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• Da we can

  U.S.-Russia climate and energy efficiency cooperation: A neglected challenge 0

  Posted 22 hours, 42 minutes ago by Andrew Light

  The summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow on July 6-8 comes in the middle of a packed international schedule of bilateral and multilateral meetings for the United States. on climate change. In the run up to the critical U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen at the end of this year, when the extension or successor to the existing Kyoto Protocol must be agreed upon, it is crucial that the United States and Russia—both major emitters of greenhouse… Read More

• A walk through the week's climate news

  The Climate Post: Has the political climate changed? 5

  Posted 22 hours, 44 minutes ago by Eric Roston

  First things first: The U.S. House of Representatives last week narrowly voted to overhaul the nation's energy economy by limiting industrial greenhouse gas emissions, boosting efficiency, and developing renewable electricity sources. The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act would limit, or "cap," annual pollution and allow industry to buy and sell, or "trade," credits in a new and tightly regulated commodity market. The vote, 219-212, sends an equivocal message to the Senate, where advocates… Read More

• Weight of the world

  No healthcare reform without food-system reform 3

  Posted 2 days, 1 hour ago by Tom Laskawy

  Overweight and obesity rates continue to rise, pushed up by a tsunami of cheap calories. Time to reform the food system?  Read More

• New energy at DOE

  Autos, smart grid and clean tech: DOE turns on the money 1

  Posted 1 day, 22 hours ago by Michael Moynihan

  Last week the Department of Energy released part of the $25 billion in loans provided for through the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, included in Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The delay in releasing these funds had been one of the longest running scandals in clean tech policy. Upon taking office, the Obama Administration vowed to expedite their release and Secretary Steven… Read More

• 2 degrees of Earth bakin'

  47 groups urge Obama to endorse 2-degree C warming threshold 3

  Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago by Kate Sheppard

  A broad coalition of environment, science, and faith-based groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama recently asking him to pursue a goal of keeping global warming to less than 2 degrees in upcoming international meetings. Read More

• Compromises, what compromises?

  The new Senate global warming deniers 1

  Posted 2 days, 2 hours ago by Bill Scher

  In the aftermath of the House vote, right-leaning Senate Dems and right-wing Republicans acted as if Reps. Henry Waxman and Ed Markey hadn't spent the last three months painstakingly piecing a compromise with Dems sympathetic to coal companies, power companies, and agribusiness. These Senators are the new global warming deniers: Not denying the climate crisis is happening, but denying the climate bill compromises that just happened. Read More

• Edible media

  The WaPo serves up a food-politics column 2

  Posted 1 day, 22 hours ago by Tom Philpott

  The Washington Post recently rolled out a new food-politics column. Tom Philpott rolls out the welcome mat. Read More

• Follow the money

  Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene 1

  Posted 1 day, 22 hours ago by David Donald, Marianne Lavelle

  Southern Company, the nation's largest electric power generator, also had the largest force of lobbyists among the hundreds of businesses and interest groups that were seeking to influence the landmark climate change legislation that just passed the House. Read More

• G8 summit to seek 80 percent emissions cut by 2050 0

  Posted 2 days, 1 hour ago by Agence France-Presse

  The Group of Eight rich nations summit in Italy next week is likely to call on industrialized countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, a report said Wednesday. Read More

• G8: Canada worst, Germany best on climate change 1

  Posted 2 days, 1 hour ago by Agence France-Presse

  Canada ranks last among the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations for tackling climate change while Germany is top, the green group WWF and the German insurance giant Allianz reported on Wednesday. Read More

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