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Population growth and climate: The E.U.-15 vs. the U.S.
The relative population trends of the E.U.-15 and the United States seem to be a source of some confusion, if comments to my recent post on the European Union’s effort to meet its Kyoto targets are any indication. One commenter writes “EU population is flat/declining. US population is growing.” Even our friend Roger Pielke, Jr. […]
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Feds boost geothermal energy development
Here’s some steamy action: The Department of Interior on Wednesday announced plans to open 97 million acres of public land in 12 states to geothermal energy development. The plan could more than quadruple the U.S.’s current output of underground-heat power, potentially generating enough electricity to power 5.5 million homes by 2015 and 12 million by […]
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A talk that’s tougher than ‘the birds and the bees’
Here’s a gem from Sandra Steingraber, "The Big Talk," on how to talk to kids about climate change (or "how to tell a six-year-old where all the birds and bees have gone"). She discusses this tricky topic in greater depth with Orion magazine editor Hal Clifford in this audio interview. This is essential listening for […]
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My review of Tom Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded
I just noticed that my review of Tom Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded (along with two other books, from EDF’s Fred Krupp and RAN’s Mike Brune) is now available online in full, should anyone still be interested.
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Four member states and E.U.-15 on track to meet Kyoto goals
On Saturday, I reported that 15 E.U. countries were on track to meet Kyoto targets, but some readers — including Roger Pielke, Jr. (!) — were skeptical. Now the European Environment Agency has released a lot of the underlying data, “Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2008.” Figure ES-1 (click to enlarge) tells […]
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ACEEE was doing state-level efficiency studies before state-level efficiency studies were cool
Everyone’s buzzing about the new study out of UC-Berkeley showing that California’s energy-efficiency measures have created 1.5 million jobs and saved residents $56 billion in energy costs since 1972. (See Joe Romm’s breakdown, or Brad’s.) Turns out efficiency works! While it’s on everyone’s mind, I’d also direct your attention to "More Jobs and Greater Total […]
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Sierra Club launches new pushback campaign against coal propaganda
More like this please: CoalIsNotTheAnswer.org
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Google offers two Halloween tools to cut household energy costs
Photo: sascha First a tool to prevent drunk emailing; now this: The smarties at Google have put together some treats in time for Halloween so you won’t be tricked by household energy waste. A list of ways to lower your energy bill includes tips to save water, cut heating costs, and reduce appliance electricity use, […]
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‘Global warming comes from within’–Is heat at the Earth’s core the real cause of global warming?
(Part of the How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic guide) Objection: We all live on a thin crust that floats on a huge ball of molten iron, and at its core, the Earth’s temperature is over 5000 degrees C! It’s pretty far fetched to think a few parts per million of CO2 can have […]
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Identifying one of the great misunderstandings of our political age
“In tough economic times, some people will ask whether we should retreat from our climate change objectives. In our view, it would be quite wrong to row back, and those who say we should misunderstand the relationship between the economic and environmental tasks we face.” — Ed Miliband, U.K. energy and climate change secretary
