental Report 2009. The group’s recycling rate increased to 97.9 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2008, up from 97.6 percent in FY 2007. In fiscal 2005, the company achieved zero ...
  22 hours ago

• First Large-scale ‘Living Building’ to be Constructed

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 625
  The Oregon Sustainability Center, which is being called the first large-scale “living building,” is projected to have a zero carbon footprint.The 12-story building, to be built in Portland, will generate its own energy on-site using solar photovoltaics and goethermal energy. The building is adjacent to Portland ...
  22 hours ago

• Financial Crisis Offers Narrow Window to Take Climate Action, IEA Warns

  
  GreenBiz.com Green Business News — Authority: 626
  The International Energy Agency on Tuesday called on world leaders to strike a deal to address climate change, warning that the current business-as-usual scenario is unsustainable and will lead to skyrocketing energy demand, price spikes and up to a 6 degree temperature rise.
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