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		<title>Moving  . . .</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/07/moving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out CleanBeta&#8217;s new digs at http://cleanbeta.com]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut&#8217;s Voluntary Climate Policy Succeeds</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/06/connecticuts-experiment-in-voluntary-climate-policy-succeeds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can simple government programs effectively promote voluntary initiatives to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions? This paper by Matthew J. Kotchen provides an evaluation of how the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities program affects household decisions to voluntarily purchase “green” electricity, which is electricity generated from renewable sources of energy. The results suggest that, within participating communities, subsidizing municipal solar panels as matching grants for reaching green-electricity enrollment targets increases the number of household purchases by 35 percent. The Clean Energy Communities program thus demonstrates how mostly symbolic incentives can mobilize voluntary initiatives within communities and promote demand for renewable energy.  The paper is available at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Modelling for Dummies</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/06/climate-modelling-for-dummies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Models]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chalmers Climate Calculator allows the user can decide on when and how fast emissions of CO2 are reduced and what this emissions scenario implies in terms of CO2 concentration and global average surface temperature change.Example of questions that can be explored with the model: What if we delay emission cuts for another 10, 20, or 30 years? How significant is climate sensitivity for estimating the impacts of global warming?  What if only developed nations cut emissions and developing nations don’t take any measures? How rapidly must the world cut emissions to stay below the 2-degree limit? If global emissions follow a business-as-usual trajectory in the future, how high will temperatures rise by 2100? How does deforestation affect atmospheric CO2 levels and for temperature? How much will stopping deforestation matter to global warming? The climate sensitivity and the net aerosol forcing in year 2005 are also set by the user. Journalists, students, policy makers, and international negotiators, along with everyone else.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Science, Wildly Misunderstood by Key Senators</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/06/climate-science-wildly-misunderstood-by-key-senators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Models]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three United States senators – Sens. Lindsay Graham, Orrin Hatch and James Inhofe – last week demonstrated continued confusion about the scientific support for climate change.   Senator Graham, R-SC: “The science about global warming has changed. I think they’ve oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they’ve been alarmist and the science is in question.” Senator Hatch, R-Utah: “There is nowhere near a scientific consensus on either one of the EPA’s ‘findings’ that humans are causing warming or that warming is necessarily bad for the environment or for humankind.” Senator Inhofe, R-OK: Reiterating his opposition to climate science, he said, “Many of them believe in their hearts that anthropogenic [human-caused] gases cause global warming. I do not believe that,” and repeated his previous comment that “the notion that anthropogenic gases, that CO2 causes catastrophic global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetuated on the American people.”  The senator repeated his view that climate science “has been pretty much debunked.” These statements run in opposition to the recent developments regarding climate science which have reinforced the scientific evidence of climate change. Consider some of what has transpired in the world of climate science just this year: At the request of Congress, the prestigious National Academy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FERC Gives Green Light for Tidal Power Project in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy R&D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Federal Regulatory Commission gave the green light on a proposed river tidal demonstration project in the state of Maine recently, declaring that the the facility does not require a license to operate since it will not be connecting with the grid. The order (DI10-1) allows the Maine Maritime Academy to proceed with testing underwater power devices at two river sites for short amounts of time. Instead of delivering the electricity to onshore locations, the academy’s Tidal Energy Demonstration and Evaluation Center would use the power for devices on a nearby docked ship in its fleet. A waiver also allows the maritime academy to implement its new hydrokinetic academic program and accelerate its testing of the devices and sharing of realtime performance data with the hydrokinetic industry. The maritime academy in 2007 obtained a FERC preliminary permit for two sites on the Bagaduce River (P-12777) in Castine. Although TEDEC originally sought to supply electricity to the grid, which would have required a license, the developer has shifted its focus to temporary experimental work, it said in an October 2009 petition. A preliminary permit serves as a placeholder for a developer to have priority if it later seeks a license for the site. