"On Wood, Burning Questions"
Wood has been hailed as a renewable fuel and is being used in New England power plants. But it is not undergoing some serious scrutiny of its environmental consequences.
Source: Boston Globe, 07/27/2009
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"Food-Safety Bill Meets Objections From Groups"
"An effort to improve the safety of fruits, vegetables and processed foods is running into objections from a broad collection of farm interests, including livestock producers, organic farmers and small-scale growers."
Source: Des Moines Register, 07/27/2009
"Administration Appears Close to Filling Nuclear Panel's Vacancies"
"The Obama administration is close to a decision on filling two vacancies on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to industry and congressional sources."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/27/2009
"Energy Firms Help Pay for State Regulators' Far-Flung Trips"
"State officials who lead California's war on global warming often travel abroad on trips supported by the major greenhouse gas polluters they regulate, a Bee investigation has found. Industry lobbyists and executives routinely join them."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 07/27/2009
"Energy Companies Opened Wallets Wide to Sway House Climate Bill"
"Electric utilities boosted lobbying in the second quarter of 2009, narrowing the gap with oil and gas companies that had dominated spending on persuasion by a wide margin earlier this year."
Source: Greenwire, 07/24/2009
"Interview: Concentrating Solar Thermal"
"Whenever solar power is mentioned, critics are quick to note -- when there's no sun, there's no power. Lester Graham talked with the author of a report who says one type of solar power can store energy."
Source: Environment Report, 07/23/2009
"NAACP Resolves To Fight Climate Change"
The NAACP last week adopted a resolution supporting clean energy development, curbs on greenhouse gas emissions, and policies to foster green collar jobs.
Source: Grist, 07/23/2009
Grist Grades Senate Websites on Climate Transparency; Flunks Some
The online environmental magazine Grist combed the Web sites of 99 senators and graded them on how well they explained the Senators' positions on climate change and energy. "The results aren’t pretty. We found a distinct lack of information among Democrats and Republicans alike, senators with and without strong environmental voting records, and from all regions of the country," Grist told parents.
Source: Grist, 07/23/2009
"Feed-in Tariffs for Solar Continue To Spread"
Policies that allow small producers of alternative energy to sell it to utilities at or above market rates art catching on in the U.S. They could help revolutionize energy production.
Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2009
"Onion Power: Tops, Tails and Skins Become Electricity"
"Tops and tails are becoming much more than garbage at Gills Onions, an onion processor in Oxnard, Calif. Today marks the unveiling of the company's onion-powered electrical system, a first-of-its-kind initiative to turn onion waste into energy."
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2009
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