First Joint California, Quebec Carbon Auction Sells Out
They raised $407 million for the quarter in the cap-and-trade program, now called Western Climate Initiative.
Solar Crosses 1% Threshold This Year With Topaz & Other Big Projects
Solar should easily supply 1% of US electricity by year end, but the future looks hazy for big projects.
The Dark Side of Peru and Elsewhere .. For Environmental Activists
As world leaders negotiate a climate treaty in Peru this week, there’s an associated crisis that doesn’t make it into the news. Peru is the fourth most dangerous country for environmental activists, where at least 57 people have been murdered in the past 12 years. The most recent murder occurred September 1, when four indigenous activists were shot for trying to defend their forests … and thrown into a river. "The murders of Edwin Chota and his colleagues are tragic reminders of a paradox at work in the climate negotiations," says Patrick Alley, co-Founder of Global Witness. "While Peru’s government chairs negotiations on how to solve our climate crisis, it is failing to protect the people on the frontline of environmental protection. Environmental defenders embody the resolve we need to halt global warming. The message is clear, if you want to save the environment, then stop people killing environmental defenders." While Peru is taking some important steps on solar and passed climate legislation in 2012, illegal logging in the Amazon continues mostly unabated. Illegal loggers were charged with the murder of the 4 activists. Two Activists Murdered Each Week But the story is much bigger than that. Over the past […]
Innovative Wind Turbine Designs From Australia
One turbine fits between buildings, another is 1000 times more efficient at a third of the price.
EPA Tightens Smog Rules, GOP Promises All Out Assault
As usual, the EPA's rules are on the weak side, but any change must be fought.
Pivotal Climate Summit Begins in Lima, Peru
Widely viewed as the make it or break it summit, the goal is to end with a draft international climate change treaty.
Canadians Rise Up Against Their Own Keystone Pipelines
Canadian activists are surprised by the outpouring of support from the public to prevent two tar major sands pipelines.
India Quintuples Solar Target to Amazing 100 GW, But Retains Commitment to Coal
In an astounding announcement, India raised its solar target from 20 GW to 100 GW, but is also doubling down on coal.
Finally, US Gets An Offshore Wind Farm, Deepwater Starts Construction Next Spring
Deepwater got its final permits to put 5 turbines in the ocean off Rhode Island, and a third auction leased 80,000 acres off Maryland's coast.
World's Largest Motorcycle Manufacturer Opens Garden Factory in India
Bill McDonough's latest project shows off Octa-Generation, where buildings capture or generate energy, water and food.
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