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BP Refineries Produce 97% of Violations, Study Finds</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/bp-refineries-produce-97-of-violations-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 17:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fossil Fuels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two BP refineries in the U.S. account for 97 percent of “egregious willful” violations given by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity. The study found that the violations occurred in the last three years in BP’s Texas City, Texas refinery and another plant in Toledo, Ohio. In 2005, 15 people were killed in an explosion at the Texas City refinery. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA said BP has a “systemic safety problem.” He told The Associated Press that BP has not adequately addressed the issues, despite being fined more than $87 million. The Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA said similar problems are pervasive throughout the U.S. petroleum industry. Meanwhile, BP said Monday it was siphoning more than a fifth of the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, but worries have escalated about the ooze reaching a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast.]]></description>
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		<title>EPA&#8217;s Jackson Testifies on BP Oil Spill</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/epas-jackson-testifies-on-bp-oil-spill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 20:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fossil Fuels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Committee on Environment &#38; Public Works Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about EPA’s role in responding to the BP Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.  As we all know, efforts by BP to stop the oil release continue.  While there is no perfect solution to the environmental disaster that the Gulf of Mexico is facing right now, EPA is committed to protecting our communities, the natural environment and human health.   That commitment covers both the risks from the spill itself, as well as any concerns resulting from the response to the spill.  Let me begin by recognizing the extraordinary effort put in by our responders.  These are people that have maintained their resolve in the face of often overwhelming challenges.  They have gone above and beyond and we certainly owe them a debt of gratitude.  In the last three weeks, EPA has dispatched more than 120 staff scientists, engineers, and contractors to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi to perform rigorous testing and monitoring of air and water quality.  We are tracking any possible adverse impacts stemming from controlled burning of surface oil, possible chemicals rising from the oil itself, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, Speaks Before G77 + China at the United Nations</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/evo-morales-president-of-bolivia-speaks-before-g77-china-at-the-united-nations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 20:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate-Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evo Morales, President of Bolivia Text of Speech before United Nations I have come here to share the conclusions of the First World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, held last April 20th to 22nd in Cochabamba, Bolivia. I convened this Conference because in Copenhagen the voice of the peoples of the world was not listened to or attended to, nor were established procedures respected by all States. The Conference attracted 35,352 participants, and of those, 9,254 were foreign delegates, representing movements and social organizations from 140 countries and five continents.  The event also benefited from the participation of delegations from 56 governments. The debates that took place at the Conference were organized into 17 Working Groups. The “People’s Accord” adopted by the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth is a summary of the conclusions of each of those 17 Working Groups. From among all of the documents, I would like to place special emphasis on the project of the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth. We, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, formally presented these conclusions last April 26th, along with a technical proposal, to the negotiation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S.-China Expand Cleantech Partnership</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/u-s-china-expand-cleantech-partnership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 01:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleantech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S.-China Ten-Year Framework for Cooperation on Energy and Environment Washington, DC May 13, 2010 The Governments of the United States and China held the 6th Joint Working Group Meeting of the U.S.-China Ten-Year Framework (TYF) for Cooperation on Energy and Environment on May 11-12 in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Ambassador Jon Huntsman led the U.S. delegation, while Vice Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang from the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission led the Chinese delegation. Department of State Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs David Sandalow co-chaired the meetings on behalf of the U.S. During the meetings, the two countries exchanged views on emerging issues including green growth. Established in June 2008, the Framework facilitates the exchange of information and best practices to foster innovation and develop solutions to the pressing environment and energy challenges both countries face. