Saturday, March 9, 2013
A Communications Scholar Analyzes Bill McKibben's Path on Climate
URL: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/a-communications-scholar-analyzes-bill-mckibbens-path-on-climate/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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Obama Interior Pick Championed Outdoor Jobs Over Oil
URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/obama-interior-pick-championed-outdoor-jobs-over-oil.html
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Emerging economies facing 'extreme risk' despite natural disaster respite
URL: http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2252988/emerging-economies-facing-extreme-risk-despite-natural-disaster-respite?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Emerging+economies+facing+%27extreme+risk%27+despite+natural+disaster+respite
New material using doped carbon allows fuels to be produced while reducing CO2 emissions
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307124550.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
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Scientists Find an Abrupt Warm Jog After a Very Long Cooling
URL: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/scientists-find-an-abrupt-warm-jog-after-a-very-long-cooling/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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Enbridge CEO Says Ready to Spend to Expand U.S. Pipeline Network
URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100529201
Shale Gas Boom Drives Surge in Propane-Fueled Vehicles
URL: http://e360.yale.edu/digest/shale_gas_boom_drives_surge_in_propane-fueled_vehicles/3784/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29
Is South Dakota ‘Open for Business’ for Wind Developers?
URL: http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/03/08/is-south-dakota-open-for-business-for-wind-developers/
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NY Assembly Passes Two Year Fracking Moratorium, Senate Expected to Follow
URL: http://ecowatch.org/2013/ny-fracking-moratorium/
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Engineering breakthrough promises significantly more efficient solar cells
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307145716.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
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Illinois deal on fracking could be national model
URL: http://hosted2.ap.org/OHCOL/8ef5320729ce4298abefc1903704c7d5/Article_2013-03-07-Gas%20Drilling-Cooperation/id-937da8cecfe94e87b991eebe80221524
Canada: Environmental Justice and the Keystone XL Pipeline
URL: http://ecowatch.org/2013/environmental-justice-keystone-xl/
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Fairbanks scientist plans epic Arctic climate change study by snowmachine, kite-skis
A bigger, badder climate ‘hockey stick’
URL: http://grist.org/climate-energy/a-bigger-badder-climate-hockey-stick/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
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Ecuador: Saving Yasuni: Can a revolutionary plan protect the rainforest from commercial exploitation?
URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/saving-yasuni-can-a-revolutionary-plan-protect-the-rainforest-from-commercial-exploitation-8523192.html
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Ban on Radioactive Fracking Waste Passed by Putnam County, NY Legislators
URL: http://ecowatch.org/2013/ban-radioactive-fracking-waste/
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UK incinerator plans? They're just rubbish
URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/uk-incinerator-plans-theyre-just-rubbish-8527830.html
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Maryland Senate passes bill for offshore wind project
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Senate-passes-bill-for-offshore-wind-project-4339617.php
Food forecast may have China worried over global warming
Cold-weather lizards facing climate crunch
URL: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2013/03/09/cold-weather-lizards-facing-climate-crunch/
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U.S. Pacific Commander warns that climate change is top threat
URL: http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/09/admiral-samuel-locklear-commander-pacific-forces-warns-that-climate-change-top-threat/BHdPVCLrWEMxRe9IXJZcHL/story.html
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Bombay duck is dying. Blame fishing, warming
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Bombay-duck-is-dying-Blame-fishing-warming/articleshow/18871711.cms
United States: No reason to hold back climate change report
URL: http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/03/09/2411308/no-reason-to-hold-back-climate.html
Canada: Bitumen's extraordinary and popular delusions
URL: http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/03/09/Bitumens-Extraordinary-Delusions/
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Shrinking ice worries Great Lakes scientists
URL: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lansingstatejournal.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013303060050%26nclick_check%3D1
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Climate change requires landscape-level conservation plans
URL: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2013/03/09/climate-change-requires-landscape-level-conservation-plans/
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Study: Wind Power ‘May be Less Than Thought’
URL: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/study-wind-power-may-be-less-than-thought-15673?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climatecentral%2FdjOO+Climate+Central+-+Full+Feed
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We're Screwed: 11000 Years' Worth of Climate Data Prove It
URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/were-screwed-11-000-years-worth-of-climate-data-prove-it/273870/
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An Australian summer that refuses to throw in the towel
URL: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/a-summer-that-refuses-to-throw-in-the-towel-20130308-2fpyq.html
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Jobs report: the energy connection to growth
URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0309/Jobs-report-the-energy-connection-to-growth
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Fracking health study results likely years off
URL: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/09/3276216/fracking-health-study-results.html
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No, Minister Oliver, the oil sands have not become 'green'
URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/no-minister-oliver-the-oil-sands-have-not-become-green/article9503879/
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Dams may unleash torrent of ill will
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/brinkley/article/Dams-may-unleash-torrent-of-ill-will-4340372.php
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Southface Energy Institute Hosts the Greenprints Conference
Greeenprints is scheduled for March 13-14 in Atlanta, Georgia
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The 16th annual [Greenprints conference](http://www.greenprints.org/) will be held on March 13-14, 2013 at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta.
