India wont cut greenhouse gas emission against development.
| HP research targets green computing. HP today announces new research initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the technology sector–this follows months of recent progress, including the company going carbon neutral and the formation of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. |
| Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Amnestry International and BlogCatalog are sponsoring today as a day to focus on human rights around the world.I’ll add a few personal thoughts in support of this effort. First, I would like to emphasize the value of people’s lives, no matter what they believe and where they live. When the historical changeover occurred [.] |
| Press Release: Governor Schwarzenegger and Environmental Defense Fund Recognize Business Leadership in Environmental Innovation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: |
| Solar or Wind Power: Are you ready? The cost of solar and wind power installations keeps dropping, for the most part, with occasional, temporary price rises in the solar area if silicon supplies are an issue. The following links all point to a site that offers information on practical solutions and tax rebates in different regions.Here are a few ways [.] |
| Press Release: Statement in Response to White House Opposition to the Climate Security Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: From Steve Cochran, Environmental Defense Fund Climate Campaign Director: The White House today put itself on a road to the wrong side of history by opposing a bipartisan bill that will fight climate change, reduce our oil dependence, and restore America’s competitiveness.
They might as well have said, ‘Let’s do more of what we’ve been doing for the economy and the environment. We think its working really well.’
We urge the Senate to choose a better path.
The question for Senators now is whether they stand with those defending the status quo of failed environmental and economic policies, or whether they plan to answer the call of Americans who want real action on climate change and a real solution to rising gas prices.
In opposing the Climate Security Act being debated in the Senate this week, the White House today complained that the cost of gasoline could go up 53 cents over the next 22 years if we finally deal with climate change. They apparently missed the fact that under our current oil-addicted energy policy, gas went up $1.10 in just five months last year – and continues to climb.
The only answer to high gas prices is to break our over-dependence on oil, which is exactly what the Climate Security Act will do. Analysis based on data from MIT shows that the Climate Security Act would reduce oil imports by at least half a trillion dollars through 2030.
The White House also claims that economic output would be reduced by 7% if we took action to reduce emissions – a number at the very extreme end of all analysis that’s been done. All credible academic studies show we can grow our economy and address climate change at the same time – most saying the impact will be 1% or less over twenty years. That’s a far lower cost to our economy than the impact of unchecked climate change. This is a modest investment we need to make for a problem the President himself has recognized as important.
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| Solar Lily Pads in Scotland Scotland based firm ZM Architecture was recently awarded a prize by the International Design Awards for its promising solar technology concept known as the solar lily pad. What makes the most sense about this concept is that it can be implemented with very little environmental impact while saving precious land resources for other uses. [.] |
| Press Release: Environmental Defense Fund Supports Wind Transmission Plan with Most Power Capability FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Scott Anderson, 512.691.3410-w or 512.565.3528-c
Media Contact: Chris Smith, 512.691.3451-w or 512.659.9264-c or csmith@edf.org
(Austin – May 23, 2008) Environmental Defense Fund filed a statement today supporting a wind-power development plan providing nearly 25,000 megawatts (MW) of clean power for Texas, enough to power several million households.
The statement urges the Public Utility Commission to embrace "Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) Scenario 3" presented by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), so that transmission capacity serving previously identified areas of high wind capacity (CREZ zones) may be expanded by 17,956 MW. When combined with ERCOT’s already forecasted wind generation figure of 6,903 MW, the plan would enable construction of nearly 25,000 MW of wind power, more than the rest of the United States combined.
"Texans should favor proposals providing the most power possible from tapping into wind, an abundant, clean and renewable energy source," said Scott Anderson, senior policy analyst with Environmental Defense Fund. "Scenario 3, by enabling Texas businesses to build up to 24,859 MW of wind capacity, will displace more high-priced power than any of the other scenarios – particularly power from coal.
"Wind power produces no carbon dioxide emissions or other greenhouse gases, no NOx, no SOx, and no particulate matter," Anderson said. "The more wind power Texas develops, the healthier will be the air we breathe and the less Texas will contribute to the problem of global climate change."
Opponents argue that the higher wind generation capacity, the higher the associated costs that will eventually be transferred to consumers. In reality, wind power has zero fuel cost and will displace expensive natural gas and coal and result in lower market energy prices. The difference in price is enough to offset the costs of building transmission lines within a handful of years.
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| Keep it Clean, From Drain to Stream H2O Jo and Flo are spreading the word about water quality as part of Denver’s Wastewater Management Division’s Keep it Clean campaign. Their message this month is “pick up litter and after your critter!” Help conserve and protect our natural waterways and keep pollutants out of our storm drains by disposing of litter and pet waste properly, which can harm fish, birds and other wildlife in our streams and rivers. |
| Toyota develops improved hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it has developed an advanced fuel-cell vehicle that can run for 830 km (516 miles) on a single tank of hydrogen and in temperatures as low as 30 degrees Celsius below freezing (-22 F). The zero-emission FCHV-adv will be leased to government agencies, among other possible users, in Japan starting later this year, a spokeswoman said. |
| Poll: Which Candidate is the Greenest? All three presidential nominees for the upcoming 2008 US elections are promising that they can end America’s addition to oil through the research and development of green energy technologies. They claim that developing alternative energies will create jobs and turn the economy around, while helping to stop global warming and the national security issues [.] |
| India wont cut greenhouse gas emission against development. India will not reduce greenhouse gas emission at the cost of development and poverty alleviation, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Namo Narain Meena said Thursday. |