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and State Counselor Dai Bingguo participated in the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change, Energy, and the Environment in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from National Academies of Science Attacks McCarthy-ite Rhetoric of Climate Deniers</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/letter-from-national-academies-of-science-attacks-mccarthy-ite-rhetoric-of-climate-deniers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 16:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate-Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Climate Change and the Integrity of Science We are deeply disturbed by the recent escalation of political assaults on scientists in general and on climate scientists in particular. All citizens should understand some basic scientific facts. There is always some uncertainty associated with scientific conclusions; science never absolutely proves anything. When someone says that society should wait until scientists are absolutely certain before taking any action, it is the same as saying society should never take action. For a problem as potentially catastrophic as climate change, taking no action poses a dangerous risk for our planet. Scientific conclusions derive from an understanding of basic laws supported by laboratory experiments, observations of nature, and mathematical and computer modeling. Like all human beings, scientists make mistakes, but the scientific process is designed to find and correct them. This process is inherently adversarial—scientists build reputations and gain recognition not only for supporting conventional wisdom, but even more so for demonstrating that the scientific consensus is wrong and that there is a better explanation. That&#8217;s what Galileo, Pasteur, Darwin, and Einstein did. But when some conclusions have been thoroughly and deeply tested, questioned, and examined, they gain the status of &#8220;well-established theories&#8221; and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Carbon Emissions Collapsed in 2009</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/u-s-carbon-emissions-collapsed-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate-Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In 2009, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States saw their largest absolute and percentage decline (405 million metric tons or 7.0 percent) since 1949, when records began to be collected annually.  While emissions have declined in three out of the last four years, 2009 was exceptional.  Emissions developments in 2009 reflect a combination of factors, including the economic downturn.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Says Clean Energy Key To Ending Poverty</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/un-says-clean-energy-key-to-ending-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 21:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleantech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nation&#8217;s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC) recently released a major report sketching the potential role clean energy can play in alleviating poverty. &#8220;Current energy systems are inadequate to meet the needs of the world’s poor,&#8221; the report states. &#8220;In the absence of reliable energy services, neither health clinics nor schools can function properly. Access to clean water and sanitation is constrained without effective pumping capacity. Food security is adversely affected, often with devastating impact on vulnerable populations.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators Target Toxic Emissions from Boilers, Waste Incinerators</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/05/regulators-target-toxic-emissions-from-boilers-waste-incinerators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 00:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleantech]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 29, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  proposed a set of regulatory proposals under the Clean Air Act that address emissions from boilers, process heaters, and certain solid waste incinerators.  The proposed emissions regulations would cut U.S. mercury emissions by more than half and significantly reduce emissions from boilers, process heaters and solid waste incinerators, according to the EPA.  The new rules, which would deliver an estimated 5 dollars in public health benefits for every dollar spent, cover emissions from two types of combustion units &#8212; boilers and solid-waste incinerators. The first type of unit, boilers and process heaters, burns fuel such as natural gas, coal, and oil to produce heat or electricity.  These units can also burn non-hazardous secondary materials such as processed tires and used oil.  Boilers are located at large industrial facilities and smaller facilities, including commercial buildings, hotels, and universities. The second type of unit, commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators, burns solid waste. Large boilers and all incinerators would be required to meet emissions limits for mercury and other pollutants. Facilities with boilers would also be required to conduct energy audits to find cost effective ways to reduce fuel use and emissions. Smaller facilities, such as schools, with some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Wind Power in Delaware Bay?</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/offshore-wind-power-in-delaware-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 00:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minerals Management Service (MMS) RFP is seeking submissions of interest in obtaining one or more commercial leases for the construction of a wind energy project on the incoming and outgoing shipping routes for Delaware Bay.