Sponsored by the Southface Energy Institute, the educational conference is aimed at "sutainability professionals." This year's speakers will include Rob Watson, Bill Reed, Chris Nelson, and John Tooley — as well as two speakers familiar to GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com readers: Carl Seville and Martin Holladay.
Southface Energy Institute Hosts the Greenprints Conference
Carl Seville and Martin Holladay will speak at the Greeenprints conference in Atlanta
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The 16th annual [Greenprints conference](http://www.greenprints.org/) will be held on March 13-14, 2013 at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta.
Sponsored by the Southface Energy Institute, the educational conference is aimed at "sutainability professionals." This year's speakers will include Rob Watson, Bill Reed, Chris Nelson, and John Tooley — as well as two speakers familiar to GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com readers: Carl Seville and Martin Holladay.
Friday, March 8, 2013
U.S. Trade Deficit Increases by the Billions as Oil Imports Rise
URL: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/money/2013/03/07/us-trade-deficits-increases-by-billions-as-oil-imports-rise/
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Two Years After Fukushima, Japan's Nuclear Lobby Bounces Back
URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/07/japan-nuclear-discontent-idUSL4N0BW2XZ20130307
Alberta’s loathed ‘bitumen bubble’ slams Canada’s rich province
URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/oil-price-woes-for-alberta-lifes-a-bitumen/article9500410/
U.S. Drought Intensifies in Texas and Florida
URL: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/u.s.-drought-intensifies-in-texas-and-florida-15708
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Safety Breaches Seen Plaguing U.S. Nuclear Reactors: Report
URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/safety-breaches-seen-plaguing-u-s-reactors-in-report.html
China delays carbon tax
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0307-china-no-carbon-tax.html
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Senate Foreign Relations Chief Menendez Plans Keystone XL Hearing
Canada's Arctic glaciers headed for unstoppable thaw: study
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/canadas-arctic-glaciers-headed-unstoppable-thaw-study-190610158.html
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Canadian glaciers face 'big losses'
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21699115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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Warming Lakes: Climate Change Threatens the Ecological Stability of Lake Tanganyika
URL: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/07/warming-lakes-climate-change-threatens-the-ecological-stability-of-lake-tanganyika/
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Canadian Arctic May Lose 20% of Glaciers by 2100, Study Shows
URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/canadian-arctic-may-lose-20-of-glaciers-by-2100-study-shows.html
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Sardines in India latest indicator of how your food is on the move
URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2013/0307/Sardines-in-India-latest-indicator-of-how-your-food-is-on-the-move
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Nigeria: African Countries Tackle Water Scarcity to Combat Climate Change
URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/201303071190.html
Dunkin' Donuts to adopt palm oil policy to address deforestation concerns
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0307-dunkin-donuts.html
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Big Social Costs Tallied in Regions With Scant Energy Access
URL: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/big-social-costs-tallied-in-regions-with-scant-energy-access/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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Keystone Pipeline Decision May Influence Oil-Sands Development
Big Melt Expected for Canadian Arctic Glaciers
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/big-melt-expected-canadian-arctic-glaciers-222929231.html
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Obama meets on energy, climate change, immigration
URL: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/03/08/obama-josh-earnest-energy-immigration-energy/1973761/
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Interior Department Nominee Questioned on Public Lands Development
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/us/politics/sally-jewell-rei-chief-executive-appears-before-senate-panel.html
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Day of reckoning comes for China’s solar industry
