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Climate Disasters a "Significant Possibility," Says Nobel Laureate Steve Chu
December 16, 2008 | by The Climate Community

Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama introduced CCC Councillor Steve Chu as his choice to be the next U.S. Energy Secretary. Last month, we published an interview with Chu, linked to below, where he warns that the planet is threatened with "sudden, unpredictable, and irreversible disaster."

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Coral Growth Slows Sharply on Great Barrier Reef
By The Climate Community | January 5, 2009

Coral growth since 1990 in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has fallen to its lowest rate for 400 years, in a troubling sign for the world's oceans, researchers said on Thursday.

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Japan Geothermal Projects Pick Up After 20 Years: Report
By The Climate Community | January 5, 2009

Several Japanese firms will kick off new projects to build geothermal power plans this year for the first time in nearly two decades, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.

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Why Obama's Green Jobs Plan Might Work
By The Climate Community | January 5, 2009

Some states – including Michigan – already see renewable energy as their future: It's the only sector that appears to be making room for more employees despite the recession.

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Solar Power Industry Remains Hot in California
By The Climate Community | January 5, 2009

The amount of electricity generated in the state by solar energy soared in 2008, and applications for rebates under the state's Million Solar Roofs program reached record levels in the last five months of the year.

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Greening the Ghetto
By The Climate Community | January 5, 2009

Can a remedy serve for both global warming and poverty?

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The Warming Earth Blows Hot, Cold, and Chaotic
By The Climate Community | January 5, 2009

Subtle rises in temperature make for wild weather; "exceptionally unusual" becomes the new normal.

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Slowing Global Warming With Antarctic Iron
By The Climate Community | January 4, 2009

Recent research shows that melting icebergs in the ocean around Antarctica may actually slow global warming. The iron particles they carry feed algae blooms that suck up CO2. Could man-made algae blooms in the frigid waters help combat climate change?

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Flat-Screen TVs to Face Energy-Efficiency Rules in California
By The Climate Community | January 4, 2009

Starting in 2011, state regulators want retailers to sell only the most energy-efficient models of power hungry LCD and plasma sets. The industry opposes the new rules and warns of higher prices.

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Climate Change Not a CEO or Board Member Concern – Ceres Report
By Lasse Skjoldan | December 31, 2008

A recent report from Ceres shows that many companies are still "largely ignoring climate change." The study, which included 63 of the world's largest consumer and information technology companies, reveals that only 11 have their boards receive climate-specific updates from management.

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Nissan, NEC to Spend $1 Billion on Battery Output: Report
By The Climate Community | December 30, 2008

Japan's Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will invest at least $1.1 billion to make lithium-ion batteries for about 200,000 electric and hybrid cars annually in 2011 or later, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.

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Energy Dispute Over Rockies Riches
By The Climate Community | December 30, 2008

A trove of oil shale may be a boon. But the science to extract fuel is imperfect, and locals worry about their water supplies, which ultimately feed Southern California reservoirs.

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Phoenix Opens $1.4 Billion Light-Rail System
By The Climate Community | December 30, 2008

With a hearty "All Aboard," Phoenix launched a sleek new $1.4 billion light-rail system on Saturday amid uncertainty people will hop out of their cars and onto the train.

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Japan to Bring Back Solar Power Subsidy for Homes
By The Climate Community | December 30, 2008

Japan plans to bring back subsidies for solar panel equipment from January, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry said on Wednesday, as the world's fifth-biggest emitter struggles to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

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The War on Carbon
By The Climate Community | December 28, 2008

Arguments of 2009: Can Copenhagen save the planet? At the last full-scale United Nations conference on global warming, in Bali, the man in charge broke down and wept. Expect three furious arguments between now and then.

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The Gasoline Tax
By The Climate Community | December 28, 2008

Editorial opinion: If the Obama administration is to meet its twin objectives of reducing the consumption of foreign oil and cutting emissions, it needs to curb the nation's demand for energy. It is time for the president-elect and Congress to think seriously about imposing a tax on gasoline.

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First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Project Moves Forward
By The Climate Community | December 24, 2008

A plan to build the United States' first offshore wind farm took another step forward on Tuesday, after the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection approved its proposed undersea cables to transmit power to the mainland.

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Continental Rift: Geothermal Power in Africa
By The Climate Community | December 24, 2008

So what about Africa? The continent’s lack of electricity is a big deterrent to foreign investors, as demand for power grows by 8% a year. Some experts think the Rift Valley, which stretches from the northern end of the Red Sea down to Mozambique, is ideal for generating geothermal power.

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UK's Energy Regulator Moves to Accelerate Grid-Connection for Renewable Projects
By The Climate Community | December 24, 2008

UK energy regulator Ofgem is proposing reforms to the regulatory framework for electricity transmission network to speed up the connection of renewable and other low-carbon electricity generation.

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EDFEN Opens France's Largest Solar Power Plant
By The Climate Community | December 24, 2008

EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the commissioning and official opening of the La Narbonnaise solar photovoltaic power plant in the Aude region of France. With capacity of 7 megawatts, the solar farm – built in 2008 – is the largest solar power plant currently in operation in mainland France.

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Could the Electric Grid Support far More Wind and Solar?
By The Climate Community | December 24, 2008

The electric grid may be able to handle more wind and solar power – way more – than previously thought, according to a new preliminary study.

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