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats Champion Cleantech Exports</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/democrats-champion-cleantech-exports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democratic lawmakers floated legislation that would promote U.S. exports of clean technology on Tuesday, according to Reuters.  The proposed legislation would create a $15 million fund administered by the Commerce Department to increase the competitiveness of the U.S. clean technology industry, boost exports and promote policies aimed at reducing production costs and encouraging innovation and investment in the industry. &#8220;The U.S. must be the leader in manufacturing and exporting clean technologies, not one that becomes dependent on foreign energy products,&#8221; said U.S. Representative Doris Matsui, a California Democrat, in a press release. Clean energy comes from renewable natural resources, such as sunlight, wind and geothermal heat. The U.S. Department of Energy has estimated U.S. exports of clean energy technology, also known as green technology, could reach $40 billion per year and help create more than 750,000 jobs by 2020, the lawmakers said. &#8220;Right now, the global market for environmental goods and services is estimated at $700 billion &#8230; At present, only six of the top 30 global companies that lead in this sector are American-owned. This must change,&#8221; said Representative Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat.  The effort appears as the United States examines an international agreement to galvanize international trade in environmental goods and services by eliminating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Senator Pushing Preemption of GHG Regulations</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/ohio-republican-backs-preemption-proposal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) has produced draft legislation that would prevent the president, federal agencies, and state and local governments from taking any action to control GHG emissions that is independent of the actions mandated in federal climate legislation. The proposal goes farther than previous initiatives to preempt GHG regulation in that it would preclude federal action not only under the Clean Air Act, but also any other federal statutes, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act. In addition, it would preempt civil litigation based on climate damages, such as tort and public nuisance lawsuits. The proposal would task the Department of Transportation with “exclusive authority” to regulate vehicular GHG emissions, thereby depriving the EPA of such authority.  As a result, the measure would prevent EPA from complying with its part of the Obama Administration’s agreement with the State of California and the automakers on vehicle GHG emission standards and fuel economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Power &#8211; Harnessing A World Wonder</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/dutch-power-harnessing-a-world-wonder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1953, the Netherlands was swamped.  The North Sea washed over half a million acres of land and killed over 1,800 people on the south-western coast.  The disaster prodded the Dutch government into embarking on one of the greatest engineering projects in history. Over the following decades, engineers constructed a vast network of dams, sluices, locks, dykes and storm-surge barriers collectively known as the Delta Works.  The Works shortened the Dutch coast line and turned sea estuaries into freshwater lakes. In 1994, the American Society of Engineers labelled it one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, along with structures such as the Channel Tunnel and the Panama Canal. Today, little over a decade after the Delta Works were finally finished, a group of Dutch civil servants want to punch a few holes in them.  Earlier this month, a committee comprised of representatives of all involved levels of government presented a report outlining the possible future of the south-western part of the Netherlands, a delta of estuaries, islands and peninsulas connecting several large rivers to the North Sea. Joost Schrijnen, a managing director with the committee, wants to create a delta that is cleaner, more pleasant and more natural. With all the focus on safety after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heating Up UK&#8217;s Renewable Heat Markets</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/heating-up-uks-renewable-heat-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Combined heat-and-power (CHP) facilities using renewable fuels to produce heat &#8212; and electric power &#8211; for industrial processes in large factories have become a central component of the UK&#8217;s low-carbon strategy. The Government expects to see 10GWe of CHP capacity installed by the end of this year and to be approaching 14GWe by 2015. This compares to an estimated 5.5GWe in 2008, which then accounted for around 7% of the UK&#8217;s electricity supply.  To maintain the momentum, the Government is to introduce the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, in April 2011, which will provide financial support for the installation of renewable CHP heating. Tariff levels have been calculated to bridge the financial gap between the cost of conventional and renewable heat systems. But, industry is concerned over government proposals to abandon grandfathering of the Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) subsidies system, which currently pays power generators for every unit of renewable energy they produce. CHP schemes that use a renewable energy fuel earn a premium on each MWh of electricity produced under the Renewables Obligation (RO) mechanism. Ofgem estimated this year&#8217;s RO buy-out price at pound 37.19 per megawatt-hour (MWh) &#8211; though companies using all the heat from a CHP unit can claim double ROCs. &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable Energy Certificates Market May Triple in Size by 2015</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/renewable-energy-certificates-market-may-triple-in-size-by-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) market is poised for continued growth in the coming years. REC sales in the compliance market alone will increase more than 50 percent by 2015, reaching 179 million megawatt hour (MWh), according to a new report from Pike Research.  