URL: http://qz.com/59666/suntech-china-solar-industry-collapse/
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New Type of Bacteria Reportedly Found in Buried Antarctic Lake
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/type-bacteria-reportedly-found-buried-antarctic-lake-235152174.html
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Large Rise in CO2 Emissions Sounds Climate Change Alarm
URL: http://climatedesk.org/2013/03/large-rise-in-co2-emissions-sounds-climate-change-alarm/
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New light shed on role of climate in influenza transmission
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307190635.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
Activism and policy are not the same thing
URL: http://grist.org/climate-energy/activism-and-policy-are-not-the-same-thing/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
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Climate change is making animals shrink
URL: http://grist.org/slideshow/climate-change-is-making-animals-shrink/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
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Al Gore Envisions 'The Future'
URL: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173821492/al-gore-envisions-the-future?ft=1&f=1025
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Scientists Say Earth Hotter Now Than Most of Past 11,300 Years
URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/earth-warmer-than-in-most-of-the-past-11-300-years.html
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Carbon footprint of grid-scale battery technologies calculated
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130308111310.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
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Greedy Lying Bastards: New Film Exposes Climate Denial Machine
URL: http://ecowatch.org/2013/greedy-bastards-climate-denial/
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Poland aims to pave way for 2015 climate deal
URL: http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/2013/03/08/poland-aims-pave-way-for-climate-deal/prJRbpBOgcAnmAadRkjxoM/story.html
Warmer climate to open new Arctic shipping routes by 2050: study
URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/08/us-climate-arctic-shipping-idUSBRE92718420130308?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
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The melting of Canada's glaciers is irreversible
URL: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23254-the-melting-of-canadas-glaciers-is-irreversible.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Cclimate-change
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Documentary 'Greedy Lying Bastards' targets climate-change deniers
URL: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/film-targets-climate-change-deniers-88629.html?hp=r7
Across U.S., Health Concerns Vie with Fracking Profits
URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/03/across-u-s-health-concerns-vie-with-fracking-profits/
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Bangladesh: Fear, instability driving early marriage around the world, report says
URL: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/early-marriage-report/index.html?hpt=ias_t2
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Recent heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/recent-heat-spike-unlike-anything-11-000-years-191131579.html
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Increasing number of Americans believe climate change is real
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0308-climate-change-poll.html
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Why Disasters Like Sandy Hit the Elderly Hard
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/why-disasters-sandy-hit-elderly-hard-173639955.html
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The need to jump-start REDD to save forests
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0308-swf2013-jenkins-redd.html
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Keystone XL Pipeline Path Marks New Battle Line in Oklahoma
URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/03/130308-keystone-xl-pipeline-battle/
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Join the Solar Freedom Cause to Reduce Rooftop Installation Costs by 50%
The issue: Although panel prices have plummeted in the past five years, installling a rooftop system in the U.S. costs twice as much as it does in Germany. The cause: According to Solar Freedom Now, a new grassroots organization led by industry veterans Barry Cinnamon, Ron Kenedi, Jesse Pichel, Paula Mints, and Tom McCalmont, it all boils down to "
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/03/join-the-solar-freedom-cause-to-reduce-rooftop-installation-costs-by-50?cmpid=rss
Is SolarCity a Wise Investment?
