Saturday, May 12, 2012
World Bank Political-Risk Insurer Underused 30% in Climate Fight
EU shifts climate change targets again
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/EU-shifts-climate-change-targets-again/articleshow/13074640.cms
Microsoft vows to go carbon neutral
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-vows-carbon-neutral-185148963.html
India: Climate change could affect wheat production: Govt report
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/Climate-change-could-affect-wheat-production-Govt-report/articleshow/13067824.cms
An Argentine Perspective on Degrowth
URL: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107742
Enclosure: http://ipsnews.net/fotos/107742-20120510.jpg
Lack of Profitability Drives U.S. Company Out of Biofuels Business
URL: http://e360.yale.edu/digest/lack_of_profitability_drives_us_company_out_of_biofuels_business/3459/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29
Enclosure: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/40387/?p1=A2
Canada: Global Warming: An Exclusive Look at James Hansen’s Scary New Math
URL: http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2012/05/10/global-warming-an-exclusive-look-at-james-hansens-scary-new-math/
Enclosure: http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/warming2.jpg?w=360&h=240&crop=1
Australia: FOI emails reveal sniper threat to climate scientist
URL: http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/13658737/foi-emails-reveal-sniper-threat-to-climate-scientist/
Big Antarctic ice sheet appears doomed
URL: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340580/title/Big_Antarctic_ice_sheet_appears_doomed
Enclosure: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/download/id/340587/name/___
Global warming: New threat to Antarctic ice shelves
URL: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/05/10/global-warming-new-threat-to-antarctic-ice-shelves/
Enclosure: http://summitvoice.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/ice1.jpg?w=468&h=221
Asia-Pacific must respond to climate change to survive: UNDP
URL: http://in.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific-must-respond-climate-change-survive-undp-121032978.html
Gas drillers wrangle over NY limitations, bans
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47398921/ns/business-oil_and_energy/
West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse predicted
URL: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/248787/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapse.html
Enclosure: http://www.deccanherald.com/page_images/thumb/2012/05/11/248787_thump.gif
India to line up planes, radars against extreme weather
URL: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/11/india-to-line-up-planes-radars-against-e-idINDEE84A06B20120511
Four Colorado counties among critics of plan to limit oil-shale land
URL: http://business-news.thestreet.com/denver-post/story/4-colorado-counties-among-critics-plan-limit-oil-shale-land/1
For Heartland board, failed climate attack a surprise
URL: http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2012/05/11/1
Enclosure: http://www.eenews.net/assets/2012/02/16/photo_cw_01.jpg
Greenpeace makes social media push for zero deforestation in Brazil
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0512-greenpeace-brazilian-friend-finder.html
Enclosure: http://youtu.be/IuG7rLsT8-4
United Kingdom: MPs demand joined up policy to fix 'failed' food system
URL: http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2174198/mps-demand-joined-policy-fix-failed-food?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=MPs+demand+joined+up+policy+to+fix+%27failed%27+food+system
Dry winter portends busy California wildfire season
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/12/MNI51OEHI5.DTL
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Cambodia: Chut Wutty's memory spurs anti-logging campaign
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18032883#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Enclosure: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/fooc
Melting sea ice could lead to pressure on Arctic fishery
URL: http://e360.yale.edu/feature/melting_sea_ice_could_lead_to_pressure_on_arctic_fishery/2526/
Could logging help conservation efforts in rainforests?
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0510-hance-logging-conservation.html
Enclosure: http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/600/java_0879.jpg
Rethinking Electric Cars -- Part 8
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/arch/nrgs2012/20120047.html
James Hansen: Game Over for the Climate
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/opinion/game-over-for-the-climate.html
Enclosure: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/05/10/opinion/0510OPEDselman/0510OPEDselman-articleInline.jpg
Study Calls Selective Logging the Most Realistic Conservation Strategy
URL: http://e360.yale.edu/digest/study_calls_selective_logging_most_realistic_conservation_strategy/3460/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29
Enclosure: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00242.x/abstract;jsessionid=F665049B271709D388713D0A0DA4E2D6.d02t01
ClearEdge Fuel Cell System Supports Renovation of Historic Hollywood-era Hotel.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12018.html
SMUD Solano Wind Project Complete.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12019.html
Friday, May 11, 2012
Heliatek Sets New World Record Efficiency of 10.7 Percent for its Organic Tandem Solar Cell.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12015.html
ElectraTherm’s Green Machine Generates Power from Waste Heat at Czech Republic Biogas Facility.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12014.html
Toyota April Sales Surge with Help from Hybrids, New Prius c.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12016.html
AeroVironment Wins Contract for Electric Ground Support Equipment Fast Charge Systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12013.html
All-New Toyota RAV4 EV Unveiled.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12011.html
Gamesa Freezes Work on Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype: U.S. Market, Uncertainty of Tax Credit and Regulatory Conditions Bring Halt to Project.