In a forecast scenario that includes passage of a federal Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), the report predicts that the REC market could nearly triple in size to 329 million MWh by 2015. The study, called &#8220;Renewable Energy Certificates,&#8221; assesses supply and demand dynamics for the REC market, regulatory and policy factors, key industry issues and challenges, and the key players who are shaping this fast-growing category. Based on extensive primary research and in-depth examination of market trends, the report includes comprehensive market data and forecasts for the growth of RECs as renewable energy is adopted on a larger scale in the coming years. RECs have become a significant financial and regulatory instrument to support the growth of renewable energy in the United States. The REC is the environmental attribute associated with the generation of 1 MWh of clean energy. Two distinct markets exist for RECs: the compliance market, mandated by state-level RPS and the voluntary market, which includes companies and institutions who purchase certificates to demonstrate environmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low-Carbon Growth Barrels Ahead Despite Copenhagen</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/5272/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Climate Competitiveness Index, which tracks national progress to create green jobs and economic growth through low-carbon economic growth, shows that in spite of uncertainty surrounding international climate negotiations, countries have pushed ahead with low-carbon growth strategies during the first quarter of 2010. The annual Climate Competitiveness Index (CCI), produced by the independent non-profit institute AccountAbility in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), launched today at the Business for Environment summit in South Korea. The 2010 Index analyses 95 countries responsible for 97 percent of global economic activity and 96 percent of global carbon emissions. The CCI combines two sets of data to investigate “Climate Accountability” to validate if a country’s climate strategy is clear, ambitious and supported by stakeholders, and “Climate Performance” to consider each country’s capabilities and track record on delivering its strategy.  The CCI finds that despite gaps in performance and accountability, 46 per cent of countries assessed since the UNFCCC Copenhagen conference in December 2009 have demonstrated some improvement in climate accountability. Thirty-two countries have made significant improvements, with Germany, China and Republic of Korea being the outstanding examples. India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines and Rwanda have also enhanced their climate accountability. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Points from U.S. Climate Action Report</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/key-points-from-u-s-climate-action-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carbon Capture & Sequestration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Climate Action Report is one of the most significant documents on U.S. policy initiatives and actions to address climate change. It also provides a review of federal efforts “…to increase scientific understanding of climate change, and provide foreign assistance to help other nations mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.” This is the fifth climate action report, which will be submitted by the U.S. government to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat. Below are highlights from the draft report, which is currently open for public comment. The findings of this draft report demonstrate the serious commitment and efforts by the U.S. government to better understand and raise awareness of climate change – and to identify actions needed to help mitigate its impacts. This document highlights the strong scientific foundation on which policy decisions are being made.We share these findings to help make this information more accessible to media, decision-makers and the public. 1. “Global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced.” Chapter 6, pg. 87 “Global temperature has increased over the past 50 years. This observed increase is due primarily to human-induced emissions of heat-trapping gases.” 2. “Climate changes are underway in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporations Disclosing Carbon-Related Risks at Record Numbers</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/corporations-disclosing-carbon-related-risks-at-record-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors with 82 companies have filed a record 95 shareowner resolutions, according to Ceres&#8217;s Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR).  This amounts to an increase of roughly 40% over the number of resolutions filed during the previous year.  The growth trends is one of the first signs of the growing pressure on companies to disclose climate risks and opportunities in the wake of the recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s climate disclosure guidance issued in February 2010. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance on disclosure of climate change risks and opportunities at publicly traded companies. The guidance states, &#8220;This interpretive release is intended to remind companies of their obligations under existing federal securities laws and regulations to consider climate change and its consequences as they prepare disclosure documents to be filed with us and provided to investors.