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American Power Act

American Power Act

To tell you that I haven’t been skeptical about the value of a weak Senate climate and energy bill would be lying to you.  For one thing, I’m pretty happy with how the EPA has been approaching the regulation of greenhouse gases.  I’d hate to see strong programs like this and the Regional Greenhouse Gas […]

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National Climate Service

The Obama Administration has announced the creation of a new national service to study and report on climate change.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, already deeply involved in climate science and reporting, will be the parent agency.  In this article, CBS News quotes NOAA’s head, Dr. Jane Lubchenco:  “More and more people are asking […]

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A Few Bits and Bobs – End of May '09 Edition

Green Roofs – I have seen the future and it works.  (Well, in the case of the Soviet Union, it didn’t, but with green roofs, it definitely does and will.)  I’ve written before on this unbeatable approach to lowering the urban heat island effect, diminishing the troublesome problem of stormwater runoff, and providing a stunningly […]

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If You Don't Like Al Gore, Then

… what about these people? California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) from a speech yesterday at the Council on Foreign Relations , “I can tell you, mainstream scientists are convinced, mainstream CEOs are convinced, and if you look at the surveys, mainstream Americans are convinced, that global warming and climate change is real, and that we […]

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