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Weekly Mulch: With D.C. in GOP Hands, Environmentalists Must ‘Fight Harder’

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger For the environmental community, this... more

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Joe Mohrs Cartoon Zero Emissions

Joe is quickly becoming one of my favorite cartoonists!

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Shipping to steer cleaner carbon course

Ships could be charged different fees to dock depending on how much carbon they emit,... more

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Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions May Reach Record Levels in 2010

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions -- the main contributor to global warming --... more

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2009 carbon emissions fall smaller than expected

Carbon emissions fell in 2009 due to the recession - but not by as much as predicted,... more

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Play by Play of the G20

Toronto - world leaders are gathering today to discuss several topics, including how... more

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Whale poop fights climate change: study

Southern Ocean sperm whales are an unexpected ally in the fight against global... more

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Senate defeats bid to limit EPA authority to regulate emissions

The Senate Thursday defeated 53-47 an effort to limit the Environmental Protection... more

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Sunoco, Shell, Chevron Boast GHG Emission Cuts

Although Sunoco, Shell and Chevron report reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions... more

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Tips To Save Gas And Be Green

Did you know that regardless of the vehicle you drive, you can save up to 400 dollars... more

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Mazel Tov: Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm Goes Online.

Congratulations are in order as Germany’s first offshore wind farm went online last week. Germany is on the verge of an important turning point in energy supply. Assuming human life isn’t wiped off the face off the earth by a continuing streak of volcanic eruptions and earth quakes, over the coming months and years, German utilities are planning to build massive offshore wind farms that are expected to produce enormous amounts of the greenest energy known to man.

The first such wind farm went online last week. “It has been a long and tedious process but it finally happened, let’s just hope they work”, says project manager Hume Wilmsburger, with a somewhat perturbed look on his face.

The Germans are planning to have 379 TWh of pure green energy by 2050. Of course, this still leaves a 200 TWh gap that will have to be filled by some other form of energy, assuming German electricity consumption remains at 2009 levels. “We have no reason to believe that even with growing consumer demand for energy and the continuing rise in population that these levels will change over the next 30 years”, says Wilmsburger.

Regardless of the upcoming challenges Germany will face, one thing is certain, this is a giant step in the right direction and shows that renewables are the way to go in energy supply.

Wilmsburger points out that, “when you look at a country like France, which is slightly bigger than Germany and was generating 380 TWh from nuclear back in 1990. With the steps we’re taking right now in wind energy, we’re excited at the possibility that in the next 30 or 40 years, we’ll get to the CO2 emission levels that France had in 1990.”

When asked why Germany is focusing on wind as the energy supply of the future, Wilmsburger said, “wind is the way to go in terms of reducing C02 emissions and statistics show that the highest demand for energy is when it’s hottest out. And it’s hottest when high pressure systems linger. High pressure systems cause the air to stabilize and makes it difficult for storms or heavy winds to form. So when the air is calm on the hottest days, that’s when people are cranking their air conditioners and using the most electricity. Conversely, when the low pressure systems come in, that’s when it’s windiest and we have a drop in energy demand because people aren’t as hot. So logically, wind farms are out best bet at meeting consumer demands and raising taxes…I mean reducing C02.”Congratulations are in order as Germany’s first offshore wind farm went online... more

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How Big Balloons and City Landmarks Are Helping People Wrap Their Minds Around Emissions

Despite increased awareness about carbon emissions and the ability to quantify it,... more

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The Great Carbon Con: Can offsetting really help to save the planet?

It all started with Sting, this fad for owning one's very own patch of tropical... more

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Planes or Volcanoes?

Maybe Eyjafjallajökull is doing its part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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BP Canada oil plan faces shareholder vote

Oil giant BP is facing a rebellion from major shareholders over financial and... more

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Copenhagen: Walkouts continue

The Rich vs. Poor divide continued in Copenhagen today as delegates from African... more

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Copenhagen round-up: Walkouts, Wind farms, Monckton, Climategate and Video

Week one of the Copenhagen climate conference is coming to a close. What's... more

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Climategate: Gates that are not gates (a new series)

There are few things that make me more catatonically depressed than the partisan... more

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Who will pay for climate change? - Copenhagen

That's reportedly the big question at Copenhagen right now. Yesterday there was the leak of the "Danish text" - purportedly an early draft of what could be the final climate agreement at Copenhagen as prepared by unnamed representatives from rich countries. The text was so unacceptable to delegates from developing countries that they took to the streets. (And, they weren't the only ones that were mad: it also cost Leah an interview!) But why?

It comes down to rich vs. poor (developed vs. developing). Big, rich countries like the US emit lots of carbon and, importantly, have done so for a very long time. But, they're also leading the charge into reducing emissions. Less wealthy developing countries, like many of those in the African delegation, are just getting to the point of economic productivity where they're going to start needing more and more electricity. But they're not yet to the point where they have whole industries dedicated to reducing emissions. Additionally, when the climate change s**t hits the climate change fan - developing countries expect they'll be the worse off with the least resources to deal with it.

Back to the "Danish text". What made this so offensive to developing countries was that it treated rich and poor countries equally. Or at least more equally than was palatable. And we're all about equality right? No, not at Copenhagen we're not. A group of 123 developing countries calling themselves the "G77 plus China"(...I don't know how the math works) want developed countries to make bigger cuts in emissions and to pledge a sizable chunk of money to help them out in the aforementioned s**t/fan scenario. How much money? The "Danish text" offered $10 billion. The NYTimes reports the number is probably in the hundreds of billions.

All of this to say - the debate about how to tackle climate change seems to have quickly become about footing the bill.

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Copenhagen backgrounder - A roundup of pre-conference reading

Copenhagen kicks off this week and I still can't figure out whether or not... more

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