POTUS' Council of Advisors on Science, Tech says US needs to triple spending on energy R&D&D. $5B now. And have strategic review of E policy every 4 yrs. We're lagging behind, kids.
Offshore oil drilling moratorium to apply to eastern gulf and Atlantic seaboard for at least 5 yrs. Not much oil there anyway.
Japan officials at Cancun said they won't seek any extension of GHG restrictions under Kyoto Protocol beyond '12. "W/out active participation of China and US, it's not a global effort."
NY state legislature joined their senate (August vote) in 6-month moratorium on hydraulic fracturing - "fracking" - until more known on enviro/health impacts.
A 53-mile, $500M power line to San Fran from North Cal was just completed. Brings clean (wind) E to city. 400MW cable. City now can shut down a natgas/diesel power plant, among the dirtiest in the state.
World's largest lakes are warming - sometimes at faster rates than air - but intensity differs around globe. Trend most intense in NE Europe. In US, the western lakes.
Bipartisan group of US senators say let's end ethanol subsidies and tariffs. Yay. Yay verily.
Now a report that pipeline for utility-scale solar PV in US at 15GW, not the 5.3 "contracted". 10GW publicly announced, yet to sign PPA's. By '15. 772MW scheduled next 12 months. CdTe 71% - FSLR.
Dr. Oz: eat beets.
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