In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action

• Read the full transcript of James Lovelock's G2 interview with Leo Hickman 

Part one

Van Jones: “I feel like I’m just getting started”

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Climate Change 'Solves' Political Dispute As Bay of Bengal Island Vanishes Under Rising Seas

From an interesting paper that was written in Europe...

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Executive summary

"For the next few decades, energy efficiency is one of the lowest cost options for reducing US carbon emissions. Many studies have concluded that energy efficiency can save both energy and money. For example, a recent McKinsey report calculated the potential savings assuming a 7% discount rate, no price on carbon and using only "net present value positive" investments. It found the potential to reduce consumer demand by about 23% by 2020 and reduce GHG emissions by 1.1 gigatons each year -- at a net savings of US$ 680 billion.

The video is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXdUW3-7Qyk&feature=related

LONDON -- Britain's independent advertising watchdog agency has criticized a government ad campaign that highlights the dangers of climate change.

An Advertising Standards Association spokesman says nearly 1,000 complaints about the ads have been received.

Facts no longer mean what they once did

BY LEONARD PITTS

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Winning The Energy Wars

Tom Rooney, 02.24.10, 01:00 AM EST

This is an old post from Jack Ricchiuto, but it too reminds me of REALNEO

August 28, 2002 

Jack  Ricchiuto is one of the brightest lights in this city.

His post today reminded me of the "pick-up team" that is here at REALNEO...

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Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residues Generated by Commercial Electric Power Producers – Proposed Rule – Expected in the near future

It’s the world’s largest single investment in renewable energy sources, launched by Airvoice Group with a $50 billion investment over a 10 year period

Indian-based Airvoice Group announced an ambitious project, which is said to be «the largest single investment in the world in renewable energy sources».

"At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050."

This runs for about 28 minutes, so have your popcorn ready.

http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html

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...and here is an article from USA Today on the new UK Feed In Tariff Program:

Feb 02, 2010

Go green, earn green: U.K. pays people for wind, solar power (from USA Today)

"On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill aimed at getting 10 million new solar rooftop systems and 200,000 new solar hot water heating systems installed in the U.S. in the next 10 years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 27, 2010) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued new interpretive guidance that clarifies what publicly-traded companies need to disclose to investors in terms of climate-related 'material' effects on business operations, whether from new emissions management policies, the physical impacts of changing weather or business opportunities associated with the growing clean energy economy.

                                 Jeffrey Energy Center, Kansas. Image credit:Washington Post.

The map shows temperature changes for the last decade--January 2000 to December 2009--relative to the 1951-1980 mean. Warmer areas are in red, cooler areas in blue. The largest temperature increases occurred in the Arctic and a portion of Antarctica. Image: NASA


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