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US couple take lead on carbon trade by selling their first credit.
Individuals keen to tackle carbon emissions should consider the example of Tami and Randy Wilson. The Pennsylvania couple have sold the world's first carbon credit awarded for a reduction in personal carbon emissions. About 1,800 others have signed up to follow suit. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Melting ice alters way of life in Iqaluit.
A new report finds that global warming is altering the Arctic ecosystem in a way never seen before by humans. It predicts that the Arctic, which has had sea ice for more than 800,000 years, might lose summer sea ice as soon as 2030, and that the melting Arctic will lead to a 3-to-6°C increase over the next century. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
Using grass for electricity.
Energy experts are thinking through how to replace coal that's burned in American power stations. One alternative is to burn plants, because they can produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions. And in the Midwest, there's talk of growing millions of acres of grass for biomass. Environment Report. 9 February 2010.
Amazon rainforest will bear cost of biofuel policies in Brazil.
Business-as-usual agricultural expansion to meet biofuel production targets for 2020 will take a heavy toll on Brazil's Amazon rainforest in coming years, undermining the potential emissions savings of transitioning from fossil fuels to biofuels. Mongabay. 9 February 2010.
Coal ad blitz launches new spot as industry sees political gains.
An advertising campaign that previously pushed "clean coal" launches new spots focused on jobs and low-cost power – the latest in a three-year, nearly $120 million effort to sell Congress and the White House on coal's future. There are signs that it is working. Greenwire. 9 February 2010.
No offers for Montana's 1/2-billion tons of coal.
Montana will have to reconsider its price for developing a state-owned reserve. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
Scientists: Global warming real despite harsh winter.
Global warming may be the last thing on the minds of Delawareans still recovering from the second major snowstorm in a month. But recent record snowfall doesn't clash with the larger trend of the Earth getting warmer, climate scientists said Monday. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware. 9 February 2010.
Nuclear power giant buys solar firm.
Areva, the giant French nuclear company, has bought Ausra, a small manufacturer of solar thermal systems that can be used for electricity production or industrial steam. New York Times. 9 February 2010.
Fuel from Yorke Peninsula stubble plan.
The potential for making ultra-clean synthetic diesel fuel from wheat and barley stubble on Yorke Peninsula is being investigated. Yorke Peninsula Country Times, Australia. 9 February 2010.
EU bioethanol outlook brightens, biodiesel dims.
The European Union has been expanding the use of ethanol and biodiesel as it seeks to cut emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Demand is expected to grow in 2010, and two massive bioethanol refineries are due to come on line in the first half of the year. Reuters. 9 February 2010.
Using smokestack gases to pump oil.
Carbon dioxide pouring from smokestacks hardly has a reputation as a valuable commodity. But one company has launched a series of projects to see if it can use the refuse of the industrial economy to breathe new life into tired oil fields. Wall Street Journal. 9 February 2010.
Will US. see nuclear renaissance?
U.S. President Barack Obama caused viewers to do a double take when he called for a boost in nuclear energy in his recent State of the Union address. But while many praised the proposal, opponents doubted the plan would come to fruition. China Radio International, China. 9 February 2010.
Propane distributer launches vehicle conversion effort.
Propane is cheaper and burns cleaner than gasoline, but it powers just a small fraction of U.S. vehicles. A Santa Rosa company wants to change that by converting cars and trucks to run on the alternative fuel. Santa Rosa Press Democrat, California. 9 February 2010.
Co-generation could delay need for coal power plant, says WWF.
South Africa could delay one of two planned new coal power stations if energy produced by heavy industry was sold to the national grid, lobby group Worldwide Fund for Nature, or WWF, says. Johannesburg Business Day, South Africa. 9 February 2010.
Palm oil deal 'a threat to the rainforest'.
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of palm oil look set to be pumped into Britain's vehicles despite scientific evidence showing that chopping down rainforests to make way for plantations exacerbates climate change, according to a leaked report. London Independent, United Kingdom. 9 February 2010.
New federal climate change agency forming.
The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
Report blasts Abbott climate plan.
THE Coalition's climate change policy would cost taxpayers more than twice as much as the government's emissions trading scheme, an analysis has found. Melbourne Age, Australia. 9 February 2010.
'Brave' Turnbull blasts Liberal plan to cut emissions.
Malcolm Turnbull has warned that Tony Abbott's proposed emissions reduction fund is a recipe for fiscal recklessness and political pork barrelling. The former opposition leader contrasted this with the government's trading scheme. Melbourne Age, Australia. 9 February 2010.
Disposal sites for industrial waste.
The department of trade and industry has identified two disposal sites for hazardous and non-hazardous waste in Pasakha, Phuentsholing, which could come to the rescue of the mounting industrial waste produced by factories in Pasakha. Thimphu Kuensel, Bhutan. 9 February 2010.
Our beloved rivers of waste.
Standing on the edge of any of Jakarta’s canals is saddening; what once would have been a beautiful and serene place is now a bed of pollution, and the cause of illnesses such as typhoid, dysentery, cholera, E.coli-poisoning and amoebiasis. Jakarta Post, Indonesia. 9 February 2010.
Vic refinery leaks petrol near wetlands.
A petrol leak at an oil refinery near Melbourne wetlands has revived calls for greater controls over large industries in the city's west. Western Australia Today, Australia. 9 February 2010.
Massive oil tank leaking at refinery in Melbourne's west.
Fire and emergency crews are continuing to monitor a leaking 3.5 million-litre tank of unleaded petrol at an oil refinery surrounded by wetlands in Melbourne's west. Australian Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
Chávez declares an ‘electricity emergency.’
Despite its huge crude oil reserves, Venezuela relies on hydroelectricity for 70 percent of its power, and a drought has affected power supplies since late last year. Reuters. 9 February 2010.
Governors meet at White House about Asian carp.
Federal authorities are proposing to control, but not close, Illinois shipping locks in an effort to prevent the Asian carp from infiltrating the Great Lakes. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm did not agree with the plan. Christian Science Monitor. 9 February 2010.
EPA to update Pines residents about coal ash contamination.
Residents of Pines are concerned that radiation from fly ash in their yards poses a health risk and that a coal ash landfill nearby is causing water pollution that could make it to Lake Michigan. Merrillville Post-Tribune, Indiana. 9 February 2010.
DOE's Chu takes R&D budget request to House science panel.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu will defend his department's hefty research and development budget request this week to House lawmakers. Greenwire. 9 February 2010.
Explosion unlikely to slow gas plant development.
The Connecticut explosion that killed five people won't slow the development of natural gas power plants. But it will likely lead to more scrutiny of a technique used to clear air from gas lines. Associated Press. 9 February 2010.
After feds step in, DEP cites Massey dam.
After federal officials threatened to step in, the state Department of Environmental Protection late last week cited Massey Energy for problems with the expansion of its controversial Brushy Fork coal-slurry impoundment in Raleigh County. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 9 February 2010.
Biodiesel processing system to save Clarksville money.
Oftentimes, "going green" means accepting a trade-off in the form of higher costs. But a new biodiesel processing system might allow the city of Clarksville to have their cake and burn it too. Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, Tennessee. 9 February 2010.
Fracking elicits complaints but no violations.
As Cathy McMullen surveyed the Rayzor Ranch gas well site on Friday afternoon from nearby McKenna Park, she felt her eyes water and nose burn. Denton Record-Chronicle, Texas. 9 February 2010.
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