URL: http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips512/may12012.html
From Deserts to Rooftops: Solar's California Battleground
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/1332-from-deserts-to-rooftops-solar-s-california-battleground.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/from-deserts-to-rooftops-solars-california-battleground?cmpid=rss
Applied Materials Restructuring Solar Business
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/1332-applied-materials-restructuring-solar-business.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/applied-materials-restructuring-solar-business?cmpid=rss
Saudi Arabia Unveils $100 Billion Plan to Make Solar 'A Driver for Domestic Energy for Years to Come'
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/1332-saudi-arabia-unveils-100-billion-plan-to-make-solar-a-driver-for-domestic-energy-for-years-to-come.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/saudi-arabia-unveils-100-billion-plan-to-make-solar-a-driver-for-domestic-energy-for-years-to-come?cmpid=rss
How To Become Energy Efficiency's #1
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/0-how-to-become-energy-efficiency-s-1.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/05/how-to-become-energy-efficiencys-1?cmpid=rss
Study Compares Energy Sources From 'Cradle-to-Grave'
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/1332-study-compares-energy-sources-from-cradle-to-grave.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/study-compares-energy-sources-from-cradle-to-grave?cmpid=rss
Offshore Wind: Making an American Industry, Part 1
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/1332-offshore-wind-the-making-of-an-american-industry-part-1.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/offshore-wind-the-making-of-an-american-industry-part-1?cmpid=rss
Two New Reports on Utility-Scale Solar
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/11/1332-two-new-reports-on-utility-scale-solar.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/two-new-reports-on-utility-scale-solar?cmpid=rss
When Do I Need to Perform a Load Calculation?
Part 4 in a series of articles on sizing heating and cooling equipment
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In my last three blogs, I discussed the basics of [heat-loss][5] and [cooling load][6] calculations. The unfortunate truth about these calculations is that fast methods aren't particularly accurate, and accurate methods require making measurements, checking specifications, and entering data into a computer program — in other words, a significant investment of time.
So how should builders go about making these calculations? There are several ways:
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* You can use a rule of thumb (along with experience) to estimate your equipment needs.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Furnace and space heater 2.jpg ()
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/when-do-i-need-perform-load-calculation
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Lima duct calculator 2.jpg (Photo of a Lima duct calculator from the 1970s)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/IBR Calculation sheet 3jpg.jpg (I=B=R heat-loss calculation form)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/how-perform-heat-loss-calculation-part-1
[6]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/calculating-cooling-loads
URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/when-do-i-need-perform-load-calculation
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Winners and Losers in the Renewable Energy Race
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/10/9449-winners-and-losers-in-the-renewable-energy-race.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/05/winners-and-losers-in-the-renewable-energy-race?cmpid=rss
Saving on Solar Way Cooler Than Saving Dolphin Babies
I Want My TLC: Attaining Transparency, Longevity and Certainty in the California Renewables Market
How the U.S. Geothermal Market Is and Is Not Growing
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1332-how-the-u-s-geothermal-market-is-and-is-not-growing.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/how-the-u-s-geothermal-market-is-and-is-not-growing?cmpid=rss
Getting Off Fossil Fuels
Eliminating our use of fossil fuels is an admirable goal; how do we do that?
