Showing posts with label Economic Necessity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Economic Necessity. Show all posts

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Nature: Limiting Climate Change Will Become Much Harder 'And More ... ThinkProgress

Nature: Limiting Climate Change Will Become Much Harder 'And More ...

ThinkProgress - ‎1 hour ago‎
Limiting climate change to target levels will become much more difficult to achieve, and more expensive, if action is not taken soon, according to a new analysis from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and NCAR.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Boston Underwater: Global Warming Is Going to Gobble Up the Go-To Spots Say ... BostInno

Boston Underwater: Global Warming Is Going to Gobble Up the Go-To Spots Say ...

BostInno (blog) - ‎29 minutes ago‎
A powerful storm surge could put some of Boston's most beloved landscapes under water if global warming isn't addressed, according to state elected officials.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

China Euphoric - Expects to Dominate Global Solar Industry

Valley-of-Death, Paradigm-Shift and Grid-Parity talk reveal contrasting ...

PV-Tech (blog) - 
No evidence of any Valley-of-Deaths or Thin-Film Paradigm-Shifts, but instead, why grid-parity today is something to be greeted with excitement and optimism for 2013.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Wind-State Republicans in Tough Spot Wall Street Journal

Wind-State Republicans in Tough Spot

Wall Street Journal (blog) -
Mr. Romney's opposition has thrown Republicans into disarray. Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa) and other wind-state Republicans are big supporters of the wind tax break, which has grown in popularity within the GOP as wind energy gains a toehold in ...

Friday, April 6, 2012

U.S. Global Warming Denial Will Help China Overtake America, Experts Warn ThinkProgress


U.S. Global Warming Denial Will Help China Overtake America, Experts Warn

ThinkProgress - 
Bill Blakemore has a terrific piece on it, ”Global Warming Denialism 'Just Foolishness,' Scientist Peter Raven Says.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

STOP. NOW, READ THIS: Stopping Climate Change is Much Cheaper Than You Think Mother Jones

CAUTION:  THIS ARTICLE/STUDY IS FOR LIMITING WARMING TO 2 DEGREES C BY 2050.  THE CENTRAL QUESTION IN MY STUDY, QUEST, CAMPAIGN... NOW IS - 'ISN'T THAT UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TO HELL?!??'  I CAN'T SEE A CLEAR ANSWER, BUT BASED ON WHAT I KNOW THE ANSWER IS - YES - HELL - 30 YEARS TOO LATE, TOO SLOW.  SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG AND LEARN AS I DO, THE ANSWER TO THIS ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Stopping Climate Change is Much Cheaper Than You Think

Mother Jones -
A UK report confirms the cost of preventing climate change would cost the average citizen just pennies a day. You've heard it before: politicians say they'd love to take action against climate change, but they're reeling from the sticker shock.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Calif. high-speed rail's pared-down plan toutedSan Francisco Chronicle

Calif. high-speed rail's pared-down plan touted

Carbon Wreckage Fees to pay for high-speed rail Pasadena Star-News


Gov. Brown looks to global warming fees to pay for high-speed rail

Pasadena Star-News - 
Anywhere from $2 billion to $14 billion a year could be in play for high-speed rail, thanks to a new proposal to use money from a pollution auction established by the state's landmark global warming law. The money -- expected to start flowing to the 

Turning Deserts Into Forests ThomasNet Industrial News Room


A Hot Idea: Turning Deserts Into Forests

ThomasNet Industrial News Room - 
One of the purposes of the Sahara Forest Project is to develop technological solutions to reverse desertification. According to the project overview: The Sahara Forest Project proposes to establish groups of interconnected economic activities in 

Friday, March 30, 2012

Is a carbon-negative economy a practical possibility or a pipe dream? GreenBiz.com


Is a carbon-negative economy a practical possibility or a pipe dream?

GreenBiz.com (blog) - 
Those are interdisciplinary campus efforts to develop ways to remove carbon dioxide

Mass. lawmakers weigh bill on energy costs BusinessWeek


Mass. lawmakers weigh bill on energy costs

BusinessWeek - 
The state Senate has begun work on wide-ranging bill aimed at controlling energy costs in Massachusetts while also promoting the growth of renewable power sources. Senators considered about 30 amendments to the bill on Thursday before putting off 

***** vid Chinese Businessman Gives Anti-Desertification Demo at UN NTDTV


Chinese Businessman Gives Anti-Desertification Demo at UN

NTDTV - 
Chinese businessman Li Jinglu presented an anti-desertification power plant at a meeting on sustainable development at the United Nations in New York City on Monday.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Huh? Germany Cuts Solar Aid to Curb Prices, Panel Installations BusinessWeek

Germany Cuts Solar Aid to Curb Prices, Panel Installations

BusinessWeek -
By Tony Czuczka on March 29, 2012 Germany's parliament approved record cuts in aid for solar power, aiming to reduce the annual pace of installations by half in the world's biggest market for the industry.