As a result of a disappointing earnings release, SolarCity (SCTY) took a shellacking on Thursday. The stock traded down 17.6 percent to the low of the day, and closed down 14.4 percent. Still, the stock is up 6.5 percent for the month, and the savvy investor would have gained 78 percent if they bought SCTY on the first day of trading in December 2012.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/is-solarcity-a-wise-investment?cmpid=rss
Hanergy Sees Thin-Film Solar Gaining Market Share
Hanergy Holding Group Ltd., a Chinese thin-film solar panel maker, expects the technology it has backed to take a greater share of the market that's dominated by silicon-based cells as the biggest manufacturers stumble.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/hanergy-sees-thin-film-solar-gaining-market-share?cmpid=rss
It's Rocky, but the Transition to Clean Energy is Well Underway
The sequester. Continued Congressional gridlock. Declining levels of venture capital funding. High-profile bankruptcies. The boom in low-cost natural gas. As the Obama administration seeks to find its footing for a second term, there appear to be plenty of reasons to hold a very bleak outlook for clean tech in the U.S. and beyond.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/its-rocky-but-our-transition-to-clean-energy-is-well-underway?cmpid=rss
China Drives Record Solar Growth While Panel Makers Wilt
The $77 billion solar-energy industry is forecast to expand the most since 2011, as China becomes the biggest market for the first time and drives annual global installations to a record.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/china-drives-record-solar-growth-while-panel-makers-wilt?cmpid=rss
Suntech Settles Dispute with Global Solar Fund: Shinier Days Ahead?
Sunnier days ahead for Suntech? With only a week before a key deadline for a big debt repayment, solar panel maker Suntech (NYSE: STP) appears to have cleared a major hurdle for a rescue plan by settling a big dispute with one of its major partners. I suspect that settlement with GSF, a builder of solar plants in Europe, was a major condition by Su
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/03/suntech-settles-dispute-with-global-solar-fund-shinier-days-ahead?cmpid=rss
Building the Chacayes Hydropower Plant and Contributing to Cleaner Energy in Chile
A year has passed since Pacific Hydro started operation of its 111-MW Chacayes run-of river plant in Chile. The US$450 million hydroelectric facility plays an important role in the country's energy supply mix, as Chile is facing the need to increase its energy in the context of the country's development and economic growth.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/building-the-chacayes-hydropower-plant-and-contributing-to-cleaner-energy-in-chile?cmpid=rss
Spray Foam Insulation is Not a Magic Bullet
It's time for me to rag on something besides batt insulation
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In case you haven't noticed, I've been pretty hard on batt insulationInsulation, usually of fiberglass or mineral wool and often faced with paper, typically installed between studs in walls and between joists in ceiling cavities. Correct installation is crucial to performance. in the [ past](http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-curmudgeon/should-batt-insulation-be-outlawed). I feel that my complaints and concerns are well justified, but no matter which insulation product is chosen, it has to be installed properly or it just doesn't work.
Many people mistakenly believe (myself once among them) that spray polyurethane foam (SPF) is the perfect product, is always installed right, and tightens up homes every time.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Obama: Good Instincts, Solid Achievements, Weak Surrogates
Here we have a President who has been emphatic on green energy and has put money where his mouth is: $90 billion in the Stimulus Bill (ARRA), highest car mileage standards ever (CAFÉ, 50+ mpg), and the first Clean Air Act regulations for mercury from coal electric power generation plants.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/obama-good-instincts-solid-achievements-weak-surrogates?cmpid=rss
Latin America Report: Uruguay, Future Home of the World's Cheapest Solar Energy
Uruguay is about to offer contracts to buy power from 200 megawatts of solar farms at $90/MWh, which is barely half the cost of power in China and Germany.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/latin-america-report-uruguay-future-home-of-the-worlds-cheapest-solar-energy?cmpid=rss
Japan's Wind Industry Headed for Boom Akin to Solar, Lawyer Says
Japan's wind power industry will see a boom in installations similar to an increase in solar capacity in the nation since last year, a lawyer advising domestic and foreign investors said.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/japans-wind-industry-headed-for-boom-akin-to-solar-lawyer-says?cmpid=rss
U.S. Geothermal Receives Balance of $11.8 Million Treasury Grant
U.S. Geothermal Inc., a renewable- energy developer with projects in three Western states and Guatemala, received the balance of a Treasury Department grant of $11.8 million for a project in Nevada.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/u-s-geothermal-receives-balance-of-11-8-million-treasury-grant?cmpid=rss
UK Minister Attacks 'Bourgeois' Biofuel Stance
UK energy minister John Hayes today said it was "detached and bourgeois" to suggest that cutting down trees to use as biofuel was counter-productive to following a green agenda.