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There are a lot of things not to like about fossil fuels. Most obviously, the burning of oil, natural gas, propane, and coal releases huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, where it traps heat through the greenhouse effect.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Eliakims Way 2.jpg (Eliakim's Way, Martha's Vineyard)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/getting-fossil-fuels
URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/energy-solutions/getting-fossil-fuels
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Enel Flips Solar Switch at Cogeneration Plant, Starts Geothermal Work in Utah
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1332-enel-flips-solar-switch-at-cogeneration-plant-starts-geothermal-work-in-utah.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/enel-flips-solar-switch-at-cogeneration-plant-starts-geothermal-work-in-utah?cmpid=rss
Memo: Group Wants To Create Fake Grassroots Wind 'Subversion' Campaign That 'Should Appear As A Groundswell'
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1332-memo-group-wants-to-create-fake-grassroots-wind-subversion-campaign-that-should-appear-as-a-groundswell.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/memo-group-wants-to-create-fake-grassroots-wind-subversion-campaign-that-should-appear-as-a-groundswell?cmpid=rss
Low-Temperature Geothermal: Digging for Its Vast Opportunity
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1-1332-low-temperature-geothermal-digging-for-its-vast-opportunity.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/low-temperature-geothermal-digging-for-its-vast-opportunity?cmpid=rss
Australia's CBD Acquires Westinghouse Solar; CEO Out
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1332-australia-s-cbd-aquires-wqestinghouse-solar-ceo-out.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/australias-cbd-aquires-wqestinghouse-solar-ceo-out?cmpid=rss
Latin America Report: Work Starts on Chile's Largest Wind Farm
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1332-latin-america-report-work-starts-on-chile-s-largest-wind-farm.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/latin-america-report-work-starts-on-chiles-largest-wind-farm?cmpid=rss
UK In Talks with Iceland to Establish Geothermal Interconnector
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/8/1332-uk-in-talks-with-iceland-to-establish-geothermal-interconnector.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/uk-in-talks-with-iceland-to-establish-geothermal-interconnector?cmpid=rss
The US Bioeconomy Blueprint: The 10 Minute Guide
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/9/1332-the-us-bioeconomy-blueprint-the-10-minute-guide.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/the-us-bioeconomy-blueprint-the-10-minute-guide?cmpid=rss
First LEED Home in Northwest Georgia In Progress
A good team works together to build a pretty good small green home
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I recently completed the green rater's pre-drywall inspection on a [LEED for homes][5] project about a 1½ hour drive from where I live. It's a very well done, modest house designed by an architect for his own, rapidly growing family. They are expecting their second child soon and look forward to moving into their new LEED home shortly after the new arrival.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Cochran 1_0.jpg (Northwest Georgia LEED Home)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-curmudgeon/first-leed-home-northwest-georgia-progress
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Cochran 2.jpg (Northwest Georgia LEED Home)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Cochran 3.jpg (Northwest Georgia LEED Home)
[5]: https://www.facebook.com/cochranleedhouse
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Arizona Legislature Exempts the Sale of Renewable Energy Credits from State Sales Tax
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/8/1332-arizona-legislature-exempts-the-sale-of-renewable-energy-credits-from-state-sales-tax.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/arizona-legislature-exempts-the-sale-of-renewable-energy-credits-from-state-sales-tax?cmpid=rss
Hollande Victory Signals Shift in France's Renewable Energy Policy
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/8/1332-hollande-victory-signals-shift-in-france-s-renewable-energy-policy.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/hollande-victory-signals-shift-in-frances-renewable-energy-policy?cmpid=rss
What Does it Take to be Australia's Largest PV Retailer?
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/8/8981-what-does-it-take-to-be-australia-s-largest-pv-retailer.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/05/what-does-it-take-to-be-australias-largest-pv-retailer-we-asked-the-question?cmpid=rss
The Challenges Building-Integrated Photovoltaics
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/8/1332-the-challenges-building-integrated-photovoltaics.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/the-challenges-building-integrated-photovoltaics?cmpid=rss
Large-Scale Solar at Fort Bliss in Texas
The U.S. Army has been installing photovoltaic and solar-thermal systems as it pursues compliance with a net-zero mandate
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Fort Bliss – whose 1.2 million acres stretch from West Texas, near El Paso, into New Mexico – is the U.S. Army's largest post by land area, and it faces a commensurately large conservation challenge: severe reductions in the base's energy and water use, and a 90% reduction in trash headed for landfill.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Fort Bliss.jpg (Fort Bliss)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/large-scale-solar-fort-bliss-texas
Large-Scale Solar at Fort Bliss in Texas
The U.S. Army has been installing photovoltaic and solar-thermal systems as it pursues compliance with a net-zero mandate
Images:
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Fort Bliss – whose 1.2 million acres stretch from West Texas, near El Paso, into New Mexico – is the U.S. Army's largest post by land area, and it faces a commensurately large conservation challenge: severe reductions in the base's energy and water use, and a 90% reduction in trash headed for landfill.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Fort Bliss.jpg (Fort Bliss)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/large-scale-solar-fort-bliss-texas
Monday, May 7, 2012
Massachusetts Sets Strict Regulations for Biomass: Will This Influence Further Restrictions?
