"World's Largest Solar Project Prompts Environmental Debate"
A plan for the world's largest solar array in California promises clean energy -- but critics say green energy isn't always green.
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 12/24/2009
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"Landmark Deal Protects Artifact-Rich Utah Canyon"
"An agreement to protect a Utah canyon decorated by ancient American Indian art is expected to allow energy development in the area to move forward."
Source: AP, 12/24/2009
"Climate Summit Hopes Less Is More"
"When two weeks of climate negotiations finally wound to an overtime finish in Copenhagen, the goal of a new binding treaty to combat global warming still looked elusively far away. And, even for climate activists, the question was: 'Is that so bad?'"
Source: LA Times, 12/21/2009
"Senate Climate Bill Actually Reduces Deficit"
"The CBO has released a preliminary estimate of the Senate's 'Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,' basically their cap-and-trade bill. And the results are precisely the opposite of what climate deniers have warned -- rather than imposing a massive energy tax, the bill would reduce the budget deficit over time." The Kerry-Boxer bill would reduce the deficit by about $21 billion over the 2010-2019 period.
Source: FireDogLake, 12/18/2009
"In Copenhagen, Obama Urges Action"
"In a speech to more than 100 heads of state, the president outlines the elements of accord: commitments to limit emissions, a way of monitoring those pledges and aid to help poor nations adapt."
Source: LA Times, 12/18/2009
"Cap-and-Trade Emissions Reduction Programs Catch on"
"In a little more than a year, a regional push to cap greenhouse gases has raised millions for Maryland energy programs, with supporters calling it a model for easing climate change on a national or even global scale."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 12/17/2009
"White House Promotes Clean Energy Tax Credits"
"The White House is promoting a $5 billion increase in tax breaks for clean energy manufacturing in hopes of contributing to job growth and expanded use of renewable energy."
Source: AP, 12/17/2009
"For Bicyclists Needing a Boost, This Wheel May Help"
"It is not easy to reinvent the wheel, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are giving it their best shot."
Source: NYTimes, 12/15/2009
"Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution"
"As environmental concerns threaten to derail natural gas drilling projects across the country, the energy industry has developed innovative ways to make it easier to exploit the nation's reserves without polluting air and drinking water." But are they used?
Source: ProPublica, 12/15/2009
"In Exxon Deal, Signs of the New Gusher"
"Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas producer, said Monday that it had agreed to buy XTO in an all-stock deal valued at $31 billion, the biggest oil and gas deal in four years."
Source: NYTimes, 12/15/2009
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