URL: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/03/uk-minister-attacks-bourgeois-biofuel-stance?cmpid=rss
Clean Break Inspires Americans to Pursue "Energy Change"
Renewable energy journalist Osha Gray Davidson recently released a book called Clean Break, detailing the German Energiewende (translation: energy change). It's a story of how the Germans systematically shifted to clean energy, finding as they proceeded that the possibilities were greater, the costs lower, and the benefits for ordinary citizens mo
Passive House NW Conference is Coming Soon
The one-day program is scheduled for March 15 in Seattle
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[![](http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Passive House Northwest logo.png)](http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/passive-house-nw-conference-coming-soon)
Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, the standard is now promoted by the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany. To meet the standard, a home must have an infiltration rate no greater than 0.60 AC/H @ 50 pascals, a maximum annual heating energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (4,755 Btu per square foot), a maximum annual cooling energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (1.39 kWh per square foot), and maximum source energy use for all purposes of 120 kWh per square meter (11.1 kWh per square foot). The standard recommends, but does not require, a maximum design heating load of 10 W per square meter and windows with a maximum U-factor of 0.14. The Passivhaus standard was developed for buildings in central and northern Europe; efforts are underway to clarify the best techniques to achieve the standard for buildings in hot climates. Northwest's 2013 [annual conference](http://www.phnw.org/100/22/phnw-2013-annual-conference.html) takes place March 15 at Seattle Pacific University. Organizers expect about 200 attendees.
Passive House NW Conference is Coming Soon
The one-day program is scheduled for March 15 in Seattle
Images: _place_holder;
[![](http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Passive House Northwest logo.png)](http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/passive-house-nw-conference-coming-soon)
Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, the standard is now promoted by the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany. To meet the standard, a home must have an infiltration rate no greater than 0.60 AC/H @ 50 pascals, a maximum annual heating energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (4,755 Btu per square foot), a maximum annual cooling energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (1.39 kWh per square foot), and maximum source energy use for all purposes of 120 kWh per square meter (11.1 kWh per square foot). The standard recommends, but does not require, a maximum design heating load of 10 W per square meter and windows with a maximum U-factor of 0.14. The Passivhaus standard was developed for buildings in central and northern Europe; efforts are underway to clarify the best techniques to achieve the standard for buildings in hot climates. Northwest's 2013 [annual conference](http://www.phnw.org/100/22/phnw-2013-annual-conference.html) takes place March 15 at Seattle Pacific University. Organizers expect about 200 attendees.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Canada: Oliver touts tougher climate rules on pro-Keystone tour
URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oliver-touts-tougher-climate-rules-on-pro-keystone-tour/article9389277/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News%29
Will Republicans block EPA chief nominee Gina McCarthy?
URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0305/Will-Republicans-block-EPA-chief-nominee-Gina-McCarthy
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Zero Emissions Hydrogen Car Unveiled For Upcoming Competition
URL: http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112798236/hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-shell-eco-marathon-houston-bio-fiber-030613/
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EPA: Former McCarthy skeptic signals 2nd-round battle over nomination
URL: http://www.eenews.net/public/EEDaily/2013/03/05/1
India: Cool summer, dry monsoon
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Cool-summer-dry-monsoon/articleshow/18825232.cms
Canadian official raps greens on oil pipeline
As the climate warms, skiers can kiss their Aspen goodbye
Nuclear power capacity grew again in 2012: Report
URL: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWrP1wqJRF43sdiZif_4veNxCiTQ
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Developing countries meet on climate change
URL: http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-03/05/content_16280643.htm
Australia: Scientists study reef remnants to understand climate change
URL: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/scientists-study-reef-remnants-to-understand-climate-change-20130306-2fjul.html
Half of Africa's Lions May Go Extinct in 40 Years
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/half-africas-lions-may-extinct-40-years-160131003.html
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Free trade explodes emerging markets' massive pollution
URL: http://www.thestreet.com/story/11860995/1/horween-free-trade-explodes-emerging-markets-massive-pollution.html
How Climate Change Worsened Violence in Syria
URL: http://climatedesk.org/2013/03/how-climate-change-worsened-violence-in-syria/
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