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/1332-massachusetts-sets-strict-regulations-for-biomass-will-this-influence-further-restrictions.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/massachusetts-sets-strict-regulations-for-biomass-will-this-influence-further-restrictions?cmpid=rss
Japanese Tsunami Debris Is Increasingly Washing Ashore in Alaska
Japan: 'Nuke-free' Japan in the dark over nuclear policy
URL: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201205060027
Global warming: Plants respond faster than expected
URL: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/05/07/global-warming-plants-respond-faster-than-expected/
Enclosure: http://summitvoice.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/berry7.jpg?w=270&h=242
Vietnam's Climate Woes Ignite National Strategy
URL: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107691
Enclosure: http://ipsnews.net/fotos/107691-20120507.jpg
Norway opens major facility to test carbon capture
URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/07/us-norway-carboncapture-idUSBRE8460SE20120507?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
India objects to inclusion of UN, INGOs' partisan reports in climate change talks
URL: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-06/global-warming/31597414_1_global-emissions-major-economies-forum-ipcc-report
Heartland Institute's digital billboards make bombastic comparisons
URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0507/Heartland-Institute-s-digital-billboards-make-bombastic-comparisons
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EU nations get cold feet over climate change fund
URL: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/07/uk-eu-climate-idUKBRE8460U020120507
Global growth of carbon dioxide emissions continues
URL: http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i19/Climate-Change-Global-growth-carbon.html
Enclosure: http://www.worldwatch.org/economic-recovery-brings-return-growth-co2-emissions-0
Poll Says America Ready for Hard Choice on Fossil Fuels, Climate
URL: http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2012/05/07/poll-says-america-ready-for-hard-choice-on-fossil-fuels-climate
Gaseous emissions from dinosaurs may have warmed prehistoric Earth
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120507102324.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
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Hybrid bears offer glimpse of warmer Arctic's future
URL: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/news/6573443/story.html
Enclosure: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/6573448.bin
Gamesa Scraps Wind Project Off Virginia Coast
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/1332-gamesa-scraps-wind-project-off-virginia-coast.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/gamesa-scraps-wind-project-off-virginia-coast?cmpid=rss
Sceptics' ad compares climate change believers to terrorists
URL: http://www.smh.com.au/world/sceptics-ad-compares-climate-change-believers-to-terrorists-20120507-1y9e4.html
Enclosure: http://images.smh.com.au/2012/05/07/3278183/art-353-wilcox-climate-200x0.jpg
Asia to overtake Europe as global solar power grows - EPIA
URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/07/us-solar-energy-idUSBRE8460Q620120507?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Most water companies not required to cut leaks before 2015 despite drought
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/07/water-companies-cut-leaks-2015-drought
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2012/5/7/1336399710130/Water-leak-008.jpg
Trumka says labor wants Keystone built, believes green issues can be resolved
Ontario Feed-in Tariff Prices Drop, Germans Pay Much Less
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/10208-ontario-feed-in-tariff-prices-drop-germans-pay-much-less.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/05/ontario-feed-in-tariff-prices-drop-germans-pay-much-less?cmpid=rss
United States: Fallout for Heartland Institute after it likens those who accept climate change to "murderers" and "madmen"
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0507-hance_heartland_billboard.html
Enclosure: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0507-hance_heartland_billboard.html
Could a Changing Climate Set Off Volcanoes and Quakes?