&#8221; The SEC listed issues that could trigger corporate disclosure requirements. They include legislative and regulatory developments, treaties or international accords relating to climate change, business trends that could create risk factors such as impacts on corporate reputations, and the potential effect on business operations of the physical impacts of climate change. In a letter sent on March 3rd to Mary Schapiro, Chairman of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Dep&#8217;t Releases Draft of U.S. Climate Action Report 2010</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/state-dept-releases-draft-of-u-s-climate-action-report-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of State issued a Federal Register Notice notifying interested members of the public of the opportunity to submit comments on the draft fifth National Communication on U.S. climate change actions &#8211; the U.S. Climate Action Report 2010.  The U.S. CAP is a requirement for all Annex I Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The United States released previous Climate Action Reports in 1994, 1997, 2002, and 2006. The draft Fifth Climate Action Report provides a detailed summary of U.S. actions to address climate change. This report contains descriptions of specific measures and actions, outlines of broad policy initiatives, and descriptions of activities conducted by the U.S. since the previous report in 2006, principally at the federal level.  It also explains U.S. Government efforts to increase scientific understanding of climate change, and provide foreign assistance to help other nations mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. The draft Fifth Climate Action Report will be available for review and public comment for 28 days, from April 8, 2010 until May 6, 2010. Public comments will be carefully considered by appropriate experts within the United States Government and taken into account before the final version of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unlocking America&#8217;s Biomass Resources</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/5256/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington State is moving forward on plans to enter into long-term biomass supply agreements with biomass energy companies. The state recently enacted the Forest Biomass Supply Agreements Bill, which will enable companies to secure reliable and predictably priced biomass feedstock from state forest lands. Supporters claim the measure will boost the timber economy while helping maintain forest health.  The measure compliments HB 2165, which was enacted into law last year and authorize Washington&#8217;s DNR to implement forest biomass energy pilot projects in eastern and western Washington by removing forest biomass feedstock in ecologically sustainable ways to produce energy as liquid fuels or heat and electricity. In January, four pilot projects selected by DNR under the Forest Biomass Initiative were: Parametric in Bingen, which is developing a transportable system that uses fast pyrolysis technology to rapidly convert forest biomass to liquid fuels and bio-char; Borgford Bioenergy, Colville, will build a state of the art energy production facility with its main outputs being electricity (9.4 megawatts), bio-oil (2,000 gal/day), syngas (14,000 lbs./day), and bio-char; Atlas Pellets, Omak, which will begin to expand the volume of the pellets it manufactures from forest biomass; Nippon Paper, Port Angeles, which will replace an existing biomass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Cloud Seeding Efforts</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/chinas-cloud-seeding-efforts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From March 22 through March 28, a dozen flights were made to induce precipitation, and nearly 10,000 artillery shells and 1000 rockets were fired into the atmosphere over Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Chongqing.  &#8220;The cloud seeding efforts have helped quench the drought, especially in Yunnan, as drizzle to medium-scale rain,and even heavy precipitation, was induced. But the drought in Guizhou is expanding,&#8221; according to a recent article in China Daily.  Nationwide, weather modification projects have covered more than 3.6 million sq km, or nearly one-third of the country&#8217;s territory, involving some 6,500 cannons and 6,000 rocket launchers. The head of the Chinese meteorological agency admitted during the run-up to the Beijing Games that all of their cloud seeding operations were done for public relations reasons and that they know it is completely ineffective. Large parts of China, this year southwestern China, are prone to droughts and because the government run cloud seeding operations have been carried out for so many years, farmers will blame the government if the seeding isn&#8217;t done and it doesn&#8217;t rain. So while it doesn&#8217;t have any impact on rainfall, it may keep the the farmers in line.]]></description>
