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OPINION: U.S. Climate Funds Increase, Future Levels in DoubtThe world’s nations will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December to negotiate a landmark agreement to prevent full-blown climate change. If they fail, large landmasses around the world will be vulnerable to weather extremes, droughts, flooding, food insecurity, spreading disease vectors, and sea-level rise.

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Duke to assist Huaneng in developing cleaner coal technology.Duke Energy Corp. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Huaneng Group, China’s biggest power producer, to develop technology for clean coal and for the capture and storage of greenhouse gases.

TV Ads: Members of Congress Who Caved in to Special InterestsLast week, Environmental Defense […]

Wind Power - Hot, Calm Weather LimitationsThe Pacific Northwest just finished four days of triple digit temperatures, which put the heat on renewable energy sources to keep up with demand. Just as records were being set for power consumption, wind power generation slowed due to the calm air from the locked-in high pressure system. […]

Cash for Clunkers Omits Ethanol Option & Downside of RecyclingThe cash for clunkers program is already proving too good to be true. But the trade-in program has 2 flaws that should prompt legislators from a knee-jerk reaction to extend the program.

The Solar Powered Barn Your barn has always been a good source of energy. Up […]

Solar Power Tiles for your Rooftop Just imagine your neighborhood mason fitting your roof tiles and these same tiles producing dependable solar energy for your house or office EUR you no longer need to hire scientists and alternative energy nerds for a simple roof job, and the cost is no longer a bottleneck. A technology […]

More wildfire, more bad airAn expected rise in wildfire in coming decades is bad news for western lungs.

Solar Lanterns for Sub-Saharan Africans When one lives in a developed country it becomes hard to visualize that how people manage in those parts of the world where electricity is still a distant dream. Residents of the village […]

New figures show India emissions a fourth of China.India contributes around five percent to global carbon dioxide emissions, a new government report showed on Tuesday, but is still only about a quarter of the emissions of China and the United States.

Coal’s future wagered on carbon capture.A bulky new device is being attached to a 30-year-old […]

Plastics That Convert Light To Electricity We all are familiar with the positive impact of alternative energy on our environment. Now researchers are trying to improve upon the existing alternative energy technology. As far as solar energy is concerned they are trying to make solar panels cheap and people friendly. Normally the solar panels are […]

Oil sands test of Obama’s green credentials.The Obama administration faces a test of its environmental credentials in deciding whether to approve a pipeline carrying greenhouse gas-intensive oil sands fuel from Canada into the US.

Is the Debate Over?As originally posted on Grist.orgIn the current issue of Science twenty-one leading ocean scientists declared a truceEUR