URL: http://e360.yale.edu/feature/could_a_changing_climate_set_off_volcanoes_and_quakes/2525/
Asia Report: European Ruling Could Cut Into Palm Oil Exports
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/1332-asia-report-european-ruling-could-cut-into-palm-oil-exports.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/asia-report-european-ruling-could-cut-into-palm-oil-exports?cmpid=rss
The growing case for the Keystone XL pipeline
URL: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_20551718/editorial-growing-case-keystone-xl
European mountain plant population shows delayed response to climate change
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/uov-emp050712.php
United Kingdom: Thousands of jobs at risk after David Cameron abandons solar subsidies
URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/thousands-of-jobs-at-risk-after-david-cameron-abandons-solar-subsidies-7718665.html
Global warming heats up tornado debate
URL: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428637.100-global-warming-heats-up-tornado-debate.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=climate-change
Enclosure: http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/mg21428637.100/mg21428637.100-1_300.jpg
World Bank under attack for aiding land grabs in Uganda
URL: http://www.independent.co.ug/cover-story/5725-world-bank-under-attack-for-aiding-land-grabs-in-uganda
Enclosure: http://www.independent.co.ug/images/stories/issue212/BIDCO1.jpg
Voyage to the 'front line' of global warming
URL: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hSuffyAR-e8b7JFKROQzQMRvAyqg?docId=CNG.be8246607583f283984fe009b7e8890b.411
Clean Energy Stocks Gone With the Wind
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/1332-clean-energy-stocks-gone-with-the-wind.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/clean-energy-stocks-gone-with-the-wind?cmpid=rss
Controversial Ad Campaign Costs Climate Skeptics Group Partnerships
URL: http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112529144/controversial-ad-campaign-costs-climate-skeptics-group-partnerships/
Enclosure: http://v2-master.redorbit.com/media/uploads/2012/05/science-050712-002b.jpg
Nuclear-free Japan braces for severe power shortages
URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/06/us-nuclear-japan-idUSBRE84405820120506
Enclosure: http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20120506&t=2&i=603553379&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE8440O1Z00
Drilling Boom Strains State Regulatory Agencies
URL: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/07/152177408/drilling-boom-strains-state-regulatory-agencies?ft=1&f=1025
Enclosure: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=152177408&m=152175584
Large Installers and Financiers Dominate the Residential Market in Massachusetts
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/9663-large-installers-and-financiers-dominate-the-residential-market-in-massachusetts.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/05/large-installers-76-market-share-and-financiers-74-market-share-dominate-the-residential-market-in-massachusetts-and-other-interesting-data?cmpid=rss
Can geoengineering solve global warming?
URL: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/05/14/120514fa_fact_specter
Enclosure: http://www.newyorker.com/images/2012/05/14/p233/120514_r22169_p233.jpg
Solar minimum may lead to abrupt climatic conditions
URL: http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/solar-minimum-may-lead-to-abrupt-climatic-conditions_773679.html
Enclosure: http://znn.india.com/Img/2012/5/7/Solar-275.jpg
Climate Change Rallies Held Across New England
URL: http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/94408/climate-change-rallies-held-across-new-england/
Czechs eye moratorium on shale gas exploration
URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/07/us-shale-czech-moratorium-idUSBRE84608L20120507?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Exploring the Reasons behind Dam Removal
[1]: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/5/7/8170-exploring-the-reasons-behind-dam-removal.jpg
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/exploring-the-reasons-behind-dam-removal?cmpid=rss
The Trouble with Homes — Asthma and Poor Indoor Air Quality
Bad moisture management details in your home may be making you sick
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p>I grew up with really bad [asthma][6]. Not being able to get enough air into your lungs, in case you haven't experienced it, is pretty scary. I remember lying in bed during one asthma attack, gasping for air, wheezing loudly, and feeling like I was going to die. A trip to the hospital for a shot opened up my lungs again that night, but I continued to suffer asthma attacks even into my mid-twenties.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/moisture-management-plumbing-leak-indoor-air-quality-asthma.jpg (Plumbing leaks are one of the leading causes of moisture and mold problems in homes.)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/trouble-homes-asthma-and-poor-indoor-air-quality
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/moisture-management-mold-on-floor-joist-indoor-air-quality-asthma.jpg (High humidity in crawl spaces can cause mold to grow on floor joists)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/moisture-management-mold-on-lumber-1-indoor-air-quality-asthma.jpg (Wet, moldy lumber sometimes gets installed in homes)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/moisture-management-mold-on-lumber-2-indoor-air-quality-asthma.jpg (In 2009, some wet, moldy lumber went out to the lumber yards)
[6]: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma/ (asthma)
URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/trouble-homes-asthma-and-poor-indoor-air-quality