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		<title>EU Emissions Plunge, Pulling Allowance Prices Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU&#8217;s industrial emissions in 2009 fell by 11 percent from the previous year, putting them below the caps that have been set, according to recently released data from the European Commission. This sudden drop off will undermine the EU Emissions Trading System, which is supposed to create incentives for emissions cuts by dictating the level of industrial greenhouse gas pollution in the EU until 2020. In 2009 emissions dropped below the fixed cap giving an overall surplus of permits equivalent to 62 million tonnes of emissions, according to the climate campaign group Sandbag. This relatively small net surplus masks the fact that heavy industry actually generated a surplus of 185 million tones while the power sector faced a shortfall of 123.5 million tonnes. Industrial sectors had on average 30% more allowances than they needed. Surplus permits can be banked forward indefinitely and set against future targets or sold at a profit. So despite the fact that the emissions to the atmosphere have gone down, there will be no overall additional reduction in emissions unless the caps are tightened.  Crucially heavy industry will avoid any incentives to reduce their emissions or invest in more energy efficient technologies for many years to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/04/clean-energy-and-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK MPs call for climate date to be more open, scrutinised (Financial Times, BBC, 31 March 2010) The UK Commons Science and Technology Committee, following an investigation into the University of East Anglia (UEA) “climategate” e-mail scandal, cleared professor Phil Jones and the Climate Research Unit of accusations that data was tampered with, but criticised the “culture of withholding information” among UEA climate scientists, and the lack of disclosure of data and methods that was common practice in the climate science community. MPs have asked for a formal ruling of whether UEA’s failure to disclose requested information was a breach of the law. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f806148-3c2b-11df-b40c-00144feabdc0.html; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8595483.stm Consumption of renewable energy in Bulgaria reaches 10% (The Sofia Echo, 31 March 2010) The Bulgarian daily Dnevnik reported that renewable sources accounted for 8.7% of Bulgaria’s total energy production in 2009, and that this would increase in the course of 2010 with new wind and solar power plants planned or under construction. Wind parks are concentrated in a fertile region, due to good wind conditions, which has led to agricultural producers complaining that valuable arable land is being used for wind installations rather than agriculture. http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/03/31/881252_consumption-of-renewable-energy-in-bulgaria-reaches-10per-cent China invited to join IEA as oil demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Rejects Proposed New Source Review Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revoke a January 2009 rule altering the way existing industrial facilities combine upcoming construction projects to determine if Clean Air Act permits are needed. New Source Review is a pre-construction permitting program to ensure air quality is maintained when factories, industrial boilers and power plants are built or modified. The program ensures that state-of-the art emission control technology is installed at new plants or existing plants that are undergoing a major modification. The rationale for rejecting the new rule is that the changes made last year to its “aggregation policy” would make the agency’s New Source Review permitting program less effective, allowing facilities to increase emissions that may impact air quality without a thorough review. The new proposal responds to a petition to reconsider the 2009 rule. The 2009 rule directed facilities and permitting authorities to combine emissions from construction projects only when the changes are “substantially related,” such as having more in common than the timing of construction. EPA is proposing to revert to its original policy, which required combining projects based on a broader range of factors, to ensure that potential emissions increases that could harm air quality do not avoid review and the installation of state-of-the-art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement on Japan-U.S. Cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joint Statement: United States -Japan Cooperation on APEC March 29, 2010 Japan and the United States, as the hosts of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2010 and 2011, are cooperating closely to achieve substantive outcomes that will contribute to the growth and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region. Together with the other APEC economies, our two governments are working closely to push forward on regional economic integration, taking a practical and concrete approach. We are also cooperating in the design of a new growth paradigm for the region, to promote growth which is more balanced, inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and knowledge-based. We are determined to take the lead in ensuring that APEC continues to serve as a driving force for economic prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Japan and the United States look forward to working together with the other APEC economies to inspire new ideas for cooperation and to generate concrete outcomes. Today, Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Okada agreed to work together bilaterally on several signature initiatives that will support broader APEC outcomes, with a particular emphasis on human security: We will work together to ensure that APEC plans and implements specific and significant actions aimed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion in U.S. Funded Climate Technology Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 1998 to 2009, appropriations for agencies’ work related to climate change totaled about $99 billion; more than a third of that sum was provided in fiscal year 2009. In addition, climate-related tax preferences reduced tax revenues, by a much smaller amount, from what would have been collected in their absence. For most of that period, federal resources devoted to examining and mitigating climate change grew slowly and unevenly when adjusted for inflation. Regular annual appropriations rose from $4.0 billion in 1998 to $7.5 billion in 2009. During that period, the nation’s commitment to climaterelated technology development increased significantly, as has the forgone revenue attributable to tax preferences. Funding for climate science and international assistance, by contrast, stayed roughly constant. Growth in reported funding for climate programs occurred in three ways over the past decade. First, funding increased for some programs that were already in the tabulation of the climate change budget. Second, as different Administrations reconsidered what constituted a climate change program, some programs, most notably those in DOE for the development of nuclear power, were included in the tabulation without a change in mission. Third, the focus of some programs has shifted to emphasize climate change, and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trends in Clean Technology Transfer</title>
		<link>http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/2010/03/5226/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report on technology transfer, &#8220;Advancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation,&#8221; examines the international governance of technology transfer, the performance of different instruments in delivering new technologies and proposals aiming at increased technology transfer. The study also examines a number of critical conditions for technology oriented treaties that can effectively promote technology transfer – both within or outside the UNFCCC framework &#8211; in two technology spheres: carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and energy-efficiency applications within the building sector.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Coastal Waters Declared &#8220;Emission Control Area&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Maritime Organization (IMO) today officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA) – a move that will result in cleaner air for millions of Americans. Large ships that operate in ECAs must use dramatically cleaner fuel and technology, leading to major air quality and public health benefits that extend hundreds of miles inland. The ECA was proposed in March 2009 and the IMO adopted it in the fastest possible timetable. “This is a change that will benefit millions of people and set in motion new innovations for the shipping industry. We’re gratified by the IMO’s decision to help keep our air clean and our communities healthy,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “The sulfur, particulate emissions and other harmful pollutants from large ships reach from our ports to communities hundreds of miles inland &#8212; bringing with them health, environmental and economic burdens. Cleaning up our shipping lanes will be a boon to communities across North America.” The large commercial ships that visit the nation’s ports, such as oil tankers, cruise ships and container ships, currently use fuel with very high sulfur content which, when burned, emits harmful levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Recent Decade Also Warmest On Record</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Meteorological Organization’s latest report demonstrates that 2000-2009 is the warmest decade since modern measurements began recording temperatures around 1850. In its annual report, “WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate,” the WMO also found that 2009 is nominally ranked as the fifth warmest on record. &#8220;Data sources compiled by the World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2009 was the fifth-warmest year on record, and 2000-2009 was the warmest decade on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850,&#8221; said Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of WMO. &#8220;A number of extreme weather and climate events were also recorded in 2009, including in particular heatwaves in China, India and southern Europe, as well as in Australia.” These findings are consistent with similar reports about the global trends on warming patterns and follow the scientific predictions of the impacts of man-made global warming pollution. In particular, this warming trend is consistent with a preliminary report of rising temperatures from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Rising Temperatures which indicates that global warming is continuing and predicts that “a new record 12-month global temperature will be set in 2010.” Reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also identify continued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Energy Stars &#8211; Top 25 Energy Star Cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Pentland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy efficient buildings that earned EPA’s Energy Star in 2009. The list is headed by Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Lakeland, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and New York. Energy efficiency saves building owners money and fights climate change. &#8220;These cities see the importance of taking action on climate change,&#8221; said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “Communities from Los Angeles to Louisville are reducing greenhouse gases and cutting energy bills with buildings that have earned EPA&#8217;s Energy Star.&#8221; EPA first issued its ranking of cities with the most Energy Star labeled buildings last year. This year, Los Angeles remains in first place; the District of Columbia picks up second; Denver and Chicago move into the top five; and Lakeland and New York City are new to the top 10. Continuing the impressive growth of the past several years, in 2009 nearly 3,900 commercial buildings earned the Energy Star, representing annual savings of more than $900 million in utility bills and more than 4.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Energy use in commercial [...]]]></description>
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